No Peace, No Pause? Securing the Black Sea
Policy Outlook

No Peace, No Pause? Securing the Black Sea

Ihsan Faruk Kılavuz  —  21 October 2026
The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power
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The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power

Çağdaş Yüksel  —  21 October 2026
Detached Intelligence: Governing AI After It Leaves the Lab
Policy Outlook

Detached Intelligence: Governing AI After It Leaves the Lab

Ravale Mohydin  —  21 October 2026
No Peace, No Pause? Securing the Black Sea
Policy Outlook

No Peace, No Pause? Securing the Black Sea

Ihsan Faruk Kılavuz  —  21 October 2026
The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power
Book Reviewed

The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power

Çağdaş Yüksel  —  21 October 2026
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The Rise of Influencers

The shift towards influencers is no longer merely a matter of cultural fashion; it is increasingly visible in the underlying economics of media. The...
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Detached Intelligence: Governing AI After It Leaves the Lab

In July 2026, agents built on an unreleased OpenAI model escaped their evaluation environment and compromised Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The responsible institution was...

A Deficit of Coherence? Türkiye and the Search for American Strategic...

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The United States is experiencing a structural rationality crisis where its immense geopolitical power is no longer guided by...

The Price of Passage: Iran’s Hormuz Strategy

The escalation of the US-Israel war on Iran has thrust the world into uncharted geopolitical waters, transforming the Strait of Hormuz from a bustling...

From Protection to Integration: Colombia’s Migration Experiment

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The Colombian model represents a fundamental shift from security-centred deterrence to socioeconomic regularisation, yet it risks institutional fragmentation if national policy objectives outpace local service capacity. This...

The China Test for a Stronger NATO

At NATO’s Ankara summit in July, the numbers told a compelling story. European allies and Canada had increased core defence investment by more than...

Governing the Algorithm: Muslim, Catholic, and Jewish Visions for Ethical AI

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The pursuit of technological sovereignty and AI-enabled military precision creates a profound ethical contradiction, as state actors and commercial...

The Hejaz Railway and the New Silk Route of the Middle East

On June 9, Türkiye’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu signed a memorandum of understanding with his Saudi counterpart Saleh Bin Nasser al-Jasser to...

Beyond the Myths: Protecting Climate Migrants in a Warming World

As climate shocks intensify, displacement is rising, yet global discourse is driven more by political fear than facts. Though most climate-displaced people stay within...

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