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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...

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,...

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...

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....

Japan The Super Nation Brand

Japan: The Super Nation Brand

Commentaries

This study explores Japan’s national brand evolution, analyzing the shift from its historical isolation to its current global recognition,...

The Historic Bond The South African Liberation Movement and the

The Historic Bond: The South African Liberation Movement and the Palestinian Struggle

Commentaries

In today’s world, we are witnessing one of the gravest crises humanity has faced: the ongoing genocide by Israel against the Palestinians. This...

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...

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...

Potential of Organization of Turkic States in the International System

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

Articles

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

Operation al-Aqsa Flood A Rupture in the History of the

Operation al-Aqsa Flood: A Rupture in the History of the Palestinian Resistance and Its Implications

Commentaries

This paper argues that the al-Aqsa Flood operation launched by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades –the military wing of Hamas– on the morning of...

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...

The Cyprus Conflict A Case for Joint Decision Trap

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

Articles

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

Articles

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

A Century of Türkiye-Europe Relations Europe s Diminishing Role

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

Articles

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

Articles

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

Articles

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

Articles

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

Italian-Turkish Relations Before and After the War in Ukraine From

Italian-Turkish Relations Before and After the War in Ukraine: From NATO Membership to Food Diplomacy

Commentaries

This paper explores Italy-Türkiye relations and food diplomacy’s role in shaping international relations, drawing parallels between Harry S....

Türkiye-Africa Relations A Case Study of Somalia Nigeria and Libya

Türkiye-Africa Relations: A Case Study of Somalia, Nigeria and Libya from Humanitarian and Security Perspectives

Commentaries

This paper explores Türkiye’s relations with Africa, focusing on Somalia, Nigeria and Libya from both humanitarian and security perspectives. To do...

Post-Ottoman Legacy in the Middle East A Compendium of 100

Post-Ottoman Legacy in the Middle East: A Compendium of 100 Years of Turkish Foreign Policy

Commentaries

The dissolution of the Ottoman Empire set the stage for Türkiye’s evolving foreign policy in the Middle East, a region deeply intertwined with its...

Understanding Eurasia in Multiple Perspectives

Understanding Eurasia in Multiple Perspectives

Review Article

The three works reviewed in this article address Eurasia in different periods and different areas of concentration. Each one provides valuable...

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