Dimitar Bechev | 11 April 2017
In the short-term Putin can shrug off the U.S. strikes, but Russia’s long-term strategy in Syria is coming under strain. Whether drafted in the comfort of his opulent Tuscan villa or in the corridors of [...]
Intissar Kherigi | 30 March 2017 | TR
Arab states are among the most centralized in the world. A centralized political and economic model concentrates power in central government and capitals, driving massive rural-to-urban migration, widening inequalities between regions and undermining social cohesion and stability.
Galip Dalay | 10 March 2017
Multiplication of Threats and Goals Turkey’s interpretation of and approach toward the situation in Syria has been dynamic, as the nation has shifted its priorities and used different tactics throughout each stage of the crisis. [...]
Basheer Nafi | 09 March 2017
It was the diaspora that incubated the Palestinian national movement - and they may just be the ones to fire it up again A few months ago, a group of Palestinians came up with the [...]
Walter Posch | 04 March 2017 | AR | TR
Iran is a key player at the heart of the most pressing questions of today’s Middle East, including Syria, Iraq, and the Kurdish issue. This being said
Galip Dalay | 03 March 2017
Three radically different judgments have been made about the nature of Turkish foreign policy in recent years. It was described ideologically-driven
Leonid M. Issaev | 02 March 2017 | AR | TR
Orthodox Christianity arguably constitutes the foundation of the entire Russian cultural spectrum. The majority of Russians feel close to the eastern Christian tradition and identify with it to varying degrees.
Yury Barmin | 24 February 2017 | AR | TR
Against the backdrop of instability in the global energy industry, Moscow is seeking to consolidate its share of the oil and gas markets as well as ensure that its revenue stream from the oil trade does not thin out.
Mesut Ozcan | 17 February 2017 | TR
A new U.S. president means a new foreign policy for the world. With the election of Donald Trump as president, his priorities and diplomatic style will have its effect on different parts of the world, including the Middle East and Iraq.
Muhanad Seloom | 15 February 2017 | TR
There is a narrative often told by Iraqi politicians and commentators that Arab Sunnis have excluded themselves from politics by boycotting the post-2003
