Syria and Russia Reach Deal to End Moscow’s Military Use of Key Mediterranean Bases
Despite the reduction of Russia’s military role, Syria’s new leadership has sought to maintain relations with Moscow.
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Has Turkey’s Security Culture Changed?
So, what has changed in Turkey’s security culture? First and foremost, Turkey has become a country that understands very clearly…
Syria: Following SDF Release, 81 ISIS Prisoners Recaptured
According to the Syrian Interior Ministry, government forces carried out extensive search and sweep operations, resulting in the arrest of…
Syrian Government Announces Ceasefire and Integration of SDF
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with President al-Sharaa on Sunday, stressing that the complete removal of…
UN General Assembly adopts resolutions demanding Israel end occupation of Golan, Palestine
In the first vote, the General Assembly adopted a draft resolution penned by Egypt, which demanded that Israel withdraw fully…
Landmine Casualties Hit 4-Year High as Funding Declines
As for mine explosions victims, civilians made up 90% of all casualties, nearly half of them children.
Breaking Myths: Arab-Turkish Interaction and the Syrian War
It seems there are some coincidences which suggest hope lies in the future for Turkey and the people of the…
Will the Trump Administration’s Syria Policy Change after the Chemical Attack?
Turkey should be neither too pessimist nor too optimist especially after Rex Tillerson’s statements on Syria, which were recently laid…
Turkey’s Prospects and Challenges for a National Missile Defense System
In order to ramp up production based on the use of national resources, thus diversify domestically produced technologies and goods,…
Hezbollah gains Ground in Syria While Humanitarian Tragedy Floats in Damascus
Obviously, peace talks, whether held in Geneva or Astana, will bolster the truce in the near future, so in a…
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…
Melian Dialogue and Six Years of Civil War in Syria
Rules of international politics are often heartbreaking. The Syrian civil war has been an instance where the world has witnessed…
Turkey is Consolidating its Power While Facing Newly Shaped Multidimensional Threats in Syria
It seems that the US foreign policy priorities happen to line up with PYD which causes ramping up of divergence…
The PKK’s Child Soldiers
The PKK counts thousands of child soldiers among its ranks of fighters, and they are often forced or coerced into…
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.
The Karlov Assassination: Questions and Answers
What was the purpose of the assassination? What can be said about the perpetrator? What might the consequences be? How…
What’s Next after the Fall of Aleppo?
The civil war will not end in Syria after the fall of Aleppo, but the relationship between local actors and…
Securing a Future for Syrian Women in Turkey
Turkey is home to the highest refugee population in the world, having adopted an open door policy for people who…
DAESH after Mosul
The belief that DAESH will face major transformations and will begin its downward spiral is very optimistic. To talk about…
As Washington looks to divide the Middle East, Turkey pins Hopes on Democracy
As Washington seeks to leave a fragmented Syria and Iraq, Turkey, facing grave security threats emanating from that very fragmentation,…
The Geopolitical Crisis in the Caucasus, Ukraine, and the Middle East
Serhan Afacan interviewed Professor Şener Aktürk and talked about the present international developments with regard to the geopolitical crisis in…
Strategic Goal and Operational Context of the Euphrates Shield
The Euphrates Shield is intended to create a terror-free zone cleared of Daesh and PYD/PKK terrorists by the setting of…
