Taqwa Nedal Abu Kmeil | 29 March 2024
After five attempts to pass a resolution to halt the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the Security Council, with the U.S. looking the other way, succeeded in issuing a "ceasefire" resolution. The resolution, [...]
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 26 March 2024 | TR | AR
Amidst the dire Gaza crisis, which has taken center stage in Middle Eastern politics, and in the wake of dozens of Iran-backed militia attacks on US bases located in Syria and Iraq, the rumors of a US pullout from the mentioned two countries are floating once again. However, the issue is far from being clear thus far
Ümit Seven | 08 March 2024
On March 2, 2024, the United States (US) conducted its first airdrop of humanitarian assistance for Gaza. Three C-130 cargo planes dropped food in pallets over the Mediterranean coast of southwest Gaza.[1] This airdrop [...]
Taqwa Nedal Abu Kmeil | 04 March 2024 | TR
At a time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of the War Leadership Council insist on threatening to invade Rafah in the southernmost part of the Gaza Strip, and army leaders announce [...]
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 14 February 2024 | TR | AR
Iran has been among the most fervently talked about countries over the past months. Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the revolution that took place in 1979, Tehran initiated the revolution
Taqwa Nedal Abu Kmeil | 02 February 2024 | TR | AR
In recent times, there has been a significant surge in global solidarity towards the Palestinian cause, marked by widespread demonstrations and events in many Western cities. This phenomenon represents a critical moment in international [...]
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 17 January 2024 | AR
Syria has been off the regional radar except once mentioned within the scope of the Gaza crisis. This situation was unsurprising, as the country has undergone a relatively calm period since early 2020,
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 22 November 2023
The outcome of any war is uncertain. Thus, we cannot predict how the Israeli war launched on the Gaza Strip, following the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation launched by Hamas on October 7, will end. This position paper explores the following potential scenarios, based on the evolving dynamics of the actors:
Taqwa Nedal Abu Kmeil | 17 November 2023 | TR | AR
In political analyses over the past years, an idea has become prevalent regarding the potential change in the composition of the international system and its potential impact, if it occurs, on the Middle East [...]
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 10 November 2023 | TR | AR
The Arab Spring provided Turkey with a window of opportunity to project power in some Arab countries of the region that were traditionally neglected in Turkish foreign policy. Turkey’s pro-Arab Spring position drove a [...]
