Al Sharq Strategic Research | 20 February 2018
The circles are the sub networks of ASY. These five circles are reflected in Al Sharq Digital Network and in each Hub to form a unique network among youth who share the same profession and [...]
Shadi Hamid | 20 February 2018
This video was recorded on Nov 14, 2016, during Al Sharq Forum's Conference "Europe and its Neighbourhood – Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management in the 21st Century," organised in partnership with International Crisis Group and [...]
Basheer Nafi | 19 February 2018
On one of the Kurdish nationalist websites, Diyarbakir is described as the main centre for Kurdish economics, culture and politics in Turkey. The website, whose mission is both political and educational, provides a brief history of the [...]
Zeynep Koc | 14 February 2018
Iran entered the new year with protests that dominated headlines, filling the vacuum in the western media left by the holidays. It seems to have caught people by surprise that Iranians were protesting with rigor and prevalence [...]
Leonid M. Issaev | 14 February 2018
The twice-adjourned Congress of Syrian National Dialogue was held in Sochi on Jan. 20. The event was very unusual both for its number of participants – more than 1,300 people – and the goals [...]
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.
Yury Barmin | 05 February 2018 | TR
The Soviet Union emerged as one of the two leading powers in the Middle East in the 1950s, balancing out growing American influence in the region.
Aya Hossam | 29 January 2018
In his recent joint meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi described the terrorist threat as a "dangerous one that needs major joint efforts" to fight it. Sisi has emphasized [...]
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.
Galip Dalay | 23 January 2018
On Saturday, Turkish jets bombed the Kurdish-majority province of Afrin in northwestern Syria. Alongside earlier artillery shelling of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) positions, the air bombing was only a prelude to the ground operation which began the following day. With this, Syria's highly complex [...]
