Basheer Nafi | 17 July 2016
Iran's tension with its Arab neighbours won't be ending any time soon The Iranian regional project is no longer just a geopolitical project but an ideological one too The dispute between Iran and most of [...]
Mohammad Affan | 05 July 2016 | AR | TR
Different patterns of military hegemony and different strategies adopted by elected governments in resistance to this hegemony may be the main factors that explain the different outcomes between the successful military coup in Egypt 2013 and the failed coup attempt in Turkey 2016.
Galip Dalay | 03 July 2016 | AR | TR
Since the July 15, 2016 coup, Turkey has been living in what might be termed ‘momentous times’. Since then the country has been struggling to deal with the aftershocks of the failed coup
Mariya Petkova | 01 July 2016
In the past two years, Europe has witnessed a surge of violence against refugees and asylum seekers. The continent’s mismanagement of the Syrian refugee crisis has led to security forces,
Galip Dalay | 29 June 2016
Regional geopolitics is shifting at an accelerated pace. While some of Turkey’s traditional security concerns and foreign policy challenges still linger, new threats are also emerging. Nevertheless
Galip Dalay | 29 June 2016
The recalibration of Turkish foreign policy has nothing to do with the departure of Ahmet Davutoglu. Turkey and Israel reached a deal to restore ties, bringing an end to a six-year-long bilateral feud on Monday. [...]
Muberra Nur Emin | 15 June 2016 | AR
The Syrian Civil War began in March 2011, and has turned into a humanitarian crisis, with more devastation in every subsequent year. The hopelessness engendered by these clashes and the failure to find a solution has led to migration
Mohammad Affan | 14 June 2016 | AR | TR
At its tenth national congress, the Ennahda Movement declared that they would separate “politics” from “preaching” and to transform itself into a national democratic party.
Dimitar Bechev | 08 June 2016 | AR
This paper explores the question of how the Western Balkans have been affected by the crisis. It looks at the emergence of the migration corridor through the region, responses from the countries involved, and the fallout from EU policy intended to address the challenge at hand.
Basheer Nafi | 02 June 2016 | TR
Fears over political Islam’s general current shouldn't shake the pillars of a political movement with such a long history of struggle and sacrifice A number of leaders and cadres from the Tunisian Ennahda movement came [...]
