A historic step was taken yesterday between the two neighboring countries of the South Caucasus, Azerbaijan and Armenia. On April 19, the Azerbaijani and Armenian border demarcation commission, which met for the eighth time on the Gazakh-Ijvan border, the state […]
On Sunday, March 31st, Turkish voters will head to the polls to elect mayors, district mayors, and local officials (mukhtars) in cities, villages, and neighborhoods across the country. Local elections seldom attract international headlines. However, the upcoming local elections, particularly […]
“It is better to act justly and be alone than to act unjustly and have all men follow you.” Mahatma Gandhi “You cannot change history by turning portraits to face the wall.” Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. In 2014, Russia’s invasion and […]
In Africa, regional organisations undertake important tasks in the economic field. They lead developments such as the removal of barriers to trade between member countries, financial cooperation, free movement of capital and labour. Democratic principles such as the protection of […]
Guest Author, Ayhan DOĞANER, Security Expert Today, Syria is one of the most important geopolitical conflict areas with global and regional implications. The civil war in Syria, the military and logistical support given to the PKK/PYD under the name of […]
In recent years, the governments in Ecuador have not been able to get away from the public order problems that have emerged especially in prisons. Riots, rebellions and guards taken hostage have been constant topics on the country’s agenda. Early […]
It is possible to find many publications on Turkey’s diplomacy during the Second World War. However, for the first time, this subject has been published as a doctoral thesis. Dr. Nezihe Selcen Korkmazcan’s work titled “Turkish Diplomacy in the Second […]
An uneasy truce, extended in instalments, holds in Gaza. Exchange of captives between the warring parties and humanitarian access to Gaza continue, with occasional hitches, under the terms mediated primarily by Qatar, and supported by the United States. By simple […]
The rise of East Asia has for some time been a point of departure to explain events and politics elsewhere. This is warranted but should not be overblown. Geopolitics requires equal attention to every region’s broader setting, including that of […]
STAGE IS BEING PREPARED In the period following World War II, the ‘rules-based internaonal order’ was determined by the USA, the leading actor in the ‘First World’ community, together with its other Western allies. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics […]
