Nikolay Kozhanov | 30 May 2018 | AR
The preservation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will play a key role in Moscow–Tehran relations. Currently, Russia is looking for options to offset the negative effect of Trump’s decision on Iran and the tenuous future of the nuclear deal.
Mohsen Shariatinia | 29 May 2018 | AR
The U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or Iranian nuclear deal, and the re-imposition of sanctions on Iran in the coming months will complicate Iranian–Chinese economic and geopolitical interactions.
Mesut Ozcan | 16 March 2018 | TR
After the defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS), the priority for Iraq is now rebuilding the country in order to avoid a similar scenario to that which the country witnessed after the emergence of ISIS in 2014
Hasan Obeid | 14 March 2018 | TR
The Muslim Brotherhood’s loss of power on the one hand and the security campaign against it on the other have opened up debates as to whether these circumstances will push the movement
Muhanad Seloom | 02 March 2018 | TR
The immediate consequences of Iraqi Kurdistan region’s independence referendum give the impression that the Kurdish people have suffered irreversible losses both politically and economically
Melike Ekinci | 06 February 2018
Following the important changes in migrant routes observed in the Mediterranean Sea in 2016, Italy became both one of the most important destination country and the first stop to reach other European countries.
Mesut Ozcan | 24 January 2018 | TR
On the December 9, 2017, Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi declared victory against the Islamic State (IS) and a dark chapter in the history of the country was closed.
Sinan Hatahet | 21 December 2017 | TR
The Astana process has deprived the Syrian opposition of an efficient bargaining chip in their negotiations with the regime for a political transition in Syria. In comparison,
Deniz Baran | 30 November 2017
At the present time, we are witnessing the rise of secessionist movements across the world whose political discourse is built on the basis of the right to right to self-determination. Echoes of this trend can also be seen in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region,
Dimitar Bechev | 13 October 2017 | AR
King Salman’s visit to Russia, the first ever by a Saudi monarch, shows that Moscow and Riyadh are switching gears from competition to cooperation. This rapprochement is guided by pragmatism and overlapping interests: boosting global oil prices,
