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Editor's Note Spring 2018

Editor's Notes


Editor's Note | Spring 2018

The Gulf is a sub-region consisting of Saudi Arabia and five small states, namely Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. This sub-region emerged...

Muhittin Ataman

Traditional Rivalry or Regional Design in the Middle East

Articles


Traditional Rivalry or Regional Design in the Middle East?

The repercussions of the Arab Spring and new polarization between Iran, Israel and the Gulf States means the Middle East faces multiple rivalries and conflicts. Saudi...

Ufuk Ulutaş Burhanettin Duran

Lessons and Legacies of the Blockade of Qatar

Commentaries


Lessons and Legacies of the Blockade of Qatar

The diplomatic and economic blockade of Qatar launched on June 5, 2017 has gravely weakened the Gulf Cooperation Council and raised questions in the United States...

Kristian C. Ulrichsen

Turkey s Leadership in the Jerusalem Crisis

Commentaries


Turkey’s Leadership in the Jerusalem Crisis

This commentary analyzes the factors behind Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move the embassy therein, arguing that the decision...

M. Akif Kireçci

Missile Defense in Europe Against Whom

Missile Defense in Europe: Against Whom?
ABSTRACT This article debates the evolution, main purpose and real target of the missile defense...
The European Union Dilemma of the Kurds High Support for

The European Union Dilemma of the Kurds: High Support for Membership despite Lack of Sufficient Trust
How people in member and candidate states are oriented toward the European Union –meaning, how...
Imposing Particular Identities The Balkans as a Meeting Place of

Imposing Particular Identities: The Balkans as a Meeting Place of Ethnicities and Religions
Since Balkan ethnicities are primarily organized along locally-practiced religious lines,...
Editor's Note Winter 2018

Editor's Note | Winter 2018
Today, the world system is in a transition and experiencing a deep international crisis. The U.S....
Editor's Note Fall 2017

Editor's Note | Fall 2017
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it took a while for Russia to recover from an existential...
Editor's Note Summer 2017

Editor's Note | Summer 2017
The American Presidential election in 2016 is a significant breakpoint in American history for...

 Articles

Quo Vadis Turkey-GCC States Relations A Turkish Perspective

Quo Vadis Turkey-GCC States Relations? A Turkish Perspective
With the growing need for more cooperative relations in the face of Iran’s assertive foreign...
The Saudi Intervention in Yemen Struggling for Status

The Saudi Intervention in Yemen: Struggling for Status
On March 26, 2015, Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes on Yemen with the aim of restoring the rule...
Military Bases in the Foreign Policy of the United Arab

Military Bases in the Foreign Policy of the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is one of the leading countries in the Middle East in terms of active...
The Regional Geo-sectarian Contest over the Gulf

The Regional Geo-sectarian Contest over the Gulf
Sectarianism in the Middle East has intensified since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the...
The Gulf Crisis The U S Factor

The Gulf Crisis: The U.S. Factor
The election of the U.S. President Donald Trump played a key role in reigniting the Gulf crisis....
It s a Family Affair Religion Geopolitics and the Rise

It’s a Family Affair: Religion, Geopolitics and the Rise of Mohammed bin Salman
Over the past year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has experienced a period of rapid transformation...
Freemasonry in the Ottoman Empire A History of the Fraternity

Freemasonry in the Ottoman Empire: A History of the Fraternity and its Influence in Syria and the Levant
This book is about the freemasons of the Ottoman Empire, especially in the areas of Tripoli,...
The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy You Must Unlearn What

The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy: You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned
In a philosophy-themed book series pandering to a general audience and including pop cultural...
World Politics International Relations and Globalization in the 21st Century

World Politics: International Relations and Globalization in the 21st Century
Navigating through the exciting and complex realms of global politics, the book begins by...

 Review Article

Arts Market and the State Cultural Policies in Introspect

Arts, Market and the State: Cultural Policies in Introspect
The field of cultural policies is novel and burgeoning; it harbors diverse and even contradictory...
Globalization in Theory and Practice in a Post-Globalization Era

Globalization in Theory and Practice in a Post-Globalization Era
Over the years, the term ‘globalization’ has acquired notoriety in all forms of intellectual...
Islam Culture Institutions and Agents

Islam: Culture, Institutions and Agents
The three books reviewed in this article do not seem closely related in the first impression....

Freemasonry in the Ottoman Empire: A History of the Fraternity and its Influence in Syria and the Levant
This book is about the freemasons of the Ottoman Empire, especially in the areas of Tripoli,...

The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy: You Must Unlearn What You Have Learned
In a philosophy-themed book series pandering to a general audience and including pop cultural...

World Politics: International Relations and Globalization in the 21st Century
Navigating through the exciting and complex realms of global politics, the book begins by...
PANEL Turkey and the Gulf Relations

PANEL | Turkey and the Gulf Relations
So what is the roadmap for Turkey in the recent Gulf crisis? What are the new opportunities and...
PANEL China's Role in Global Politics

PANEL | China's Role in Global Politics
After the publication of its special issue “Persistence Rise of China: Global Challenges and...
PANEL Debating Russia's Assertive Foreign Policy

PANEL | Debating Russia's Assertive Foreign Policy
After the publication of its special issue “Reclaiming the Region: Russia, the West, and the...

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