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Turkey between the United States and Russia Surfing on the
Turkey between the United States and Russia: Surfing on the Edge

Turkey between the United States and Russia distinguishes itself from other studies in the literature by simultaneously...

Thursday, March 30, 2023

The Faces of Contemporary Populism in Western Europe and the
The Faces of Contemporary Populism in Western Europe and the US

Making a remarkable contribution to understanding various degrees of contemporary populism, it helps to understand how...

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Between a Rock and a Hard Place How to Make
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: How to Make Sense of Turkey’s S-400 Choice?*

With the wrap-up of the S-400 deal with Russia in December 2017, critics argue that Turkey is caught between a rock and a...

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Controversial Actor of the International System Iran
Controversial Actor of the International System: Iran

The three works examined here deal with Iran’s interaction with the international system from a historical perspective and...

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Syria The Tragedy of a Pivotal State
Syria: The Tragedy of a Pivotal State

Syria: The Tragedy of a Pivotal State, written by Rajendra M. Abhyankar, seeks to provide readers with comprehensive...

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The United States and Military Coups in Turkey and Pakistan
The United States and Military Coups in Turkey and Pakistan: Between Conspiracy and Reality

The United States and Military Coups in Turkey and Pakistan delivers a profound analysis of the issue it addresses. By...

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The United States-Backed Containment of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean
The United States-Backed Containment of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean

International competition over natural gas and oil has been escalating in the Eastern Mediterranean in recent years, and...

Friday, July 3, 2020

Social Media and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era The
Social Media and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era: The Manipulation of Politics in the Election Process*

This article focuses on how virtual social networks affect socio-political life. The main theme of the article is how...

Saturday, July 4, 2020

The Gulf Crisis The U S Factor
The Gulf Crisis: The U.S. Factor

The election of the U.S. President Donald Trump played a key role in reigniting the Gulf crisis. The blockading quartet...

Sunday, April 1, 2018

The Fracking Debate The Risks Benefits and Uncertainties of the
The Fracking Debate: The Risks, Benefits and Uncertainties of the Shale Revolution

For decades, energy, especially oil, has been the weak spot of the United States. This indispensable economic resource has...

Monday, September 16, 2019

Israelis Palestinians and Americans More Politics Please Less Process
Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans: More Politics, Please, Less Process

In this commmentary, it is emphasized that it has been years, perhaps decades, since the success of negotiations between...

Tuesday, March 24, 2020


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