This article explores the causes and dynamics impacting the development of the EU`s security policy on Africa. The changing global structure in...

This paper discusses the Kurdish conflict in Turkey, within the context of conflict resolution and peacebuilding. What progress has been made since...

A few years after Turkey and Iran appeared to be growing closer, the pendulum has swung back and the two sides are increasingly at odds. The...

This article analyzes the development of Turkish-Saudi Arabian relations from the beginning of the struggle of the al-Saud family to gain power in...

This article examines whether the presence of imperial legacies in Central and South-eastern Europe affects their foreign policy stances and public...

What happens when an ideological movement whose raison d’être is to challenge the existing political system and government structure, and one that...

This article examines Islamism in its historical trajectory as well as its current standing and likely evolution. After pointing out to the...

The political and economic success of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has generated extensive discussion about the extent to which...

Why does Lithuania support Turkey’s accession to the European Union? The article analyzes some of the key domestic factors and the strategic...

This article analyzes the EU’s December 2004 Brussels decision regarding membership talks with Turkey. While the Brussels Council launched...

The Kurds were late to the idea of nationalism in the 20th century, and when the borders were drawn in the region they became the largest stateless...

Following the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, Kurdish politicians were involved in Baghdad governments, and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)...

In a remarkable turnaround, Turkey and the Kurdish Regional Government have recently emerged as close partners in a region increasingly...

The “Turkish model,” in the form of a marriage between moderate Islam and democracy, the AKP’s electoral success and the economic growth witnessed...

More than a year after the start of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolts, the question of how political Islam will return to regional politics is...

Turkey redefined its geographical security environment over the last decade by deepening its engagement with neighboring regions, especially with...

Today, states not only find it necessary to secure energy supplies but also to address environmental threats due to climate change, decrease in...

The debate on the future of the Turkish-American partnership has puzzled scholars in recent years due to its constant fluctuations. In the first...

This article examines Turkish-Iranian relations in the 2000s, when the two countries initiated an unprecedented rapprochement. It argues that...

2011 brought an opportunity for Israel and Turkey to mend their bi-lateral relations. The re-election of Erdoğan in June 2011, coupled with the...

The present study seeks to answer the following questions: How was it possible that a state such as Turkey, which had until then pursued a...

This article argues that the origins of the Greek malaise are primarily political rather than economic and rooted in the delay, postponement, and...

A significant amount of research has already been made about the financial crisis. But a midterm primer is nevertheless necessary; it is critical...

What explains the rise and fall of military tutelage over Turkish democracy? This article argues that the military’s civilian allies, particularly...