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Hitting old US bases in Syria: Outdated intelligence or flat-out hostility? Image

Hitting old US bases in Syria: Outdated intelligence or flat-out hostility?

Opinion

3 min read

Targeting old US bases in Syria, Iraqi militias seem to act on bad intelligence rather than executing an Iranian plot to widen the war

Central bank does what is necessary with gold reserves

Opinion

3 min read

Gold reserves act as a buffer, built up over time and now used to shield Turkish economy from external shocks as needed

Central bank does what is necessary with gold reserves Image

Gulf war: Looking for a vacation that’s lit?

Opinion

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Dubbed Iran’s 'Forbidden Island,' it’s the kind of place that doesn’t show up on glossy travel brochures, unless those brochures are stamped confidential

Gulf war: Looking for a vacation that’s lit? Image

Kremlin’s Budapest blueprint: How Russia is engineering Orban’s reelection

Opinion

3 min read

Amid declining polls, Russia is reportedly launching a massive covert operation to keep Viktor Orban in power in Hungary

Kremlin’s Budapest blueprint: How Russia is engineering Orban’s reelection Image

Attack on Japanese politician in Saitama raises questions on PKK's organized presence Image

Opinion

Attack on Japanese politician in Saitama raises questions on PKK's organized presence

2 min read

Iran war creates accidental opportunities for South Caucasus Image

Opinion

Iran war creates accidental opportunities for South Caucasus

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Trump is not Constantine—but comparison is unsettling Image

Opinion

Trump is not Constantine—but comparison is unsettling

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Trump’s oil war is being measured with the wrong thermometer Image

Opinion

Trump’s oil war is being measured with the wrong thermometer

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NATO will certainly outlast Trump & Co. Image

Opinion

NATO will certainly outlast Trump & Co.

2 min read

Iraq wants to be Switzerland, but US-Israel-Iran may turn it into Lebanon Image

Opinion

Iraq wants to be Switzerland, but US-Israel-Iran may turn it into Lebanon

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Türkiye’s role in the remaking of Gulf security Image

Opinion

Türkiye’s role in the remaking of Gulf security

2 min read

Selective justice in Balkans: Kosovo tribunal vs the silence on 'Sarajevo Safari' Image

Opinion

Selective justice in Balkans: Kosovo tribunal vs the silence on 'Sarajevo Safari'

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Goldwater Rule: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Donald Trump Image

Opinion

Goldwater Rule: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Donald Trump

2 min read

No bases, no case? Debunking Iran's Gulf attack narrative Image

Opinion

No bases, no case? Debunking Iran's Gulf attack narrative

2 min read

Painful pressure on Turkish economy and ways to prevent capital flight amid Gulf war Image

Opinion

Painful pressure on Turkish economy and ways to prevent capital flight amid Gulf war

2 min read

What Xi didn’t say: Strategic power of China’s silence on Iran Image

Opinion

What Xi didn’t say: Strategic power of China’s silence on Iran

2 min read

Operation Epic Flight: For many, Trump’s fury triggers patriotic freefall Image

Opinion

Operation Epic Flight: For many, Trump’s fury triggers patriotic freefall

2 min read

Iran's war opens a window for Türkiye and PUK to recalibrate ties Image

Opinion

Iran's war opens a window for Türkiye and PUK to recalibrate ties

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Trumpian way: Buy more time and hit harder? Image

Opinion

Trumpian way: Buy more time and hit harder?

2 min read

My reality vs Bennett's: Tracing faith across Türkiye’s Christian landscape Image

Opinion

My reality vs Bennett's: Tracing faith across Türkiye’s Christian landscape

2 min read

Iran gains respect in Arab Street—and that is dangerous Image

Opinion

Iran gains respect in Arab Street—and that is dangerous

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Slovenia at a crossroads: Elections reveal polarization and foreign interference Image

Opinion

Slovenia at a crossroads: Elections reveal polarization and foreign interference

2 min read

$A fractured alliance: Europe’s uneasy distance from US wars Image$

Opinion

A fractured alliance: Europe’s uneasy distance from US wars

2 min read

What gold price drop means for Türkiye’s economy amid surging oil prices Image

Opinion

What gold price drop means for Türkiye’s economy amid surging oil prices

2 min read

Why Syria’s alcohol bans and Newroz celebrations are inextricably linked Image

Opinion

Why Syria’s alcohol bans and Newroz celebrations are inextricably linked

2 min read

Does Trump's Epic Fury spell game over for Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and beyond Image

Opinion

Does Trump's Epic Fury spell game over for Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and beyond

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Trump’s inflation battle could be just as tough as Iran war Image

Opinion

Trump’s inflation battle could be just as tough as Iran war

2 min read

When will Iran end the war? Image

Opinion

When will Iran end the war?

