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The Role of Energy in Türkiye-Russia Relations A View from

The Role of Energy in Türkiye-Russia Relations: A View from the Perspective of Mutual Dependence

Policies focusing on strategic energy resources play a key role in achieving certain goals of states by integrating them with other areas....

Israel s Fateful March From Settler Colonialism to Genocidal State

Israel’s Fateful March: From Settler Colonialism to Genocidal State

This article delves into the legal discussions surrounding the crisis unleashed by the military operation launched on October 7, 2023, in Southern...

The Paradoxical Role of Mediators in the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Prospects

The Paradoxical Role of Mediators in the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: Prospects and Concerns

This paper explores the underlying factors that pushed Russia, the European Union (EU), Türkiye, and somehow the U.S. to offer mediation to settle...

Security Aspect of the Integration in Turkic World under the

Security Aspect of the Integration in Turkic World under the Organization of Turkic States

The Turkic states began their collaboration in 1992. Over time, this cooperation has grown deeper, resulting in the establishment of the...

Potential of Organization of Turkic States in the International System

Potential of Organization of Turkic States in the International System: Promises and Vulnerabilities

This article examines the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in the context of the complex geopolitical landscape of Central Asia and the...

The Organization of Turkic States and Postcolonialism in Central Asia

The Organization of Turkic States and Postcolonialism in Central Asia: Possible Contributions, Prospects, and Limitations

This paper explores the Organization of Turkic States’ (OTS) support in aiding Central Asian republics to address their historical legacies,...

The Cyprus Conflict A Case for Joint Decision Trap

The Cyprus Conflict: A Case for ‘Joint Decision Trap’

This paper is about the current stage of the Cyprus conflict in the context of the recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. The energy...

A Founding Role in Türkiye s Africa Policy The Action

A Founding Role in Türkiye’s Africa Policy: The Action Plan for Opening to Africa

In direct proportion to the development of Türkiye’s relations with Africa, the number of studies on bilateral relations is also increasing....

Iran-Russia-Türkiye Triangle A Challenge for the U S Position in

Iran-Russia-Türkiye Triangle: A Challenge for the U.S. Position in the Middle East

The American-centric world order that was shaped after the end of the Cold War is being questioned by dynamically growing “old” and “new” centers...

Right-Wing Populist Discourse in the European Parliament on Turkish Foreign

Right-Wing Populist Discourse in the European Parliament on Turkish Foreign Policy

Right-wing populism is on the rise all over the world and has led to profound effects and changes in the international system. The European...

A Century of Türkiye-Europe Relations Europe s Diminishing Role

A Century of Türkiye-Europe Relations: Europe’s Diminishing Role

This article analyzes the major developments and general trends in Türkiye-Europe relations over the last century to make the main argument that...

From Geopolitical Anxiety to Assertive Stance The Historical Construction and

From Geopolitical Anxiety to Assertive Stance: The Historical Construction and Transformation of Turkish Naval Strategy

This article traces the evolution of Türkiye’s naval strategy from a defensive coastal-based concept to an assertive one within a broader...

The Century of Türkiye as a Strategic Discourse

The Century of Türkiye as a Strategic Discourse

The ‘Century of Türkiye’ has been introduced as the new discourse of strategy in Turkish foreign policy with the centennial of the Republic of...

The Century of Türkiye A New Foreign Policy Vision for

The Century of Türkiye: A New Foreign Policy Vision for Building the Türkiye Axis

On the centenary of the Turkish Republic, President Erdoğan, who has been ruling Türkiye for the last two decades, has announced a new perspective...

The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Türkiye's Foreign Trade

The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Türkiye's Foreign Trade

This article analyzes the impact of Russia’s February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war on Türkiye’s foreign trade. Türkiye’s shared...

Framing Türkiye s Cosmopolitan Relations with the Western Balkans

Framing Türkiye’s Cosmopolitan Relations with the Western Balkans

This paper aims to divert from the conventional understanding of diplomacy and foreign policy, which is conditioned by postmodern realities. These...

Turkish Foreign Policy in the Face of Regional and Global

Turkish Foreign Policy in the Face of Regional and Global Challenges

This article essentially posits that Türkiye took advantage of the deepening competition between global powers under the Justice and Development...

Integration Dynamics The Case of Iraqi Refugees in Syria

Integration Dynamics: The Case of Iraqi Refugees in Syria

Civil wars, foreign interventions, and political instability in the Middle East have caused a mass refugee influx since the end of the Cold War....

Conflict in the Neo-Colonial Order in Africa The Case of

Conflict in the Neo-Colonial Order in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia-Tigray

This article analyzes the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia based on the policies of global and regional powers in the context of the African neo-colonial...

U S -China Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century Implications

U.S.-China Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Implications for International Security

The power competition between the major powers of the world has always been dependent on the strategic security landscape. Over the years, military...

A Comparative Analysis of Turkish Foreign Policy on the Azerbaijan-Armenia

A Comparative Analysis of Turkish Foreign Policy on the Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflicts (1988-2020)

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the relative stability that prevailed in the Caucasus region during the Cold War period dissolved into...

Endless EU Facilitated - Mediated Dialogue Between Kosovo and Serbia

Endless EU Facilitated - Mediated Dialogue Between Kosovo and Serbia

The dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia facilitated and mediated by the EU and strong U.S. support is a critical part of sustainable peace,...

Religion Armed Conflict and the Quest for Secular Mapping Martyrdom

Religion, Armed Conflict and the Quest for “Secular”: Mapping Martyrdom in Kashmir

Religion is bivalent. It can be argued that religion is an instrument of peace and equivocally the role of religion in conflicts can be voiced as...

Israel s COVID-19 Diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Europe

Israel’s COVID-19 Diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Europe

Israel’s aid initiatives have historically been facilitated through the Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV). However, the...

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