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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...

Humanitarian and Military Intervention in Libya and Syria Parliamentary Debate

Humanitarian and Military Intervention in Libya and Syria: Parliamentary Debate and Policy Failure

Book Reviews

The book sheds light on the political, strategic, and historical factors shaping the international response to interventions. Thus, it clearly...

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...

Iran Revolution and Proxy Wars

Iran, Revolution, and Proxy Wars

Book Reviews

The book could be enriched further if a few additional points had been addressed. While the book focuses on asymmetrical warfare strategy and proxy...

Iran Revolution and Proxy Wars

Iran, Revolution, and Proxy Wars

Book Reviews

The book could be enriched further if a few additional points had been addressed. While the book focuses on asymmetrical warfare strategy and proxy...

Mapping the Genesis of the Abraham Accords Elite Preferences Rising

Mapping the Genesis of the Abraham Accords Elite Preferences, Rising Nationalism, and the Quest for Political Stability

Commentaries

The Abraham Accords have presented themselves as one of the most significant geopolitical developments in the Middle East in this decade. They...

Mapping the Genesis of the Abraham Accords Elite Preferences Rising

Mapping the Genesis of the Abraham Accords Elite Preferences, Rising Nationalism, and the Quest for Political Stability

Commentaries

The Abraham Accords have presented themselves as one of the most significant geopolitical developments in the Middle East in this decade. They...

Integration Dynamics The Case of Iraqi Refugees in Syria

Integration Dynamics: The Case of Iraqi Refugees in Syria

Articles

Civil wars, foreign interventions, and political instability in the Middle East have caused a mass refugee influx since the end of the Cold War....

Hamas Isolated Contained But Not Co-opted

Hamas: Isolated, Contained, But Not Co-opted?

Review Article

Hamas was not only besieged in Gaza but also politically isolated and delegitimized. This isolation has paved the way for Hamas’s rule in Gaza to...

Hamas Isolated Contained But Not Co-opted

Hamas: Isolated, Contained, But Not Co-opted?

Review Article

Hamas was not only besieged in Gaza but also politically isolated and delegitimized. This isolation has paved the way for Hamas’s rule in Gaza to...

Israel s COVID-19 Diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Europe

Israel’s COVID-19 Diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Europe

Articles

Israel’s aid initiatives have historically been facilitated through the Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV). However, the...

Syrian Women in the Turkish Labor Market Understanding Their Labor

Syrian Women in the Turkish Labor Market: Understanding Their Labor Supply Behavior

Articles

This study explores the various dynamics that Syrian women under temporary protection in Türkiye encounter in the labor market. By conducting a...

Fraternal Enemies Israel and the Gulf Monarchies

Fraternal Enemies: Israel and the Gulf Monarchies

Book Reviews

Fraternal Enemies: Israel and The Gulf Monarchies can be a useful book for anyone interested in the ties between the Gulf countries, Iran, the...

Israel and the Syrian Crisis Ardent Desire and Restrain Risk

Israel and the Syrian Crisis: Ardent Desire and Restrain Risk

Articles

This article addresses the strategic Israeli attitude concerning the Syrian crisis, linking the historical conceptualisation of Syria and its role...

Israel and the Syrian Crisis Ardent Desire and Restrain Risk

Israel and the Syrian Crisis: Ardent Desire and Restrain Risk

Articles

This article addresses the strategic Israeli attitude concerning the Syrian crisis, linking the historical conceptualisation of Syria and its role...

Different Perspectives on the Syrian Crisis

Different Perspectives on the Syrian Crisis

Review Article

As we observe and reflect on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the Syrian civil war, the literature helps us make sense of the past, present,...

Understanding Israel s Foreign Policy from the Perspective of Identity

Understanding Israel’s Foreign Policy from the Perspective of Identity and Security

Articles

The objective of this research paper is to apply an integration of two main theoretical frameworks, realism and constructivism, to explore the...

Syria and the Neutrality Trap Dilemmas of Delivering Humanitarian Aid

Syria and the Neutrality Trap: Dilemmas of Delivering Humanitarian Aid through Violent Regimes

Book Reviews

The book can be very beneficial for those who study international relations and international law or who work in these fields both as an...

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...

Demystifying Qatar s Pro-Revolution Monarchy Old Rivalries New Geopolitical Motives

Demystifying Qatar’s Pro-Revolution Monarchy: Old Rivalries, New Geopolitical Motives

Articles

Unlike other Arab monarchies, Qatar has embraced a supportive position toward the Arab revolutions since the moment they broke out in late 2010. In...

Demystifying Qatar s Pro-Revolution Monarchy Old Rivalries New Geopolitical Motives

Demystifying Qatar’s Pro-Revolution Monarchy: Old Rivalries, New Geopolitical Motives

Articles

Unlike other Arab monarchies, Qatar has embraced a supportive position toward the Arab revolutions since the moment they broke out in late 2010. In...

Demystifying Qatar s Pro-Revolution Monarchy Old Rivalries New Geopolitical Motives

Demystifying Qatar’s Pro-Revolution Monarchy: Old Rivalries, New Geopolitical Motives

Articles

Unlike other Arab monarchies, Qatar has embraced a supportive position toward the Arab revolutions since the moment they broke out in late 2010. In...

The International Criminal Court and Israel s Acts in the

The International Criminal Court and Israel’s Acts in the Occupied Territories: Progress and Prospects

Articles

Following the request of Palestine as a Party State to the Status of the International Criminal Court, the Prosecutor decided to start a...

The International Criminal Court and Israel s Acts in the

The International Criminal Court and Israel’s Acts in the Occupied Territories: Progress and Prospects

Articles

Following the request of Palestine as a Party State to the Status of the International Criminal Court, the Prosecutor decided to start a...

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