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Syria after Assad Between American Conditionality and Russian Recalibration

Syria after Assad: Between American Conditionality and Russian Recalibration

Commentaries

The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024 forced a fundamental recalibration of Syria’s external relationships, particularly with...

Shattered Status Quo Iranian Resilience and the Limits of U

Shattered Status Quo: Iranian Resilience and the Limits of U.S. Strategy

Commentaries

The nearly 50-year-long tension between the United States and Iran has culminated in a broad, high-intensity conflict. The visible dynamics that...

Shattered Status Quo Iranian Resilience and the Limits of U

Shattered Status Quo: Iranian Resilience and the Limits of U.S. Strategy

Commentaries

The nearly 50-year-long tension between the United States and Iran has culminated in a broad, high-intensity conflict. The visible dynamics that...

The Commander-In-Chief Test Public Opinion and the Politics of Image-Making

The Commander-In-Chief Test: Public Opinion and the Politics of Image-Making in U.S. Foreign Policy

Book Reviews

Jeffrey A. Friedman presents an alternative understanding of the common ideas around foreign decision-making and the policy application process....

In Pursuit of Regional Hegemony How Iran Is Using the

In Pursuit of Regional Hegemony: How Iran Is Using the IRGC to Resist U.S. Influence

Review Article

With its ancient history, deep-rooted culture and rich heritage, Iran has been an influential power in the Middle East. Hence, Iran has always...

Navigating Geopolitical Corridors India-Iran s Aspirations in Central Asia under

Navigating Geopolitical Corridors: India-Iran’s Aspirations in Central Asia under the U.S. Pressure

Articles

The quest for expanding influence in Central Asia has long been a pursuit for India and Iran, driven by historical, cultural, economic, and...

The Second Trump Administration and Its Implications to the Global

The Second Trump Administration and Its Implications to the Global Order

Commentaries

The prospect of a second Trump term has reignited global apprehensions, sparking renewed debates about the future trajectory of U.S. foreign policy...

DÃ tente The Chance to End the Cold War

Détente: The Chance to End the Cold War

Book Reviews

Crowder’s background as a diplomat afforded him access to numerous politicians, enabling him to portray events with remarkable accuracy and to...

Turkish and Hungarian Turanism against Russia in the Post-Cold War

Turkish and Hungarian Turanism against Russia in the Post-Cold War Era: Nostalgia Revisits Central Asia

Review Article

This review article is based on three books: Starting with Von Eschen a professor of history at the University of Virginia in Virginia U.S. who has...

The Grand Design The Evolution of the International Peace Architecture

The Grand Design: The Evolution of the International Peace Architecture

Book Reviews

Richmond brings together the realist, liberal, and even critical paradigms that the IR theory literature puts in opposing camps. With its intense...

The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Türkiye's Foreign Trade

The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on Türkiye's Foreign Trade

Articles

This article analyzes the impact of Russia’s February 24, 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war on Türkiye’s foreign trade. Türkiye’s shared...

U S -China Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century Implications

U.S.-China Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Implications for International Security

Articles

The power competition between the major powers of the world has always been dependent on the strategic security landscape. Over the years, military...

U S -China Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century Implications

U.S.-China Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Implications for International Security

Articles

The power competition between the major powers of the world has always been dependent on the strategic security landscape. Over the years, military...

Truths and Lies in the Middle East Memoirs of a

Truths and Lies in the Middle East: Memoirs of a Veteran Journalist, 1952-2012

Book Reviews

The New Map offers a detailed perspective on energy, geopolitics, great power competition, and the environment by connecting historical information...

Exit from Hegemony The Unraveling of the American Global Order

Exit from Hegemony: The Unraveling of the American Global Order

Book Reviews

Exit from Hegemony succeeds in presenting a complicated subject with an explanatory theoretical framework and empirical investigation. By...

Will the Rise of China Transform the International System

Will the Rise of China Transform the International System?

Articles

In this article, the rise of China is discussed in the light of economic and military data, and what the challenge from China means for the global...

The Washington Agreement A Supplementary Document to the EU Efforts

The Washington Agreement: A Supplementary Document to the EU Efforts in Kosovo?

Articles

This paper analyzes the Washington Agreement (WA) in the context of European Union (EU) efforts to facilitate the dialogue between Kosovo and...

The Washington Agreement A Supplementary Document to the EU Efforts

The Washington Agreement: A Supplementary Document to the EU Efforts in Kosovo?

Articles

This paper analyzes the Washington Agreement (WA) in the context of European Union (EU) efforts to facilitate the dialogue between Kosovo and...

Turkey s Strategic Conduct under the Changing International System

Turkey’s Strategic Conduct under the Changing International System

Articles

This article analyzes how Turkey should adjust its grand strategy under the changing international order. It claims that the international order...

Turkey s Grand Strategy and the Great Powers

Turkey’s Grand Strategy and the Great Powers

Articles

How compatible is Turkey’s grand strategy with the grand strategies of global great powers? This article briefly summarizes principles of Turkish...

Turkey s Grand Strategy and the Great Powers

Turkey’s Grand Strategy and the Great Powers

Articles

How compatible is Turkey’s grand strategy with the grand strategies of global great powers? This article briefly summarizes principles of Turkish...

Editor's Note Fall 2021

Editor's Note | Fall 2021

Editor's Note

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...

Editor's Note Fall 2021

Editor's Note | Fall 2021

Editor's Note

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...

Editor's Note Fall 2021

Editor's Note | Fall 2021

Editor's Note

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...

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