With different meanings attached and without an overarching formal institution, the umma has nevertheless maintained strong symbolic, normative and...

This issue of Insight Turkey aims to present the current situation of the Turkish-American relations and to provide to its readers with a general...

The U.S.-Turkey relationship has been tested through some of the most serious crises in recent years. The continuing strength of the relationship,...

Yemen’s socio-political structure has a close connection with the tribes. Unlike the central and southern parts of the country, Yemen’s extreme...

The prologue of Navid Kermani’s travelogue describes an eclectic teahouse in Cairo, and what follows is, indeed, an eclectic collection of writings...

This commentary provides an analysis of the Turkey’s relations with the U.S. and Russia in the context of the Syrian civil war. Owing much to the...

Starting in 2013, Turkish-American relations have been undergoing one of the deepest and most alarming crises since the 1940s. Ankara, a NATO...

The book under review is a work by American-Lebanese scholar Walid Phares, who specializes in Middle East politics. He has worked in different...

Since the commencement of the Syrian uprising in March 2011, which would thereafter change the existent regional order in the Middle East, many...

With the retreat of liberalism in the Western world and the US withdrawing on many global issues, the international system is undergoing serious...

Relevant to contemporary times when Sharia, generally referred to as Islamic law, has been associated with numerous negative connotations –ranging...

Although many actors, from regional powers to global powers, engage in grand strategy practices, the concept of ‘grand strategy’ is most closely...

A profound understanding of American foreign policy depends upon a thorough and a rigorous theoretical understanding of the ideology that...

Inspired by the centenary of World War I (WWI), a plethora of history books have been released recently. This article reviews four of the latest...

Over the past fifteen years, nation branding has become a popular subject of study, and a formative enterprise in the creation of national...

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) operates under the names of the Democratic Union Party and the People’s Protection Units in Syria. The PKK is...