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Decoding Türkiye’s strategic pivot between Munich and Washington Image

Decoding Türkiye’s strategic pivot between Munich and Washington

Opinion

6 min read

Ankara’s absence from Munich and active engagement in Washington highlight where it sees greater strategic alignment and where key decisions are made

Why US bets on sea power to contain Iran

Opinion

8 min read

By early 2026, the US is relying more on naval power in the Middle East to counter Iran rather than its bases across the region

Why US bets on sea power to contain Iran Image

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

Opinion

Direct land trade between Türkiye and Armenia signals functional normalization, using economic ties to build trust and ease geopolitical tensions

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

Why mediation has become Middle East’s strategic insurance policy

Opinion

As global power diffuses, middle powers are recalibrating their foreign policies for a multipolar world rather than a US-centered order

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

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

Opinion

Türkiye and Saudi Arabia: From cold shoulders to tight cooperation

2 min read

Great power rivalry goes nuclear—again Image

Opinion

Great power rivalry goes nuclear—again

2 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

2 min read

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

Opinion

Can Peace Board pivot from crisis management to saving lives?

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Why Ankara and Damascus have trust issues with Erbil Image

Opinion

Why Ankara and Damascus have trust issues with Erbil

2 min read

China cyber risk: Former GCHQ director on why ‘zero trust’ is non-negotiable Image

Opinion

China cyber risk: Former GCHQ director on why ‘zero trust’ is non-negotiable

2 min read

How Palantir's eye is always on you Image

Opinion

How Palantir's eye is always on you

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From piracy to 'special relationship': Could US-Morocco ties shape Africa Image

Opinion

From piracy to 'special relationship': Could US-Morocco ties shape Africa

2 min read

Old order is gone: Europe, US and the struggle for a new world Image

Opinion

Old order is gone: Europe, US and the struggle for a new world

2 min read

When Sarajevo’s iconic tram became its tragedy Image

Opinion

When Sarajevo’s iconic tram became its tragedy

2 min read

The West and a better 'Sunni question' Image

Opinion

The West and a better 'Sunni question'

2 min read

Rivalry to risk management: How Türkiye and UAE recalibrate Middle East Image

Opinion

Rivalry to risk management: How Türkiye and UAE recalibrate Middle East

2 min read

Central bank determined to curb inflation—will rate cuts slow? Image

Opinion

Central bank determined to curb inflation—will rate cuts slow?

2 min read

Turkish-Saudi KAAN partnership signals regional defense shift Image

Opinion

Turkish-Saudi KAAN partnership signals regional defense shift

2 min read

What does Mazloum Abdi’s presence in Munich signal for Syria? Image

Opinion

What does Mazloum Abdi’s presence in Munich signal for Syria?

2 min read

Testing the limits of power: Albania’s constitutional moment Image

Opinion

Testing the limits of power: Albania’s constitutional moment

2 min read

Are we overthinking ‌Fidan's 7-second silence? Image

Opinion

Are we overthinking ‌Fidan's 7-second silence?

2 min read

How Virginia’s engagement with Türkiye signals shift in US subnational diplomacy Image

