Opinion

OPINION - Ambassador Barrack breathes new life into Türkiye-US relations

OPINION - Ambassador Barrack breathes new life into Türkiye-US relations

Thomas Barrack's great challenge will be to promote policies that will aid Syria's stability and development, and to find ways to make sure that President Trump supports those initiatives despite Israel's opposition

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OPINION - All that glitters is not gold: Scope, sustainability of Trump’s new trade agreements
13.08.2025

OPINION - All that glitters is not gold: Scope, sustainability of Trump’s new trade agreements

Are agreements likely to survive? One could envisage scenario where signatories opt to amend, replace them; US-EU agreement has already been significantly criticized by leading French, German politicians

OPINION - 'America Only,' BRICS+ and the Brazilian test: The price of defiance
08.08.2025

OPINION - 'America Only,' BRICS+ and the Brazilian test: The price of defiance

Tariff against Brazil is no isolated act; it is part of a coercive toolkit that includes extraterritorial sanctions, arbitrary restrictions, and demands for alignment with US strategic priorities

OPINION - The suspension of Serbia-Kosovo normalization talks
05.08.2025

OPINION - The suspension of Serbia-Kosovo normalization talks

Türkiye recognizes new geopolitical vacuum created in the Balkans and the opportunity this provides to do more to preserve peace and stability in a region it shares deep historical, ethnic, religious and cultural ties with

OPINION - Challenging social media monopolies: What sets Türkiye's Next Sosyal apart?
04.08.2025

OPINION - Challenging social media monopolies: What sets Türkiye's Next Sosyal apart?

As long as centralized entities like X and Meta continue to restrict freedom of expression with their algorithms, decentralized social media platforms such as Next Sosyal will attract growing interest

OPINION - Recognition vs. annexation: Turning point for Palestine in international law
31.07.2025

OPINION - Recognition vs. annexation: Turning point for Palestine in international law

International community now faces moment of truth to translate international norms into action, or witness erosion of international legitimacy under weight of normalized annexation