Will Kosovo, which has failed to elect a president, head to the polls for a third time? Bulgaria, which has repeatedly called early elections in the Balkans but failed to secure a result from the ballot boxes, now faces a […]
Significant developments are taking place in Cyprus and the Aegean Sea. Greece, using the US attack on Iran as a pretext, sent four F-16s and two frigates to southern Cyprus on a permanent basis; it deployed Patriot missiles to the […]
(By Seda Tubay) Executive Summary The conference titled “Times of Challenges to Regional and Global Security: Russia’s War on Ukraine” brought together policymakers, diplomats, scholars, and practitioners to examine the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and its implications for regional and […]
24 February 2026 marked the fourth year since the Russian Federation launched full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in violation of the United Nations Charter and international law. Indeed, we are living through challenging times, unprecedented since the end of the Second […]
“Casus belli” is one of the hundreds of terms Latin has contributed to international law. When pronounced in Turkish exactly as it is written, it takes on a completely different meaning. Unfortunately, some high-profile television hosts and so-called strategy analysts—whose […]
The Middle East, alongside the ongoing civil war in Syria, has clearly demonstrated not only the state structures but also how identity politics has reshaped the region. At this point, it is evident that a new political movement advancing through […]
Introduction: The Rediscovery of Central Asia The statement made by the President of the European Commission at the EU–Central Asia Samarkand Summit in 2025—“Central Asia was once the middle of nowhere; today it is the center of everything”—is not merely diplomatic […]
Türkiye sits at the center of one of the world’s most contested regions. It possesses a combination of geographic, demographic, economic, and military advantages unmatched by any of its immediate neighbors. Yet these advantages coexist with diplomatic fragility, alliance mistrust, […]
Mali, one of West Africa’s landlocked countries, has been facing a fuel shortage since September. Because electricity production in the country relies on oil-powered thermal plants, the lack of fuel oil has shut these plants down. As a result, the […]
Executive Summary Two landmark diplomatic meetings in early November 2025 — the 3 + 1 Energy Ministerial in Athens (Greece, Cyprus-Greek Cypriot Administration, Israel, United States) and the C5 + 1 Summit in Washington (the U.S. and the five Central […]