Opinion

How Virginia’s engagement with Türkiye signals shift in US subnational diplomacy

2 min read

Hungary’s Paks-II plant risks Chernobyl-style disaster Image

Opinion

Hungary’s Paks-II plant risks Chernobyl-style disaster

2 min read

When rhetoric meets reality: Vucic’s return to Ankara Image

Opinion

When rhetoric meets reality: Vucic’s return to Ankara

2 min read

Türkiye’s nuclear ambiguity in a region on fire Image

Opinion

Türkiye’s nuclear ambiguity in a region on fire

2 min read

IOC likely needs a helmet and a real judge Image

Opinion

IOC likely needs a helmet and a real judge

2 min read

The B5+1 moment: How US is rethinking Central Asia Image

Opinion

The B5+1 moment: How US is rethinking Central Asia

2 min read

Trump’s popularity slump puts GOP midterm hopes at risk Image

Opinion

Trump’s popularity slump puts GOP midterm hopes at risk

2 min read

Türkiye’s 4-pronged strategy for new era with Washington Image

Opinion

Türkiye’s 4-pronged strategy for new era with Washington

2 min read

Gobeklitepe goes to Berlin Image

Opinion

Gobeklitepe goes to Berlin

2 min read

Integration or illusion? SDF’s Damascus test Image

Opinion

Integration or illusion? SDF’s Damascus test

2 min read

The living dead: Rise of zombie companies in Türkiye Image

Opinion

The living dead: Rise of zombie companies in Türkiye

2 min read

Can connectivity revive EU-Türkiye deadlock? Image

Opinion

Can connectivity revive EU-Türkiye deadlock?

2 min read

Assyrians want a state in Iraq—Türkiye has a better idea Image

Opinion

Assyrians want a state in Iraq—Türkiye has a better idea

2 min read

Fore what? Trump’s quest to rebuild Gaza with 18 holes Image

Opinion

Fore what? Trump’s quest to rebuild Gaza with 18 holes

2 min read

How Dodik uses Islamophobia to get backers to his secessionist agenda Image

Opinion

How Dodik uses Islamophobia to get backers to his secessionist agenda

2 min read

Iran’s invisible panopticon: The architecture of absolute power Image

Opinion

Iran’s invisible panopticon: The architecture of absolute power

2 min read

Sunset on bromance? Democrats hint at shift in US-Türkiye ties Image

Opinion

Sunset on bromance? Democrats hint at shift in US-Türkiye ties

2 min read

Decoding Iran's categorical rejection of Istanbul summit Image

Opinion

Decoding Iran's categorical rejection of Istanbul summit

2 min read

Was Bad Bunny really the problem at the Super Bowl? Image

Opinion

Was Bad Bunny really the problem at the Super Bowl?

2 min read

Türkiye's January inflation comes in high, stocks hit brakes Image

Opinion

Türkiye's January inflation comes in high, stocks hit brakes

2 min read

Why Istanbul lost Iran-US talks to Muscat Image

Opinion

Why Istanbul lost Iran-US talks to Muscat

2 min read

Turkish seal on strategy: What 4+4 mechanism means for Türkiye, Uzbekistan Image

Opinion

Turkish seal on strategy: What 4+4 mechanism means for Türkiye, Uzbekistan

2 min read

Iran–Israel round 2: Inevitable? Image

Opinion

Iran–Israel round 2: Inevitable?

2 min read

When propaganda collapses: How SDF narratives clash with Syria's reality Image

Opinion

When propaganda collapses: How SDF narratives clash with Syria's reality

2 min read

How Türkiye bets on stability over force in Somalia Image

Opinion

How Türkiye bets on stability over force in Somalia

2 min read

From Chekhov to Crimea and the danger of 'New Yalta' Image

Opinion

From Chekhov to Crimea and the danger of 'New Yalta'

2 min read

Ankara brings Central Asia together: How Turkic formats are becoming regional strategy Image

Opinion

Ankara brings Central Asia together: How Turkic formats are becoming regional strategy

2 min read

Iraq at crossroads: Power struggles under US-Iran rivalry Image

Opinion

Iraq at crossroads: Power struggles under US-Iran rivalry

2 min read

UK and Türkiye need to tighten defense cooperation Image

Opinion

UK and Türkiye need to tighten defense cooperation

2 min read

The reputational arson of Albania's 'narco-state' charge Image

Opinion

The reputational arson of Albania's 'narco-state' charge

2 min read

Will February follow Istanbul exchange's record-breaking rally Image

Opinion

Will February follow Istanbul exchange's record-breaking rally

2 min read

Signed, sealed, sabotaged: Why latest YPG–Damascus deal may not last Image

Opinion

Signed, sealed, sabotaged: Why latest YPG–Damascus deal may not last

2 min read

Why 'Board of Peace' serves leverage, and not a diplomatic gesture Image

Opinion

Why 'Board of Peace' serves leverage, and not a diplomatic gesture

2 min read

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