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Why Türkiye and Azerbaijan are not joining the Iran war

Why Türkiye and Azerbaijan are not joining the Iran war

Opinion

7 min read

From Thucydides Trap to strategic sequencing: Rethinking US grand strategy

From Thucydides Trap to strategic sequencing: Rethinking US grand strategy

Opinion

12 min read

Kosovo cannot afford a constitutional vacuum at a dangerous moment

Kosovo cannot afford a constitutional vacuum at a dangerous moment

Opinion

7 min read

Apocalyptic rhetoric behind attack on Iran Image

Opinion

Apocalyptic rhetoric behind attack on Iran

8 min read

What sinking of IRIS Dena reveals about future of naval warfare Image

Opinion

What sinking of IRIS Dena reveals about future of naval warfare

14 min read

War in Iran: Mom, dad, Uncle Bibi and the kids Image

Opinion

War in Iran: Mom, dad, Uncle Bibi and the kids

7 min read

Iran's closure of Hormuz puts pressure on Eurasian energy geopolitics Image

Opinion

Iran's closure of Hormuz puts pressure on Eurasian energy geopolitics

7 min read

US insults the Kurds—and some push back Image

Opinion

US insults the Kurds—and some push back

4 min read

When the Middle East war echoes in the Balkans Image

Opinion

When the Middle East war echoes in the Balkans

3 min read

Should Ukraine help US shield Gulf from Iranian drones Image

World

Should Ukraine help US shield Gulf from Iranian drones

7 min read

War in Iran: Scrambling for supreme leaders and rotisserie chicken Image

Opinion

War in Iran: Scrambling for supreme leaders and rotisserie chicken

5 min read

Is the Gulf’s era of geopolitical privilege coming to an end? Image

Opinion

Is the Gulf’s era of geopolitical privilege coming to an end?

8 min read

Why changing the regime is impossible with Kurdish armed groups in Iran Image

Opinion

Why changing the regime is impossible with Kurdish armed groups in Iran

3 min read

The Gulf’s real test of resilience amid war in Iran Image

Opinion

The Gulf’s real test of resilience amid war in Iran

8 min read

IRGC may take control in Iran, sidelining clerics, former CIA analyst tells Türkiye Today Image

Opinion

IRGC may take control in Iran, sidelining clerics, former CIA analyst tells Türkiye Today

6 min read

War in Iran: Pete Hegseth's empire of ink, folly of flesh Image

Opinion

War in Iran: Pete Hegseth's empire of ink, folly of flesh

7 min read

War on Iran might hurt Türkiye's never-ending fight with inflation Image

Opinion

War on Iran might hurt Türkiye's never-ending fight with inflation

5 min read

Why Türkiye maintains strategic distance during Iran escalation Image

Opinion

Why Türkiye maintains strategic distance during Iran escalation

7 min read

Alignment and anxiety: The Balkans respond to war in the Middle East Image

Opinion

Alignment and anxiety: The Balkans respond to war in the Middle East

5 min read

Beyond Lao Tzu: Why war with Iran was decades in the making Image

Opinion

Beyond Lao Tzu: Why war with Iran was decades in the making

6 min read

Iran crisis hits oil: Will central bank hit brakes on easing cycle? Image

Opinion

Iran crisis hits oil: Will central bank hit brakes on easing cycle?

3 min read

War in Iran: Heart of unintended consequences Image

Opinion

War in Iran: Heart of unintended consequences

7 min read

Türkiye in the ring of fire: Managing frenemies and regional escalation Image

Opinion

Türkiye in the ring of fire: Managing frenemies and regional escalation

9 min read

Iran is not Venezuela Image

Opinion

Iran is not Venezuela

2 min read

War in Iran: Breaking up is hard to do Image

Opinion

War in Iran: Breaking up is hard to do

6 min read

Netanyahu might have tricked Trump into a gamble for his legacy Image

Opinion

Netanyahu might have tricked Trump into a gamble for his legacy

2 min read

US can play role in Afghan-Pakistan conflict, but is Washington ready? Image

Opinion

US can play role in Afghan-Pakistan conflict, but is Washington ready?

