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Diplomacy over profit—how Türkiye and Brazil are rethinking statecraft Image

Diplomacy over profit—how Türkiye and Brazil are rethinking statecraft

Opinion

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The Türkiye-Brazil axis challenges classic alliances by establishing deep diplomatic and military ties before full economic integration

Washington's Libya plan was fragile before the bullets started flying

Opinion

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Recent violence in Libya threatens a US led power sharing plan aimed at unifying rival governments while excluding ordinary citizens

Washington's Libya plan was fragile before the bullets started flying Image

From Silicon Valley to Syria, Türkiye’s global connections run deep

Opinion

Türkiye's unique position is highlighted by two divergent career paths an AI chief at Google and a militia commander in Syria.

From Silicon Valley to Syria, Türkiye’s global connections run deep Image

Broken truces, risky chokepoints, and joint defense shape new regional fault lines

Opinion

The US-Iran truce collapse sparked new escalations, prompting Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan to form a unified defense axis

Broken truces, risky chokepoints, and joint defense shape new regional fault lines Image

Turkish central bank gives first signal of rate cut in inflation report Image

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Turkish central bank gives first signal of rate cut in inflation report

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More than a nationalist gamble—the unexpected figures shaping Türkiye’s new peace framework Image

Opinion

More than a nationalist gamble—the unexpected figures shaping Türkiye’s new peace framework

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Mecca pact: The quiet alarm spooking the region Image

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Mecca pact: The quiet alarm spooking the region

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China is watching Mecca agreement very closely—and staying very quiet Image

Opinion

China is watching Mecca agreement very closely—and staying very quiet

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The Taliban didn't just silence the media—they wrote the silence into law Image

Opinion

The Taliban didn't just silence the media—they wrote the silence into law

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After the war: How 3 Middle Eastern powers are betting on each other Image

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After the war: How 3 Middle Eastern powers are betting on each other

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How the Mecca Pact handed Syria an unexpected advantage Image

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How the Mecca Pact handed Syria an unexpected advantage

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What Türkiye’s new PKK law actually does—and what it doesn't Image

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What Türkiye’s new PKK law actually does—and what it doesn't

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Türkiye as defender of Christians in Levant Image

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Türkiye as defender of Christians in Levant

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How the Evros settlement program became Athens' border policy Waterloo Image

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How the Evros settlement program became Athens' border policy Waterloo

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When Istanbul becomes a stopover for new Turkish diaspora Image

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When Istanbul becomes a stopover for new Turkish diaspora

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Kosovo is not Crimea and Ukraine should stop treating it like it is Image

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Kosovo is not Crimea and Ukraine should stop treating it like it is

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Eyes on central bank’s new inflation roadmap after July’s encouraging data Image

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Eyes on central bank’s new inflation roadmap after July’s encouraging data

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Three capitals, new security, one strategy—decoding the Mecca Pact Image

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Three capitals, new security, one strategy—decoding the Mecca Pact

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Tired of the Abraham Accords? Meet the Mecca Agreement Image

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Tired of the Abraham Accords? Meet the Mecca Agreement

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Mecca's new alliance: Reshaping Middle East, or repeating history? Image

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Mecca's new alliance: Reshaping Middle East, or repeating history?

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Serbia opens the door to Zelenskyy, but not away from Russia Image

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Serbia opens the door to Zelenskyy, but not away from Russia

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Israeli angle everyone missed in Syria's military alert Image

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Israeli angle everyone missed in Syria's military alert

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Why Ankara's first female air force general matters beyond Türkiye Image

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Why Ankara's first female air force general matters beyond Türkiye

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From Trump to Timbuktu: Hating foreigners is now a global trend Image

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From Trump to Timbuktu: Hating foreigners is now a global trend

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Calculated suspicions: How French algorithms learned to distrust Türkiye Image

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Calculated suspicions: How French algorithms learned to distrust Türkiye

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Turkic states are quietly building a shield and it's not made of tanks Image

