Hassan Ahmadian | 23 November 2020 | AR | TR
Bidens Iran Policy The 2020 U.S. presidential election has been of peculiar importance for Iran. Though Iranian leaders expressed indifference to the results, they also indicated that a change in Washington’s Iran policy would [...]
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 20 November 2020
On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Varosha on the 37th anniversary of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’s foundation. In his visit, the Turkish President clearly stated that any plan that does not include Turkey or TRNC would not bring peace and stability. The Greek side rejected the Annan Agreement for the unification of the island and did not want to sit at the table with us and despite the steps taken by the Turkish side, promises given by the EU are not kept, and both administrative and financial support is not provided to the TRNC, said the Turkish President.
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 13 November 2020
In the early hours of Wednesday, Turkey announced a new NAVTEX (Navigational Telex) extending the period of the research activities of Oruç Reis in the Mediterranean. The previous NAVTEX was expiring on the 14th of November, while the new NAVTEX extended the Turkish seismic research vessel’s activities until the 23rd of November near the Greek island of Kastellorizo.
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 06 November 2020
In the beginning of November, Turkey declared a new NAVTEX in the area surrounding the Kas Island. In the announcement, Turkey warned all the mariners to sail at least 6 miles away from the Turkish seismic research vessel Oruç Reis. Moreover, the announcement also said that the research would continue until November 14.
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Andrei Zakharov | 05 November 2020
The Republic of Yemen, the current borders of which were carved in 1990, was the embodiment of the aspiration of two formerly existing Yemeni states, the Northern and the Southern, for political unity with the preservation of regional specificity. Nevertheless, the Civil War in 1994
Can Kasapoglu | 02 November 2020 | AR | TR
Amidst the Mediterranean turmoil, the Turkish Navy stands in the middle of current political-military affairs. In league with Turkey's burgeoning technological and industrial defense base, the navy has been acquiring new capabilities. Furthermore, Turkey's sea-power deterrent has been gaining a new geopolitical horizon through the widely-debated Blue Homeland concept. This brief focuses on the main pillars and trajectory of the Turkish Navy's transformation through a strategic lens
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 28 October 2020 | TR
The Democratic Union Party (PYD) has emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries in the Syrian war, triggered by the Arab Spring. Since its inception in 2003 until 2011, the party had not found the chance of being a significant actor in the Syrian political theatre. However, the Syrian war eruption and the rise of ISIS opened a new chapter for the PYD and its military wing, the People’s Protection Units (YPG).
Furkan Alperen Sonkaya | 27 October 2020
Although Libya’s armed rebellion was successful in toppling down the autocratic regime of Muammar Gaddafi, it failed to secure a peaceful transition of power or maintain stability and unity in the country. The emergence of two rival administrations in 2014, the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and the Tobruk administration with the House of Representatives (HoR), paved the way for a multi-actor civil war across the country.
Thembisa Fakude | 19 October 2020
The recent announcement by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to normalise relation with Israel did not come as a surprise. It has been expected for a long time by observers of the [...]
Osama Abo Zayd | 19 October 2020 | AR | TR
Over the years, Hayaat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist militant group involved in the Syrian Civil War, has developed methods and tools to preserve itself and its capabilities at a time when most of its competitors have collapsed or lost the bulk of their power and influence.
