Insight Turkey
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Editor's Note Summer 2024

Editor's Note | Summer 2024

Editor's Notes

The current edition of Insight Turkey undertakes a comprehensive examination of Türkiye’s Africa policy, encompassing bilateral, regional,...

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...

Nigeria-Türkiye Relations A Multifaceted Partnership in the 21st Century

Nigeria-Türkiye Relations: A Multifaceted Partnership in the 21st Century

Articles

This analysis examines the partnership between Nigeria and Türkiye, two nations with substantial diplomatic relations since 1960, though their...

Türkiye s Foreign Relations with Regional Blocs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Türkiye’s Foreign Relations with Regional Blocs in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of AU and ECOWAS

Articles

Strong foreign relations among nations are crucial for fostering global stability, economic growth, and cross-cultural understanding. A stable...

Gaza War New Opportunities and Challenges for Iran

Gaza War: New Opportunities and Challenges for Iran

Commentaries

The Iranian decision not to immediately retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July...

Ukraine and Russia From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War

Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War

Book Reviews

D’Anieri emphasizes that a traditional problem in international politics and the new one in the post-Cold War era linked the Russia-Ukraine...

Great Power Politics in Greater Eurasia Regional Alliances Institutions Projects

Great Power Politics in Greater Eurasia: Regional Alliances, Institutions, Projects, and Conflicts

Book Reviews

The expansive region stretching from the Baltic states to Central Asia has become a contested space characterized by competing interests among...

D tente The Chance to End the Cold War

Détente: The Chance to End the Cold War

Book Reviews

Crowder’s background as a diplomat afforded him access to numerous politicians, enabling him to portray events with remarkable accuracy and to...

Editor's Note Spring 2024

Editor's Note | Spring 2024

Editor's Notes

This issue of Insight Turkey offers a thorough examination of the current state of Middle Eastern politics, exploring the characteristics,...

Mapping the Potential of the Strategic Partnerships between Indonesia and

Mapping the Potential of the Strategic Partnerships between Indonesia and Türkiye: Challenges and Opportunities

Articles

Using Nadkarni’s theoretical framework, this study argues that Türkiye has been unable to raise its relations with Indonesia to the level of...

Bahraini-Turkish Relations A Strategic Role Adaptation of Manama

Bahraini-Turkish Relations: A Strategic Role Adaptation of Manama

Articles

Turkish-Bahraini bilateral ties provide a fertile ground for a comprehensive set of discussions on regional affairs, yet it is an understudied...

Navigating Humanitarian Aid in Syria Challenges Complexities and Paths to

Navigating Humanitarian Aid in Syria: Challenges, Complexities, and Paths to Sustainable Solutions

Articles

This study explores the role of foreign aid as a soft power tool by providing an understanding of the interrelation between foreign policy and aid....

South Korea s Middle Power Diplomacy in the Middle East

South Korea’s Middle Power Diplomacy in the Middle East

Book Reviews

The book aims both to reveal the political, economic, and institutional nexus in foreign policy approaches in line with geopolitical interests and...

The Ukraine War Impacts on the International System and Türkiye

The Ukraine War: Impacts on the International System and Türkiye

Articles

This article argues that the Ukraine war is the first major conflict since the end of the Cold War to bring the two major nuclear powers, the U.S....

Russia in Africa Resurgent Great Power or Bellicose Pretender

Russia in Africa: Resurgent Great Power or Bellicose Pretender?

Book Reviews

This well-researched book offers an in-depth examination of Moscow’s activities on the continent. Similarly, it gives helpful insights into the...

Russia Rising Putin s Foreign Policy in the Middle East

Russia Rising: Putin’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East and North Africa

Book Reviews

Overall, the book under review provided fruitful discussions thanks to distinguished experts. It is helpful for policymakers and analysts to...

Turkish and Hungarian Turanism against Russia in the Post-Cold War

Turkish and Hungarian Turanism against Russia in the Post-Cold War Era: Nostalgia Revisits Central Asia

Review Article

This review article is based on three books: Starting with Von Eschen a professor of history at the University of Virginia in Virginia U.S. who has...

Israel s Fateful March From Settler Colonialism to Genocidal State

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

Articles

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

Security Aspect of the Integration in Turkic World under the

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

Articles

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

The Right of Return The Only Future for Palestine

The Right of Return: The Only Future for Palestine

Commentaries

Since the October 7, 2023, the world has been deeply affected by the ongoing conflict in Gaza, resulting in the tragic loss of countless innocent...

Kazakhstan s Strategic Priorities in the Turkic World

Kazakhstan’s Strategic Priorities in the Turkic World

Commentaries

With its unwavering focus on institutionalizing cooperation within the Turkic World, Kazakhstan has successfully achieved to improve institutional...

Azerbaijan and the Rise of Turkic Unity The Journey of

Azerbaijan and the Rise of Turkic Unity: The Journey of the Organization of Turkic States

Commentaries

This commentary delves into the evolution of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), highlighting its transformation from a consultative mechanism...

The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

The European Union as a Global Counter-Terrorism Actor

Book Reviews

The book meets most of the arguments mentioned in the title, except the EU actorness. Lack of military power in action, unwillingness of some...

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