Regional Developments and Challenges
Editor's Notes
Editor's Note | Summer 2021
The summer issue of Insight Turkey aims to highlight the recent developments and challenges in the Middle East by taking into consideration the Palestinian- Israeli impasse, Iranian politics, and Turkey’s increasing influence in the region.
Commentaries
In the last century, the importance of foreign trade, particularly net exports of goods and...
Following the Islamic Revolution, a number of leaders have served as the highest elected official...
Israeli authorities have committed a wide range of human rights violations, including direct...
The Palestinian tragedy is not simply a matter of one nation-state suppressing another nation...
Articles
Though the Chinese government has projected the BRI in economic terms, it has been viewed...
This paper aims to lay out the challenges and potentially fatal conflicts inherent in the...
Unlike other Arab monarchies, Qatar has embraced a supportive position toward the Arab...
This study investigates how the western media reacted immediately after the July 15, 2016 coup...
Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Turkey has been using the Turkish Cooperation and...
The COVID-19 outbreak has had a huge impact on the global economy and politics. Closures and...
Following the Trump Administration’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
Following the request of Palestine as a Party State to the Status of the International Criminal...
Review Article
The Changing Contours of Saudi Arabia: Mohammed bin Salman and the Paradox of Saudi Reforms
This review article aims to provide broader nuances about Saudi Arabia amid the rapid developments taking place in the Middle East in general and Saudi Arabia in particular, following the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). This article begins with Salman’s Legacy, edited by Madawi al-Rasheed, and subsequently, takes up Madawi al-Rasheed’s The Son King and Ben Hubbard’s biography of MBS. It provides a brief summary of the books under review and analyzes their different themes while critically examining their prevailing shortcomings.
Book Reviews
Precarious Hope by Ayşe Parla is the outcome of fieldwork that Parla conducted over years with...
In conclusion, Brexit and Internal Security is a comprehensive and objective analysis that fills...
The United States and Military Coups in Turkey and Pakistan delivers a profound analysis of the...
Russia and the Media is a well-rounded source of analysis. Referring to so many media sources...
In Cinema and the Cultural Cold War, the U.S. cultural diplomacy in Asia during the Cold War is...
Migration and the Refugee Dissensus in Europe: Borders, Security, and Austerity’s contribution is...
Europe at the Crossroads is useful for readers interested in populism and the transformations and...
Syria: The Tragedy of a Pivotal State, written by Rajendra M. Abhyankar, seeks to provide readers...
Sensible Politics is an excellent read for anyone trying to understand changing international...
Rauch’s book contributes to the literature on the Middle East’s economics from a broad...