27 May, 2022

The Truce in Yemen: A Ray of Hope or Another Failed Opportunity?

Mohammed Sinan Siyech | 27 May 2022

Yemen has been roiled by conflict since 2014 when the Houthis, an Islamist movement that emerged from Northern Yemen in the 1990s, led protests against the then president Abdur Rabi Hadi Mansour. The protests were motivated by the rising fuel and food prices as well as the unstable administration that had just replaced long time president Abdullah Ali Saleh due to the corruption during his tenure

The Truce in Yemen: A Ray of Hope or Another Failed Opportunity?2022-06-22T12:13:04+03:00
12 May, 2022

Iraq: A Temporary Stalemate or a Sign of Long-Term Political Dysfunction?

Kamaran Palani Khogir W. Mohammed | 12 May 2022

Despite seven months passing from its early parliamentary elections, Iraq has yet to see a new cabinet. The country is witnessing yet another political quagmire that seems to have mired all the main powers in the country

Iraq: A Temporary Stalemate or a Sign of Long-Term Political Dysfunction?2022-06-22T12:12:24+03:00
5 May, 2022

How Turkey’s anti-PKK Operations Moved from Southeast Turkey to Iraq: Context, Outcome, and Role of the KRG

Ömer Özkizilcik | 05 May 2022

How Turkey's anti-PKK Operations Moved from Southeast Turkey to Iraq: Context, Outcome, and Role of the KRG For a brief period from 2013 to 2014, it seemed that Turkey and the Kurdish militant group [...]

How Turkey’s anti-PKK Operations Moved from Southeast Turkey to Iraq: Context, Outcome, and Role of the KRG2022-06-22T11:59:39+03:00
12 Apr, 2022

Iran-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Ukraine Crisis: Business as Usual

Hamidreza Azizi | 12 April 2022

When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Moscow in January to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, he hoped to open a new chapter in Iran-Russia relations. After signing an agreement on “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” with China and then attaining full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Iran-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Ukraine Crisis: Business as Usual2022-04-13T13:55:48+03:00
8 Apr, 2022

Syrian Immigration in Turkish Party Politics

Firat Kimya | 08 April 2022 | TR

Syrian immigration to Turkey has become a controversial topic since the first wave of refugees arrived in 2011. While the immigration issue initially largely remained outside of party politics, it began to occupy a more central place in political debates over the second half of the last decade due to the increasing number of Syrians and their prolonged stay

Syrian Immigration in Turkish Party Politics2022-04-12T14:00:29+03:00
4 Apr, 2022

In Fezzan, Stateless Minorities Continue to Demonstrate for their Right to Vote

Bushra Alhodiri | 04 April 2022

In Fezzan, Stateless Minorities Continue to Demonstrate for their Right to Vote Despite the fact that they consider themselves citizens, hundreds of thousands of Libyan non-Arab minorities are not officially recognised as Libyans. The [...]

In Fezzan, Stateless Minorities Continue to Demonstrate for their Right to Vote2022-04-05T10:40:03+03:00
3 Apr, 2022

Saudi-Chinese Cooperation in the Production of Ballistic Missiles

Mohammad Salami | 03 April 2022

Saudi-Chinese Cooperation in the Production of Ballistic Missiles On 23 December 2021, the US intelligence agencies announced that Saudi Arabia, with the help of China, was producing solid-propellant ballistic missiles. This news was published [...]

Saudi-Chinese Cooperation in the Production of Ballistic Missiles2022-04-04T16:06:20+03:00
28 Mar, 2022

Whither Rapprochement? Understanding Saudi-Turkish relations 

Simon Mabon | 28 March 2022

Whither Rapprochement? Understanding Saudi-Turkish relations  On the 5th of January, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that he would be visiting Riyadh in the coming weeks in an effort to improve diplomatic relations between [...]

Whither Rapprochement? Understanding Saudi-Turkish relations 2022-03-28T17:42:33+03:00

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