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Ethnic Identity and Human Rights An Examination of Rwanda

Ethnic Identity and Human Rights: An Examination of Rwanda

Articles

This study examines the 1994 Rwandan genocide through the interconnected dimensions of ethnic identity, colonial legacy, state violence, and human...

Ethnic Identity and Human Rights An Examination of Rwanda

Ethnic Identity and Human Rights: An Examination of Rwanda

Articles

This study examines the 1994 Rwandan genocide through the interconnected dimensions of ethnic identity, colonial legacy, state violence, and human...

The Evolution of the Global Order and NATO s Transformation

The Evolution of the Global Order and NATO’s Transformation: Türkiye’s Strategic Role Ahead of the Ankara Summit

Commentaries

This commentary examines NATO’s evolving role in a multipolar and multi-layered world order, with particular attention to the pressures generated...

The Evolution of the Global Order and NATO s Transformation

The Evolution of the Global Order and NATO’s Transformation: Türkiye’s Strategic Role Ahead of the Ankara Summit

Commentaries

This commentary examines NATO’s evolving role in a multipolar and multi-layered world order, with particular attention to the pressures generated...

Beyond Humanitarian Catastrophe The Sudan War the Crisis of Sovereignty

Beyond Humanitarian Catastrophe: The Sudan War, the Crisis of Sovereignty, and the State’s Struggle for Survival

Commentaries

This commentary argues that the war in Sudan should be understood not only as a humanitarian catastrophe but also as an existential struggle over...

Beyond Humanitarian Catastrophe The Sudan War the Crisis of Sovereignty

Beyond Humanitarian Catastrophe: The Sudan War, the Crisis of Sovereignty, and the State’s Struggle for Survival

Commentaries

This commentary argues that the war in Sudan should be understood not only as a humanitarian catastrophe but also as an existential struggle over...

Beyond Humanitarian Catastrophe The Sudan War the Crisis of Sovereignty

Beyond Humanitarian Catastrophe: The Sudan War, the Crisis of Sovereignty, and the State’s Struggle for Survival

Commentaries

This commentary argues that the war in Sudan should be understood not only as a humanitarian catastrophe but also as an existential struggle over...

The Trouble Triangle Islamophobia Neoliberalism and the Construction of Muslim

The Trouble Triangle: Islamophobia, Neoliberalism, and the Construction of Muslim Identity as “Other”

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It has been more than 1,400 years since Muslim communities were classified as “other.” Understanding the ideological background is crucial to...

The Trouble Triangle Islamophobia Neoliberalism and the Construction of Muslim

The Trouble Triangle: Islamophobia, Neoliberalism, and the Construction of Muslim Identity as “Other”

Articles

It has been more than 1,400 years since Muslim communities were classified as “other.” Understanding the ideological background is crucial to...

Can the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Serve as a Collective

Can the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Serve as a Collective Security Organization?

Articles

The Middle East is engulfed in chaos regarding peace and security, exacerbated by issues such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts, ethnic and...

The Day After the 12 Day War Where Do the

The Day After the 12 Day War: Where Do the U.S., Iran, and the Region Stand in Terms of Proliferation/Non-Proliferation?

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A debate emerged after the 12 Day War between Iran and Israel and the U.S. Operation Midnight Hammer targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities. The key...

Warfare for a Dying World Order What the U S

Warfare for a Dying World Order: What the U.S.-Israel-Iran War Means

Commentaries

Contemporary warfare increasingly reflects an international environment in which military force is deployed unilaterally and beyond established...

The Gaza Genocide From Bombardment Displacement and Starvation to a

The Gaza Genocide: From Bombardment, Displacement, and Starvation to a New U.S.-Israeli Occupation

Commentaries

This article discusses the genocide in Gaza since 2023, now widely recognized by scholars, as a distinctive case in which Israel has used military...

Editor's Note Fall 2025

Editor's Note | Fall 2025

Editor's Note

Taken together, the contributions in this issue situate the idea of a “Terror-Free Türkiye” within a broader intellectual and geopolitical context,...

The Discursive Foundations of Chinese Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping

The Discursive Foundations of Chinese Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping: A Non-Western Theoretical Analysis

Articles

China’s economic rise in the 21st century has prompted analyses of how this ascent will be reflected in the political sphere. Analyses in...

The Discursive Foundations of Chinese Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping

The Discursive Foundations of Chinese Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping: A Non-Western Theoretical Analysis

Articles

China’s economic rise in the 21st century has prompted analyses of how this ascent will be reflected in the political sphere. Analyses in...

Türkiye s World and International Law Convergence with the Rest

Türkiye’s World and International Law: Convergence with the Rest

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Celal Nuri (1882-1936) asserts that “international law is defective.” Through Celal Nuri’s critique of international law in the early 1900’s, I...

Popular Culture and Mediatic Islamophobias A Decolonial Reading of Exodus

Popular Culture and Mediatic Islamophobias: A Decolonial Reading of Exodus and Bharat Eik Khoj

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This paper seeks to evaluate the claims of two very influential movements, Zionism and Hindutva, in the context of Palestine and Kashmir. An...

Türkiye-EU Relations Revisited from Europeanization and CFSP Alignment Perspective

Türkiye-EU Relations: Revisited from Europeanization and CFSP Alignment Perspective

Articles

The European Union (EU) is neither a state nor a traditional international organization in the classical sense. It is described as a sui generis...

Türkiye s Increased Activism in International Organizations as an Initiator

Türkiye’s Increased Activism in International Organizations as an Initiator State

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Membership in international organizations (IOs) is regarded as a significant indicator of a state’s foreign policy activism. The more organizations...

Türkiye s Increased Activism in International Organizations as an Initiator

Türkiye’s Increased Activism in International Organizations as an Initiator State

Articles

Membership in international organizations (IOs) is regarded as a significant indicator of a state’s foreign policy activism. The more organizations...

Türkiye nin İstiklali Milli Teknoloji Hamlesi

Türkiye’nin İstiklali: Milli Teknoloji Hamlesi

Book Reviews

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, has caused unprecedented global change, advanced existing technologies and significantly impacted the...

Türkiye nin İstiklali Milli Teknoloji Hamlesi

Türkiye’nin İstiklali: Milli Teknoloji Hamlesi

Book Reviews

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, has caused unprecedented global change, advanced existing technologies and significantly impacted the...

Social Movements and the Struggles for Rights Justice and Democracy

Social Movements and the Struggles for Rights, Justice and Democracy in Paraguay

Book Reviews

Struggles for Rights, Justice, and Democracy in Paraguay and Social Movements is a detailed and comprehensive work aimed at readers with a strong...

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