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Israeli-Lebanese framework agreement: A promising start? Image

Israeli-Lebanese framework agreement: A promising start?

Opinion

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Israel-Lebanon framework is real diplomatic achievement—but Hezbollah, Tehran, Israeli elections, and American resolve will decide if it holds

After US and Israel, will Iran win its next war?

Opinion

6 min read

Iranian leadership will eventually face public pressure to reform the country, despite not losing the war against Iran and Israel

After US and Israel, will Iran win its next war? Image

No, China is not EU’s main trade problem

Opinion

As the EU and China begin trade talks evidence shows European economic issues stem from internal bureaucracy rather than Chinese overcapacity

No, China is not EU’s main trade problem Image

From Ankara to the Hague : A quiet but effective move in business diplomacy

Opinion

Traditional diplomacy takes place between embassies and ministries; trade diplomacy, on the other hand, brings businesspeople directly to the table

From Ankara to the Hague : A quiet but effective move in business diplomacy Image

America's news deserts and political divide—Is there a solution? Image

Opinion

America's news deserts and political divide—Is there a solution?

2 min read

Ankara Summit’s real story lies in defense contracts, not diplomacy Image

Opinion

Ankara Summit’s real story lies in defense contracts, not diplomacy

2 min read

The Ankara arbitrage: Why Trump is sour on Europe—but sold on Türkiye Image

Opinion

The Ankara arbitrage: Why Trump is sour on Europe—but sold on Türkiye

2 min read

What risks NATO 3.0 bring for Türkiye Image

Opinion

What risks NATO 3.0 bring for Türkiye

2 min read

Turkish soft power shapes new Syrian transitional parliament Image

Opinion

Turkish soft power shapes new Syrian transitional parliament

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Why EU-China trade friction is about more than just trade Image

Opinion

Why EU-China trade friction is about more than just trade

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Muslim Turkish minority's will on trial in Greece Image

Opinion

Muslim Turkish minority's will on trial in Greece

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From Brexit to MAGA: Atlantic is wide, but delusion flies first class Image

Opinion

From Brexit to MAGA: Atlantic is wide, but delusion flies first class

2 min read

If you don’t know where Bosnia is, you don’t fully know America’s story Image

Opinion

If you don’t know where Bosnia is, you don’t fully know America’s story

2 min read

Crimea summer forecast: Blackouts, fuel lines, and incoming drones Image

Opinion

Crimea summer forecast: Blackouts, fuel lines, and incoming drones

2 min read

The Silicon siphon: How the AI dollar will rule the new world order Image

Opinion

The Silicon siphon: How the AI dollar will rule the new world order

2 min read

Cost of silence: Saudi Arabia, UAE and Sudan’s unchecked war Image

Opinion

Cost of silence: Saudi Arabia, UAE and Sudan’s unchecked war

2 min read

Israeli ground incursions into Syria are bound to fail—here’s why Image

Opinion

Israeli ground incursions into Syria are bound to fail—here’s why

2 min read

Kandahar's grip: How power consolidation is reshaping Taliban rule Image

Opinion

Kandahar's grip: How power consolidation is reshaping Taliban rule

2 min read

One country, two flags: Slovenia’s fight over Palestine Image

Opinion

One country, two flags: Slovenia’s fight over Palestine

2 min read

Middle East turmoil exposed global energy vulnerabilities, Central Asia emerges as major alternative Image

Opinion

Middle East turmoil exposed global energy vulnerabilities, Central Asia emerges as major alternative

2 min read

How Pakistan became Washington and Tehran's unlikely bridge Image

Opinion

How Pakistan became Washington and Tehran's unlikely bridge

2 min read

AI kill switch is now middle-power problem Image

Opinion

AI kill switch is now middle-power problem

2 min read

Detroit ordered the hit. Silicon Valley hid the bodies Image

Opinion

Detroit ordered the hit. Silicon Valley hid the bodies

2 min read

What polling in Syria reveals about a population too exhausted to answer Image

Opinion

What polling in Syria reveals about a population too exhausted to answer

2 min read

Ankara's chance to position itself at the center of NATO Image

Opinion

Ankara's chance to position itself at the center of NATO

2 min read

Europe's capital needs better governance Image

Opinion

Europe's capital needs better governance

2 min read

Protests and political deadlock: Can the Balkans find stable ground? Image

Opinion

Protests and political deadlock: Can the Balkans find stable ground?

