Path is being paved for Greek Cypriots’ demands through illusion of EU guarantees and NATO. In such a context, the significance of President Erdogan’s visit to the TRNC on the anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation is growing
Path is being paved for Greek Cypriots’ demands through illusion of EU guarantees and NATO. In such a context, the significance of President Erdogan’s visit to the TRNC on the anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation is growing
Do wars negatively impact the economies of all participants? Do they impact economies across the globe? Is the impact uneven, and if so, to what extent?
With key players like Türkiye anchoring the flanks, the future trajectory of the broader alliance should be based on a scenario where the European NATO allies finally take considerably more responsibility for their own security.Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
As old assumptions underpinning the Western security order begin to erode, one reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: Türkiye is no longer a peripheral actor in the global security equation.Esra Karataş Alpay
Despite the provocations, the official stance remained clear: Syria is steadily moving toward a new phase of international partnerships.Alexander Seale
Israel's government is the most isolated in the nation's history, facing international legal scrutiny and eroding global legitimacy. In this state, Israel is burning through its last remaining diplomatic cards to lash out against its critics.Ramzy Baroud
As each Gulf state has sought to strengthen its own security and deterrence capabilities, NATO's Ankara summit is critically important in determining whether NATO will become a stronger component of these emerging security policiesBetul Dogan Akkas
The way forward should entail setting aside the differences and focusing instead on issues where South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) participants’ interests and expectations largely converge
Idlir Lika11 June 2026
While Ankara seeks a position that will safeguard its economic and strategic interests during this new era in Venezuela, Caracas is looking for ways to make a stronger return to the international system by playing its energy cardMehmet Ozkan10 June 2026
Today, the Caucasus needs common sense, political courage, empathy, and peace more than ever before. A shared future stretching from Yerevan to Istanbul, and from Baku to Tbilisi, can only be built upon these values
Aram Kuran09 June 2026
Al-Burhan’s reception in Ankara with full head-of-state protocol by President Erdogan highlights Sudan’s evolution from an actor merely surviving the conflict into a legitimate state authority and a key regional interlocutorUmut Cagri Sari04 June 2026
Global waste is not a byproduct of prosperity. It is a measure of inequality: of what some can afford to discard and what others cannot afford to recover. Zero waste redraws that boundary.Abdullah Eren03 June 2026
Ethnosport is not a defensive redoubt built out of reactionary anti-Western sentiment. Rather, it is an affirmation of a multi-centered humanity, a defense of cultural diversityMeryem İlayda Atlas02 June 2026
Whether Turkish judiciary's intervention will alter confidence in democratic institutions depends on whether political actors accept that no party is exempt from foundational norms that make democratic competition meaningfulEnsar Kivrak26 May 2026
Israeli military attacks on the Sumud Flotilla have become a powerful symbol of the broader onslaught in Gaza -- one that is now at the intersection of humanitarian activism, international law, and geopolitical struggle.
Esra Karataş Alpay 22 May 2026
The seemingly chronic inability of both the Conservatives and Labour to deliver economic growth, decent public services, and strong borders has seen voter dissatisfaction grow and party loyalty shrink in equal measure.Tim Bale21 May 2026
China should be neither romanticized nor misunderstood through purely external frameworks. It is a civilizational state with its own governing logic shaped by historical continuity, collective organization, and strategic patienceVusal Guliyev20 May 2026