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Turkic states are quietly building a shield and it's not made of tanks

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What happened in Syria was no coup—it was a test of state power Image

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What happened in Syria was no coup—it was a test of state power

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Kudankulam breach shows nuclear security gaps beyond the reactor fence Image

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Kudankulam breach shows nuclear security gaps beyond the reactor fence

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Israeli banner campaign exposes myth of Greek Cypriot sovereignty Image

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Israeli banner campaign exposes myth of Greek Cypriot sovereignty

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Whirlybirds: A tale of multimillionaires and Trump for sale Image

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Whirlybirds: A tale of multimillionaires and Trump for sale

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Can Iraq control its Iran-backed militias amid a widening regional war? Image

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Can Iraq control its Iran-backed militias amid a widening regional war?

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Ceuta threatens to swallow Schengen Image

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Ceuta threatens to swallow Schengen

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Four reasons behind Istanbul exchange’s 10-week low Image

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Four reasons behind Istanbul exchange’s 10-week low

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The Interior: Notes on power, capital and imagining tomorrow Image

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The Interior: Notes on power, capital and imagining tomorrow

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The new economics of air defense Image

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The new economics of air defense

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Why Gaza’s future depends on political will, not weapons alone Image

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Why Gaza’s future depends on political will, not weapons alone

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Bulgaria just sent NATO a message the Balkans should not ignore Image

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Bulgaria just sent NATO a message the Balkans should not ignore

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Turkish opposition leader's high-stakes gamble for political survival Image

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Turkish opposition leader's high-stakes gamble for political survival

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Beyond Suez and Hormuz: What the Development Road Project could offer Image

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Beyond Suez and Hormuz: What the Development Road Project could offer

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How Saudi Arabia struck Iraq to avoid war—and eventually ended up in one Image

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How Saudi Arabia struck Iraq to avoid war—and eventually ended up in one

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Is Spain's Ceuta included in Abraham Accords? Image

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Is Spain's Ceuta included in Abraham Accords?

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Deep in Washington, politicians splice US and Israeli war machines into one sovereign hybrid Image

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Deep in Washington, politicians splice US and Israeli war machines into one sovereign hybrid

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Hidden contradictions in Laura Loomer’s pro-Ukraine pivot Image

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Hidden contradictions in Laura Loomer’s pro-Ukraine pivot

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1 crisis, 5 agreements, 1 message: Hidden story of Ankara summit Image

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1 crisis, 5 agreements, 1 message: Hidden story of Ankara summit

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The fire this time: Europe burns while politicians smolder over hose Image

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The fire this time: Europe burns while politicians smolder over hose

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Phoenix of the Persian Gulf: Why the "short-lived" IMEC had to die to survive Image

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Phoenix of the Persian Gulf: Why the "short-lived" IMEC had to die to survive

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Saudi nuclear deal tests America's nonproliferation principles Image

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Saudi nuclear deal tests America's nonproliferation principles

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How the World Cup put Bosnia on everyone’s travel bucket list Image

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How the World Cup put Bosnia on everyone’s travel bucket list

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Farsi Follies: Persian farce flapdoodles Trump’s promise to end Iranian conflict Image

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Farsi Follies: Persian farce flapdoodles Trump’s promise to end Iranian conflict

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The 'Predator gang' behind Greece’s multi-billion air defense Image

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The 'Predator gang' behind Greece’s multi-billion air defense

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Should the opposition win: Will anything change in Israel’s relations with the neighbors? Image

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Should the opposition win: Will anything change in Israel’s relations with the neighbors?

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Türkiye’s next export story will not be made in factories Image

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Türkiye’s next export story will not be made in factories

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Turkish central bank's decision is hawkish, its message is dovish Image

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Turkish central bank's decision is hawkish, its message is dovish

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Salad Days gone as MAGA swaps nuclear diplomacy for Gulf bonfire Image

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Salad Days gone as MAGA swaps nuclear diplomacy for Gulf bonfire

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