2 min read

US preferred to sell jet engines rather than force Türkiye's hand Image

Opinion

US preferred to sell jet engines rather than force Türkiye's hand

2 min read

European Parliament's Türkiye report is biased—and not on domestic politics Image

Opinion

European Parliament's Türkiye report is biased—and not on domestic politics

2 min read

Make America smooth again: Trump, Javice and tyranny of textured thighs Image

Opinion

Make America smooth again: Trump, Javice and tyranny of textured thighs

2 min read

More Türkiye in NATO, less Cold War thinking Image

Opinion

More Türkiye in NATO, less Cold War thinking

2 min read

Can Trump’s Iran deal survive the hawks? Image

Opinion

Can Trump’s Iran deal survive the hawks?

2 min read

From Mar-a-Lago to mutual distrust: Trump and Meloni's split Image

Opinion

From Mar-a-Lago to mutual distrust: Trump and Meloni's split

2 min read

10 brutal lessons Iran drew from US, Israeli military campaign Image

Opinion

10 brutal lessons Iran drew from US, Israeli military campaign

2 min read

Dolphins of the Bosphorus: Istanbul's most unexpected story Image

Opinion

Dolphins of the Bosphorus: Istanbul's most unexpected story

2 min read

Rock star Greenspan is gone, but his legacy casts a giant shadow Image

Opinion

Rock star Greenspan is gone, but his legacy casts a giant shadow

2 min read

'NATO 3.0': Can Europe step up without stepping away? Image

Opinion

'NATO 3.0': Can Europe step up without stepping away?

2 min read

Behind rhetoric: Why Islamabad MoU doesn’t hand Hormuz to Iran Image

Opinion

Behind rhetoric: Why Islamabad MoU doesn’t hand Hormuz to Iran

2 min read

Daesh's expanding footprint in India, Bangladesh Image

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Daesh's expanding footprint in India, Bangladesh

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End of Keir Starmer's 23-month premiership: Policy failure or crisis of perception? Image

Opinion

End of Keir Starmer's 23-month premiership: Policy failure or crisis of perception?

2 min read

How World Cup teams turn national history into football identity Image

Opinion

How World Cup teams turn national history into football identity

2 min read

Türkiye eyes lower borrowing costs as Iran crisis de-escalates Image

Opinion

Türkiye eyes lower borrowing costs as Iran crisis de-escalates

2 min read

Why critics of Trump-Iran MoU are measuring wrong end state Image

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Why critics of Trump-Iran MoU are measuring wrong end state

2 min read

Cry havoc and let slip the Messengers of Storm Image

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Cry havoc and let slip the Messengers of Storm

2 min read

Türkiye's silent joy as US (finally) disciplines Israel Image

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Türkiye's silent joy as US (finally) disciplines Israel

2 min read

The Balkans: Europe’s outsourced borders Image

Opinion

The Balkans: Europe’s outsourced borders

2 min read

From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: Is Washington reassessing its strategic bet on India? Image

Opinion

From Indo-Pacific to Pacific: Is Washington reassessing its strategic bet on India?

2 min read

Trump went to war for less than what Obama's deal delivered Image

Opinion

Trump went to war for less than what Obama's deal delivered

2 min read

Trillion-dollar hot sauce: 'Apocalypse Now,' kebabs later on Musk's dystopian menu Image

Opinion

Trillion-dollar hot sauce: 'Apocalypse Now,' kebabs later on Musk's dystopian menu

2 min read

Bangladesh’s search for strategic autonomy and Türkiye option Image

Opinion

Bangladesh’s search for strategic autonomy and Türkiye option

2 min read

From 'Türkiye is next' to collapse of Israeli hegemonic ambitions Image

Opinion

From 'Türkiye is next' to collapse of Israeli hegemonic ambitions

2 min read

Why China prefers partners to allies, and how it views coalitions against it Image

Opinion

Why China prefers partners to allies, and how it views coalitions against it

2 min read

Greek Cyprus' invalid France card must meet absolute Turkish resolve on ground Image

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Greek Cyprus' invalid France card must meet absolute Turkish resolve on ground

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Europe’s fighter jet dream meets political reality Image

Opinion

Europe’s fighter jet dream meets political reality

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