Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | 21 September 2022 | TR
What Liz Truss' leadership could mean for UK foreign policy in the Middle East Liz Truss was nominated as the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister on 5 September, replacing her predecessor Boris Johnson, the man [...]
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 20 September 2022 | TR
The Turkish-Iranian geopolitical rivalry has been growing increasingly tense as of late. Although the two countries have different political directions, priorities and conflicting interests
Mohammed Sinan Siyech | 24 August 2022
In recent decades, China has fast emerged as a rising regional if not global superpower with its military spending and technological advances among the best in the world. Simultaneously, the nation has also been taking a more aggressive and pro-active foreign policy to establish its presence globally. Amidst these ventures
Mehmet Alaca | 22 August 2022 | TR
Amid Iraq’s months-long ongoing government formation crisis since the 1 October 2021 general elections, the Iraqi parliament has recently passed a law that criminalizes relations with Israel. Although the law at first glance seems to have covered up the political dead-lock and gathered all the rival groups in support of the law, it is in fact in closely related to the both domestic and regional relations surrounding Iraq
Idlir Lika | 22 August 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created both risks and opportunities for regional stability in the Balkans. While there is serious concern that the instability triggered by the invasion may spill over into the Balkans, there simultaneously remains the possibility that Russia’s war in Ukraine may inadvertently activate mechanisms that will lead to lasting security for the region
Abdul Basit | 22 August 2022
Will Pakistan recognize Israel? The question has been recurrently discussed on Pakistan’s mainstream news channels and social media platforms since the signing of the Abraham Accords between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel in 2020
Harun Karcic | 08 August 2022
Russia’s invisible hand in Kosovo The global media spotlight this week was briefly redirected from Ukraine to the Balkans, more precisely – to Kosovo. The latest flare-up in tensions was related to new rules [...]
Betul Dogan Akkas | 02 August 2022
Biden's fruitless visit to Saudi Arabia and beyond: the elephant in the room remains Last month US President Joe Biden visited the Middle East, including Israel, the occupied West Bank and Saudi Arabia, in [...]
Mehran Haghirian 
Henrietta Toivanen | 27 July 2022
The regional diplomacy taking place in the Persian Gulf must not be dismissed Donald Trump’s trip to Riyadh in May 2017 kickstarted the most tension-filled era in the Persian Gulf region. These tensions lasted [...]
Omar Munassar | 20 July 2022
President Biden's Trip to the Region and its Impact on Yemen Despite once referring to Saudi Arabia as a “pariah,” United States (US) President Joe Biden recently found himself forced to visit the country [...]
