Sinem Cengiz | 30 December 2021
Another approach to Turkey-Gulf reconciliation: Ankara’s ties with Kuwait and Oman The recent regional climate of reconciliation in the region will bring benefits not only to the states that were directly involved in the [...]
Mustafa Kaymaz | 18 November 2021
Technocracy is not a Panacea for Iraq's Problems On October 10, Iraqis voted in a high-stakes early election, almost two years after major protests broke out against the government. In October 2019, many young [...]
Muhsen Almustafa | 27 October 2021 | AR
How Reliable are Russian Air Defence Systems? Over the past two years, the various battlefields of Syria, Libya and Armenia were a key stage for Russian weapons and especially Russian air defence systems to [...]
Mohammad Pervez Bilgrami | 13 October 2021
The Future of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation after Taliban’s takeover of Kabul Amidst the ambiguity over international recognition of the new Taliban government in Afghanistan, questions have arisen as to the [...]
Betul Dogan Akkas | 01 October 2021
What to know about the upcoming elections in Qatar? Qatar’s long awaited Advisory Council (Majlis-al Shura) elections will be held in Qatar tomorrow, on October 2, 2021. Thirty members of the council, out of [...]
Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 06 September 2021
Can the UAE and Turkey mend their fraught ties? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s phone call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) de facto ruler, on August [...]
Navvar Saban | 31 August 2021 | TR
Towards the end of 2017, the Syrian Interim Government announced the establishment of the "Syrian National Army (SNA)," whose main objective was to unite all military factions that had fought against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in addition to the YPG/SDF throughout the Turkish-led "Euphrates Shield" and "Olive Branch" military operations.
Larbi Sadiki | 24 August 2021
“Cyber Protest”: The Hidden Face-book of Tunisia’s July 25 Tunisia’s president does not have a Facebook account. Kais Saied comes from humble origins. At university, he had qualms with the professoriate from the largely [...]
Ümit Seven | 24 August 2021 | AR
The Fall of Kabul: Foreign intervention, state-building, and political legitimacy In October 2001, the United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan on horseback to oust the Taliban. In a few months, the Taliban regime [...]
Hassan Ahmadian | 02 August 2021 | TR
How will President Raisi shape Iran's EU approach? The European Union’s (EU) role as a global actor has significantly diminished in the eyes of Iran’s political elite and its public more broadly, due to [...]
