How Will the Russia-Ukraine War Affect the Balkans?
Sooner or later, all Balkan countries will likely find themselves on the western side of a new Iron Curtain.
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Swedish Foreign Policy: Ideological Façade and Dysfunctional Reality
Despite all the independent and innovative foreign policy rhetoric, Sweden’s foreign policy simply follows the lead of the European Union…
Western Europe: Climate Change as Ideological Smoke-Screen
Nowhere else in the world is the public debate about climate change as much dominated by alarmism and apocalyptic thinking…
EU-China Trade Deal: Where Does the US Stand?
The temporary freezing of the EU-China trade deal may give time to the Biden administration to shift the directions of…
Denmark Is a Wonderland Except for Refugees
Danish Social Democrats are adopting a far-right immigration agenda. Syrian refugees in Denmark are facing a possible threat of deportation…
Diplomatic Expulsion: Resurgence of A Cold-War Era Norm?
While diplomatic expulsion is not necessarily a new norm in international relations, expelling diplomats for solidarity’s sake is growing fast.
Shockwaves of the Syrian Conflict in Europe: The Price of Standing Aside
The EU politics towards the Syrian crisis has not been a sustainable one as they continuously attempt turning a deaf…
Paranoia and Propaganda: Russia’s Role in European Elections
Former president of the World Trade Organization Pascal Lamy, in his recent interview to France Inter TV, became a complainant…
Questions Remain Unanswered as the PKK Enjoys Full Freedom in Europe
Europeans need to come to their senses and think again. Just because the PKK or the DHKP-C are secularists, does…
Distant Suffering: Images of the Syrian War
In the last few years, some shocking pictures coming from conflict zones have turned audiences into passive, distant sufferers.
Leitkultur 2.0: How the CDU Tries to Recapture Lost Votes
Even though German society becomes ethnically, religiously and culturally more diverse, the political trend goes back to the idea of…
Cypriots Weary of Fragile Peace Talks
For many Cypriots, peace talks are a last chance for peace on the island. If they fail, it is unlikely…
Energy and Turkey’s South Caucasus Policy: the EU Regionalization Catalyst
There is now an ecosystem in which Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan regional triangle has its own regional niche. And Turkey…
Turkey – EU Relations recall Serge Gainsbourg’s Song: Je t’aime! Moi non plus!
At the current point, the bridge between Brussels and Ankara isn’t functioning well for both sides, as it did before;…
The Vicious Cycle of Increasing PKK Terror and Hardening Security Policies in Turkey
The overwhelming idea in society is that the PKK is using the HDP for recruitment, propaganda and logistical support purposes,…
Why Europe is increasingly irrelevant to the Middle East
From the moment the Mosul operation started, multiple officials from the European Union made statements expressing their concern for European…
Economic Implications of Brexit and Turkey
The Brexit’s aftereffects on the Turkish economy will hinge mostly upon the Brexit formula to be devised. The new structure…
Failed Coups and Their Aftermaths: European Examples
Spain and Greece followed the same path in the transition to democracy after a failed coup. The EU made some…
The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey
People living in the cities bordering Syria and Iraq are experiencing this tension more intensely. If not skillfully managed, serious…
Brexit and Re-discussing European Democracy
Great Britain’s decision to leave the EU is not only a turning point in Europe’s history but also a huge…
The EU and Turkey: From the Migrant Crisis to the Visa Crisis
Turks do have the will to have a more profound relationship with Europe, but Europeans keep asking the Turks to…
Turkey’s New Economic Challenges under the New Normal
Decoupling from a global economic trend is a difficult task; achieving it requires implementing reforms in a systematic, coordinated and…