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How Orban's domestic, foreign policies risk alienating Hungary’s NATO allies Image

Opinion

How Orban's domestic, foreign policies risk alienating Hungary’s NATO allies

2 min read

Bigger, smarter than Iran's Shahed-136: Meet Baykar's new 'kamikaze' drone K2 Image

Opinion

Bigger, smarter than Iran's Shahed-136: Meet Baykar's new 'kamikaze' drone K2

2 min read

Joe Kent’s resignation exposes divisions in Trump’s inner circle Image

Opinion

Joe Kent’s resignation exposes divisions in Trump’s inner circle

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Gulf war playbill: The comedy of terrors Image

Opinion

Gulf war playbill: The comedy of terrors

2 min read

Is peace in Lebanon ever more than a pause between wars? Image

Opinion

Is peace in Lebanon ever more than a pause between wars?

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War is peace: Trump style Image

Opinion

War is peace: Trump style

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No sense in fighting 'neighbor' for Israel's sake in Gulf war: Turkish official Image

Opinion

No sense in fighting 'neighbor' for Israel's sake in Gulf war: Turkish official

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How Iranian attacks are pushing Gulf toward Türkiye, Israel Image

Opinion

How Iranian attacks are pushing Gulf toward Türkiye, Israel

2 min read

From Dam al-Akhawain to Hormuz: Crimson, blood and trade Image

Opinion

From Dam al-Akhawain to Hormuz: Crimson, blood and trade

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The Trump barrage: Disrupting post-Cold War order Image

Opinion

The Trump barrage: Disrupting post-Cold War order

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When trade becomes complicity: Serbia’s arms trade with Israel Image

Opinion

When trade becomes complicity: Serbia’s arms trade with Israel

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War in Levant: Beirut, where the echo is louder than the strike Image

Opinion

War in Levant: Beirut, where the echo is louder than the strike

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Türkiye helps Iraqi oil bypass Strait of Hormuz crisis Image

Opinion

Türkiye helps Iraqi oil bypass Strait of Hormuz crisis

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Why Zaporizhzhia nuclear crisis persists and how Türkiye can mediate Image

Opinion

Why Zaporizhzhia nuclear crisis persists and how Türkiye can mediate

2 min read

Is Israel next? Image

Opinion

Is Israel next?

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Why silence at awards ceremonies is no longer neutral Image

Opinion

Why silence at awards ceremonies is no longer neutral

2 min read

Iran conflict resets calculations in Türkiye’s economy Image

Opinion

Iran conflict resets calculations in Türkiye’s economy

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War in Iran: How China bought Iranian oil nobody was selling Image

Opinion

War in Iran: How China bought Iranian oil nobody was selling

2 min read

War that wasn't supposed to last: Why Iran's survival is Türkiye's strategic windfall Image

Opinion

War that wasn't supposed to last: Why Iran's survival is Türkiye's strategic windfall

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War in Gulf: Meats, mullahs and the Mar-a-Lago Maquis Image

Opinion

War in Gulf: Meats, mullahs and the Mar-a-Lago Maquis

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How Gulf Arab states must respond as regional war escalates Image

Opinion

How Gulf Arab states must respond as regional war escalates

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NATO’s southern neighborhood under fire Image

Opinion

NATO’s southern neighborhood under fire

2 min read

The Iranian crisis: No easy end in sight as all sides dig in Image

Opinion

The Iranian crisis: No easy end in sight as all sides dig in

2 min read

Why Iran keeps sending missiles toward Türkiye Image

Opinion

Why Iran keeps sending missiles toward Türkiye

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Syndromes and traumas: Groundhog Day for Israel in Lebanon? Image

Opinion

Syndromes and traumas: Groundhog Day for Israel in Lebanon?

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How Iran war will seal paradigm shift in Türkiye’s security discourse Image

Opinion

How Iran war will seal paradigm shift in Türkiye’s security discourse

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