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Ethnic Identity and Human Rights An Examination of Rwanda

Ethnic Identity and Human Rights: An Examination of Rwanda

This study examines the 1994 Rwandan genocide through the interconnected dimensions of ethnic identity, colonial legacy, state violence, and human...

Taming the Trojan Horse How Turkish Foreign Policy Can Reconceptualize

Taming the Trojan Horse: How Turkish Foreign Policy Can Reconceptualize UNESCO’s Neoliberal Cultural Agenda

This article critically examines whether the UNESCO contemporary cultural policy framework, particularly its embrace of the creative economy,...

The Emerging Multipolarity and Implications of Dis Engagement of the

The Emerging Multipolarity and Implications of (Dis)Engagement of the U.S. Foreign Policy in the Western Balkans

Since the end of the Cold War, the Western orientation of the Balkans has been an important topic for the U.S. However, the region has ceased to be...

From Mandate Legacy to Protracted Conflict A PSC Analysis of

From Mandate Legacy to Protracted Conflict: A PSC Analysis of the Syrian Civil War and Prospects for Structural Transformation

This study examines why the Syrian civil war evolved into a permanent conflict dynamic through Edward Azar’s Protracted Social Conflict (PSC)...

From Liberal Order to Protectionism Trump s Gambit to Refashion

From Liberal Order to Protectionism: Trump’s Gambit to Refashion America’s Trade Policy

This analysis examines the Trump Administration’s drive to transform U.S. trade policy from multilateral liberalism to aggressive protectionism,...

From Bridge to Hub Türkiye s Strategic Repositioning in NATO

From Bridge to Hub: Türkiye’s Strategic Repositioning in NATO’s Emerging Geoeconomic Security Architecture  

This article argues that NATO’s emerging geoeconomic security architecture calls for a reinterpretation of Türkiye’s role within the alliance and...

Who Holds the Keys Nuclear Sharing Multilateralism and the Credibility

Who Holds the Keys? Nuclear Sharing, Multilateralism, and the Credibility of NATO’s Nuclear Posture

Why did NATO, despite commanding a nuclear arsenal larger and more capable than Russia’s, yield to Putin’s nuclear blackmail at the outset of the...

NATO the 2026 Iran Crisis and the Emergence of a

NATO, the 2026 Iran Crisis, and the Emergence of a Multi-Layered Alliance

The 2026 Iran crisis reveals important changes in NATO’s cohesion dynamics, demonstrating that alliance unity is increasingly shaped by diverging...

Recognizing Grand Strategy The Case of Vladimir Putin 2000-2023

Recognizing Grand Strategy: The Case of Vladimir Putin (2000-2023)

This research explores the trends in Moscow’s diplomacy in relation to its overall strategy. In this context, it aims to investigate the evolution...

Repercussions of the Absence of National Constants on State Governance

Repercussions of the Absence of National Constants on State Governance and National Security: Case Study of Sudan

This paper deals with one of the most important issues that has plagued Sudan since its independence in 1956, namely the absence of national...

The Trouble Triangle Islamophobia Neoliberalism and the Construction of Muslim

The Trouble Triangle: Islamophobia, Neoliberalism, and the Construction of Muslim Identity as “Other”

It has been more than 1,400 years since Muslim communities were classified as “other.” Understanding the ideological background is crucial to...

Can the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Serve as a Collective

Can the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Serve as a Collective Security Organization?

The Middle East is engulfed in chaos regarding peace and security, exacerbated by issues such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, ethnic and...

Opportunities and Anxieties of Homecoming The Role of Education in

Opportunities and Anxieties of Homecoming: The Role of Education in Syrian Refugees’ Return Decisions

After over a decade of conflict and displacement in Syria, renewed discussions on post-war return have highlighted the conditions under which...

The Day After the 12 Day War Where Do the

The Day After the 12 Day War: Where Do the U.S., Iran, and the Region Stand in Terms of Proliferation/Non-Proliferation?

A debate emerged after the 12 Day War between Iran and Israel and the U.S. Operation Midnight Hammer targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities. The key...

Toward an Environmental Agency Model for the Organization of Turkic

Toward an Environmental Agency Model for the Organization of Turkic States

In the 21st century, balancing economic growth and environmental sustainability has become a major challenge for nations, as transboundary issues...

Evaluation of Developments in the Sahel Region within the Context

Evaluation of Developments in the Sahel Region within the Context of Türkiye-France Relations

This study examines the shifting power dynamics in the Sahel region within the context of Türkiye-France relations. The erosion of France’s...

New Horizons in Conference Diplomacy A Comparative Analysis of the

New Horizons in Conference Diplomacy: A Comparative Analysis of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum and the Valdai Discussion Club

Conference diplomacy is one of the most important phenomena in the history of modern international relations. This form of diplomacy, long...

Current State of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy A SWOT Analysis

Current State of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy: A SWOT Analysis of Israel’s Role

Since the beginning of the 20th century, the Eastern Mediterranean region has been the scene of important political conflicts. The discovery of...

Relational Power and Status India the United States and the

Relational Power and Status: India, the United States, and the Quad in the Indo-Pacific

India’s foreign policy demonstrates a marked evolution, characterized by closer ties with the United States and an active role in the...

Iranian Shiitization Activities during al-Assad Family s Era

Iranian Shiitization Activities during al-Assad Family’s Era

Since the establishment of the Syrian–Iranian alliance in 1980, Iran has been able, with the approval of Hafez al-Assad and later his son Bashar,...

The Türkiye Model An Original Paradigm for Resolving Conflicts Involving

The ‘Türkiye Model:’ An Original Paradigm for Resolving Conflicts Involving Armed Non-State Actors

This article examines the dissolution of terrorist organizations in a comparative perspective through the examples of the IRA, ETA, LTTE, FARC, and...

The Discursive Foundations of Chinese Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping

The Discursive Foundations of Chinese Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping: A Non-Western Theoretical Analysis

China’s economic rise in the 21st century has prompted analyses of how this ascent will be reflected in the political sphere. Analyses in...

Democratic Limits of Engagement between Religion and Politics The Case

Democratic Limits of Engagement between Religion and Politics: The Case of Türkiye

Formed of two major parts, the first part of this article investigates the limits of engagement between religion and politics in democracies with...

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