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What Türkiye should not do for NATO Image

What Türkiye should not do for NATO

Opinion

4 min read

NATO's next chapter offers Türkiye new opportunities, but raises questions over defense financing, industrial independence, geopolitical alignment

No, China is not EU’s main trade problem

Opinion

6 min read

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

Israeli-Lebanese framework agreement: A promising start?

Opinion

5 min read

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

Israeli-Lebanese framework agreement: A promising start? Image

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

Europe’s fighter jet dream meets political reality Image

Opinion

Europe’s fighter jet dream meets political reality

2 min read

How Türkiye’s sweeping poultry antitrust probe is rewriting rules for business Image

Opinion

How Türkiye’s sweeping poultry antitrust probe is rewriting rules for business

2 min read

Return of the dreadnought: Trump at G7 eyes Opium War tactics for Persian Gulf Image

Opinion

Return of the dreadnought: Trump at G7 eyes Opium War tactics for Persian Gulf

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Why Syria will not intervene in Lebanon despite Trump's remarks Image

Opinion

Why Syria will not intervene in Lebanon despite Trump's remarks

2 min read

US 'maximum pressure' trades short-term gains for long-term damage in Cuba Image

Opinion

US 'maximum pressure' trades short-term gains for long-term damage in Cuba

2 min read

Satisfied, but with eyes wide open: Ankara's measured optimism over US-Iran deal Image

Opinion

Satisfied, but with eyes wide open: Ankara's measured optimism over US-Iran deal

2 min read

Middle East peace signals economic normalization for Türkiye Image

Opinion

Middle East peace signals economic normalization for Türkiye

2 min read

Why BYD's decision to withdraw is bigger than Türkiye Image

Opinion

Why BYD's decision to withdraw is bigger than Türkiye

2 min read

FIFA’s $13 billion penalty kick: Beautiful game, ugly prices, nobody cares Image

Opinion

FIFA’s $13 billion penalty kick: Beautiful game, ugly prices, nobody cares

2 min read

France’s identity crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean Image

Opinion

France’s identity crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean

2 min read

The real risk in South Asia is not water scarcity, it's treaty breakdown Image

Opinion

The real risk in South Asia is not water scarcity, it's treaty breakdown

2 min read

A busy fortnight in the Balkans, but few answers Image

Opinion

A busy fortnight in the Balkans, but few answers

2 min read

Are Turkish-Russian ties collapsing? Image

Opinion

Are Turkish-Russian ties collapsing?

2 min read

Netanyahu's only domestic win is due to a man he constantly attacks Image

Opinion

Netanyahu's only domestic win is due to a man he constantly attacks

2 min read

The cannibal's fork: Staggering WFP report shows civilization rationing hunger, scarcity Image

Opinion

The cannibal's fork: Staggering WFP report shows civilization rationing hunger, scarcity

2 min read

A warning, not a threat: Understanding Erdogan’s speech on Israel Image

Opinion

A warning, not a threat: Understanding Erdogan’s speech on Israel

2 min read

Real threat to Putin may be Russia’s war fatigue Image

Opinion

Real threat to Putin may be Russia’s war fatigue

2 min read

Signatures in Riyadh tell more than Hejaz railway's ghost Image

Opinion

Signatures in Riyadh tell more than Hejaz railway's ghost

2 min read

Opinion

The city brand paradox: More visitors or better lives?

2 min read

War whoops and broken arrows: Iran swats down Trump’s $65 million Apache Image

Opinion

War whoops and broken arrows: Iran swats down Trump’s $65 million Apache

2 min read

$Ankara's anchoring moment: Can Türkiye save a fractured NATO? Image$

Opinion

Ankara's anchoring moment: Can Türkiye save a fractured NATO?

2 min read

Diplomatic pragmatism or moral failure? Navigating gender apartheid in Afghanistan Image

Opinion

Diplomatic pragmatism or moral failure? Navigating gender apartheid in Afghanistan

2 min read

Why can't France and Germany agree on joint fighter jet project? Image

Opinion

Why can't France and Germany agree on joint fighter jet project?