5 min read

From Gallant to Bennett: Competing Israeli visions for Türkiye in 'post-Iran Middle East' Image

Opinion

From Gallant to Bennett: Competing Israeli visions for Türkiye in 'post-Iran Middle East'

7 min read

Reading between Albania's reshuffle Image

Opinion

Reading between Albania's reshuffle

5 min read

Three reasons Türkiye is seeking 12 more Eurofighter Typhoons Image

Opinion

Three reasons Türkiye is seeking 12 more Eurofighter Typhoons

5 min read

US, Israel clash over scale of Iran strike Image

Opinion

US, Israel clash over scale of Iran strike

7 min read

Turkish Airlines charts new course in Türkiye-Armenia normalization Image

Opinion

Turkish Airlines charts new course in Türkiye-Armenia normalization

7 min read

$Huckabee and the deepening fracture of American right Image$

Opinion

Huckabee and the deepening fracture of American right

6 min read

Unlike Bosnia, Ukraine is documenting war—and it may change everything Image

Opinion

Unlike Bosnia, Ukraine is documenting war—and it may change everything

4 min read

Bound for Syria, where home is still in ruins Image

Opinion

Bound for Syria, where home is still in ruins

8 min read

Multipolarity in the making: Türkiye’s pursuit of strategic autonomy Image

Opinion

Multipolarity in the making: Türkiye’s pursuit of strategic autonomy

10 min read

Investors trust Türkiye’s program, with an eye on oil and gold Image

Opinion

Investors trust Türkiye’s program, with an eye on oil and gold

3 min read

The celebrated jumping Huckabee of 'Greater Israel' Image

Opinion

The celebrated jumping Huckabee of 'Greater Israel'

5 min read

Huckabee's 'Nile to Euphrates' rhetoric fuels Israeli border ambiguity Image

Opinion

Huckabee's 'Nile to Euphrates' rhetoric fuels Israeli border ambiguity

2 min read

China's overlooked role in what's happening in Ukraine Image

Opinion

China's overlooked role in what's happening in Ukraine

7 min read

US-Israeli strike could drive Iran toward a nuclear bomb Image

Opinion

US-Israeli strike could drive Iran toward a nuclear bomb

6 min read

Why Türkiye's opposition fails on foreign policy Image

Opinion

Why Türkiye's opposition fails on foreign policy

10 min read

Why Greece's energy ambitions face a harsh physical reality Image

Opinion

Why Greece's energy ambitions face a harsh physical reality

6 min read

Türkiye rewrites NATO's naval playbook Image

Opinion

Türkiye rewrites NATO's naval playbook

9 min read

Decoding Türkiye’s strategic pivot between Munich and Washington Image

Opinion

Decoding Türkiye’s strategic pivot between Munich and Washington

6 min read

Why US bets on sea power to contain Iran Image

Opinion

Why US bets on sea power to contain Iran

8 min read

Is normalization at the door? Türkiye-Armenia land trade begins Image

Opinion

Is normalization at the door? Türkiye-Armenia land trade begins

9 min read

Türkiye and Saudi Arabia: From cold shoulders to tight cooperation Image

Opinion

Türkiye and Saudi Arabia: From cold shoulders to tight cooperation

7 min read

Why mediation has become Middle East’s strategic insurance policy Image

Opinion

Why mediation has become Middle East’s strategic insurance policy

6 min read

When rivals lower their voices: What Erdogan-Mitsotakis talks could mean Image

Opinion

When rivals lower their voices: What Erdogan-Mitsotakis talks could mean

6 min read

Great power rivalry goes nuclear—again Image

Opinion

Great power rivalry goes nuclear—again

5 min read

Can Peace Board pivot from crisis management to saving lives? Image

Opinion

Can Peace Board pivot from crisis management to saving lives?

6 min read

How Palantir's eye is always on you Image

Opinion

How Palantir's eye is always on you

8 min read

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