Insight Turkey
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On Turkish politics and International affairs

Questioning the West and Creating an Alternative China s and

Questioning the West and Creating an Alternative: China’s and Türkiye’s Similar Approaches toward Africa

Articles

Several actors have turned their attention to Africa, and the continent is becoming a focal point for international relations. These actors have...

Structural Shift in Türkiye-East Asia Economic Relations The Demise of

Structural Shift in Türkiye-East Asia Economic Relations: The Demise of Japan and the Rise of China and South Korea

Articles

Türkiye’s economic relations with East Asia have gone through a significant structural shift over the last two decades. Previously, Japan dominated...

Türkiye s -lateralisms in Asia A Multi-Vectorial Analysis

Türkiye’s “-lateralisms” in Asia: A Multi-Vectorial Analysis

Articles

This study aims to illustrate that multi-vectorial approaches in foreign policy could not only be practical but also productive for middle powers....

China s Rise in the Global South The Middle East

China’s Rise in the Global South: The Middle East, Africa, and Beijing’s Alternative World Order

Book Reviews

One aspect that makes the study significant is that the book examines the subject comprehensively with more than 200 interviews and original...

The Nation Form in the Global Age Ethnographic Perspectives

The Nation Form in the Global Age: Ethnographic Perspectives

Book Reviews

The Nation Form in the Global Age: Ethnographic Perspectives propels us to imagine ourselves without nation-states or think beyond them. The volume...

Empires of Eurasia How Imperial Legacies Shape International Security

Empires of Eurasia: How Imperial Legacies Shape International Security

Book Reviews

There are some criticisms, which should be considered, about the book. The most important shortcoming is about the imperial legacy that Türkiye has...

Potential Alternatives in the Changing World Order

Potential Alternatives in the Changing World Order

Review Article

Discussions on monopolar and multipolar world order started after the Cold War. World order may generally categorize global norms that support...

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

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

Articles

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

Türkiye's Middle Corridor and China's BRI Identification and Assessment

Türkiye's Middle Corridor and China's BRI: Identification and Assessment

Commentaries

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Türkiye’s Middle Corridor (MC) are two ambitious initiatives that foster trans-continental integration....

China s Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East

China’s Economic and Political Presence in the Middle East and South Asia

Book Reviews

This book presents a holistic perspective of China’s presence in the discussed countries. Even readers unfamiliar with Chinese foreign policy and...

Will the Rise of China Transform the International System

Will the Rise of China Transform the International System?

Articles

In this article, the rise of China is discussed in the light of economic and military data, and what the challenge from China means for the global...

Editor's Note Fall 2021

Editor's Note | Fall 2021

Editor's Notes

With one more year coming to an end, we are pleased to present to our readers yet another insightful issue of Insight Turkey that has attempted to...

The Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle Corridor Complementarity

The Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle Corridor: Complementarity or Competition?

Articles

Though the Chinese government has projected the BRI in economic terms, it has been viewed critically by Australia, Japan, and the U.S. Turkey has,...

Is Turkey Ready for the Post COVID-19 World Order

Is Turkey Ready for the Post COVID-19 World Order?

Articles

The COVID-19 outbreak has had a huge impact on the global economy and politics. Closures and lockdowns stopped international trade resulting in an...

Editor's Note Summer 2021

Editor's Note | Summer 2021

Editor's Notes

The summer issue of Insight Turkey aims to highlight the recent developments and challenges in the Middle East by taking into consideration the...

The False Promise of Liberal Order Nostalgia Delusion and the

The False Promise of Liberal Order: Nostalgia, Delusion and the Rise of Trump

Book Reviews

The False Promise of Liberal Order is an enjoyable read for those looking for realist’s work with simple and parsimonious language and structure,...

Turkey s Burgeoning Defense Technological and Industrial Base and Expeditionary

Turkey’s Burgeoning Defense Technological and Industrial Base and Expeditionary Military Policy

Articles

As the incumbent Turkish administration strives to pursue more aspiring goals in foreign affairs, Turkeys military policy is fast developing in...

The Logic Beyond Lausanne A Geopolitical Perspective on the Congruence

The Logic Beyond Lausanne: A Geopolitical Perspective on the Congruence between Turkey’s New Hard Power and its Strategic Reorientation

Commentaries

Turkey’s new expeditionary capability, resting on enhanced naval capacity and new forward bases, is the logical result of Turkey’s post-Cold War...

The Persian Gulf Dilemma United in the West Divided in

The Persian Gulf Dilemma: United in the West, Divided in the Gulf

Review Article

Since the beginning of the 20th century, Western influence in the Persian Gulf has continued to expand; this process has also exposed several...

Editor's Note Spring 2020

Editor's Note | Spring 2020

Editor's Notes

This issue of Insight Turkey aims to present the current situation of the Turkish-American relations and to provide to its readers with a general...

The Future of Global Great Power Competition after the Coronavirus

The Future of Global Great Power Competition after the Coronavirus

Articles

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the domestic and foreign policy agendas of all countries have been turned upside down. The pandemic has brought new...

Russia s Gas Price Discount for Bulgaria The Problem of

Russia’s Gas Price Discount for Bulgaria: The Problem of Imperial Economic Projects

Commentaries

For a long time Moscow regarded gas line as the source of increasing revenue and the way to project its global influence. Moscow also believed that...

Start Small and Think Big to Rebuild the U S

Start Small and Think Big to Rebuild the U.S.-Turkey Relationship

Commentaries

The U.S.-Turkey bilateral relationship has been key to the success of NATO and the transatlantic community. However, due to various policy...

The Western Balkans in the Transatlantic Security Context Where Do

The Western Balkans in the Transatlantic Security Context: Where Do We Go from Here?

Articles

The Western Balkans has traditionally held vital geostrategic importance for European and transatlantic security. Ever since the 1990s, the EU and...

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