2 min read

Albania’s Flamingo Revolution is not only about Sazan Project but something bigger Image

Opinion

Albania’s Flamingo Revolution is not only about Sazan Project but something bigger

2 min read

How Syrian model for rehabilitating extremists actually works Image

Opinion

How Syrian model for rehabilitating extremists actually works

2 min read

America shrugs as Trump's lawyers argue president can raze Statue of Liberty Image

Opinion

America shrugs as Trump's lawyers argue president can raze Statue of Liberty

2 min read

India's Pakistan isolation strategy reaches its limits Image

Opinion

India's Pakistan isolation strategy reaches its limits

2 min read

May inflation eases, but relief for Turkish central bank remains limited Image

Opinion

May inflation eases, but relief for Turkish central bank remains limited

2 min read

Russia ramps up pressure on Armenia amid rapprochement with Türkiye, EU Image

Opinion

Russia ramps up pressure on Armenia amid rapprochement with Türkiye, EU

2 min read

Why Belgrade's ties with Israel matter beyond Serbia Image

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Why Belgrade's ties with Israel matter beyond Serbia

2 min read

Tom Barrack’s new struggle just begins Image

Opinion

Tom Barrack’s new struggle just begins

2 min read

Ambassador Tom Barrack gets Iraq brief, but what's next for Türkiye-US ties? Image

Opinion

Ambassador Tom Barrack gets Iraq brief, but what's next for Türkiye-US ties?

2 min read

South Asia's new water conflict is over data, not dams Image

Opinion

South Asia's new water conflict is over data, not dams

2 min read

NATO braces for America’s intel embarrassment in Ankara Image

Opinion

NATO braces for America’s intel embarrassment in Ankara

2 min read

Tel Aviv’s long game, Ankara’s quiet win Image

Opinion

Tel Aviv’s long game, Ankara’s quiet win

2 min read

'For now': Rubio's Greenland remark is two words too many for US allies Image

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'For now': Rubio's Greenland remark is two words too many for US allies

2 min read

What does St. Petersburg say about new globalization? Image

Opinion

What does St. Petersburg say about new globalization?

2 min read

The Trump family's Balkan problem Image

Opinion

The Trump family's Balkan problem

2 min read

Barrack’s appointment offers strategic reprieve for Sharaa Image

Opinion

Barrack’s appointment offers strategic reprieve for Sharaa

2 min read

The 1% foothold: A tale of AI destinies from Washington to Ankara Image

Opinion

The 1% foothold: A tale of AI destinies from Washington to Ankara

2 min read

How Putin, Trump, Netanyahu and mullahs echo ancient evil's rot Image

Opinion

How Putin, Trump, Netanyahu and mullahs echo ancient evil's rot

2 min read

What Ankara can do as fire grows in Mali Image

Opinion

What Ankara can do as fire grows in Mali

2 min read

In Athens, power can only change its face Image

Opinion

In Athens, power can only change its face

2 min read

Moscow's Taliban bet tests its Eurasian ambitions Image

Opinion

Moscow's Taliban bet tests its Eurasian ambitions

2 min read

Dead on arrival: Trump’s Abraham Accords push falls flat in Türkiye Image

Opinion

Dead on arrival: Trump’s Abraham Accords push falls flat in Türkiye

2 min read

How dam releases on Euphrates led to flooding in eastern Syria Image

Opinion

How dam releases on Euphrates led to flooding in eastern Syria

2 min read

Can Trump balance US-China dialogue and cross-strait stability? Image

Opinion

Can Trump balance US-China dialogue and cross-strait stability?

2 min read

A relevant NATO is a win for Türkiye Image

Opinion

A relevant NATO is a win for Türkiye

2 min read

The UN shortlist: 4 candidates, 5 vetoes, 1 existential crisis Image

Opinion

The UN shortlist: 4 candidates, 5 vetoes, 1 existential crisis

2 min read

Madness in margins: Data charts slow, elegant collapse of American psyche Image

Opinion

Madness in margins: Data charts slow, elegant collapse of American psyche

2 min read

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