“Russia Can’t Win the Economic War, but the West Can Lose It.” BookTalk with Maximilian Hess
“Rather than a ‘New Cold War,’ we are witnessing the culmination of an economic war with Russia, where the financial,…
International Relations
Donald Trump’s Digital Diplomacy and Its Impact on US Foreign Policy Toward the Middle East
This is a thought-provoking analysis of the complexities and consequences of Donald Trump’s foreign policy decisions in the digital age.
Vilnius Summit: Why Can’t the United States Rally NATO against China?
It will not be as easy for Washington to rally NATO members behind its fight against Beijing as it has…
War and Peace in the Taiwan Strait
A crucial question Scott Kastner considers is whether the United States would come to Taiwan’s defense.
How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers
What will the next big thing in warfare be? How can militaries successfully adapt to meet the challenge?
The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War
From sanctions to competing for influence abroad, warfare has taken a more subtle, sly, undeclared, unending, and, most importantly, unrestricted,…
An Unwritten Future: Realism and Uncertainty in World Politics
Have contemporary realists lost their way? An Unwritten Future re-examines classical realism in the international politics arena.
Five Books on How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming the Conduct of War
With the artificial intelligence, warfare is entering a new phase and becoming smarter, faster, stronger, and more autonomous. Here are…
Can the Greek Strategy of Counterbalancing Turkey Work?
Greek military and diplomatic initiatives carry the risk of creating further tension in the Aegean, if Greece pushes Turkey to…
Vaccine Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and International Bargaining
During a pandemic, crisis-driven vaccine diplomacy can become the core element of international relations and international cooperation.
Mourning for an unborn liberal world order
Why do we have this recent haze and craze then if the liberal world order that we mourn for now…
VIDEOS
Nakba Survivors Speak: “The sky was our blanket and the ground was our mattress”
Politics Today
May 17, 2021
Palestinian refugees still long for returning to their towns and villages from which they were expelled in 1948. As Israeli bombs fall non-stop on Gaza, Politics Today spoke to four Nakba survivors. Nakba has started in 1948 but it has not stopped since then.
Exploiting the Female Body: The YPG Case
Politics Today
February 2, 2021
Women in the YPG are represented in the Western media with happy and pretty faces who fight for freedom, equality and democracy. However, this is a marketing strategy that conceals the fact that these women also suffer from depression, harassment, and exploitation. In this video, two experts, Huseyin Alptekin and Zeliha Eliacik, explain how the female body is exploited by the YPG.
Political Blocks in the Middle East
Politics Today
January 7, 2021
Major political shifts and divides are occurring today in the Middle East. There are alliances and blocks that emerged. This geopolitical restructuring is taking place in a multipolar world, where regional actors will depend more on their hard-power to secure their interest. Andreas Krieg, Ali Bakeer, and Giorgio Cafiero comment on the political blocks in the contemporary Middle East.
How Political Borders Are Redrawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East
Politics Today
December 7, 2020
Political borders are changing and re-drawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East. A revisionist paradigm predominates over the global politics and the status-quo of earlier decades is left behind. Sami al-Arian, Heba Raouf Ezzat and Adam McConnel comment on the changing political borders in contemporary international politics.
Kingdoms of Fire: The Political Backstage (Part I)
Politics Today
October 26, 2020
Kingdoms of Fire is funded by the UAE, directed by a British, and the satellite channel is owned by Saudi Arabia. It is more than just an art that has attracted so much attention due to its funders, timing, and giving a completely different narrative of history. In this video, three experts Dr. Heba Raouf Ezzat, Dr. Vehbi Baysan and Dr. Yenal Göksun explain the political background of this TV drama.
