The War on Iran and the Unravelling of Legal Order
Beyond its immediate destabilising effects on the Middle East’s balance of power, the February 2026 U.S.-Israel war on...
Academic Background
PhD
Galatasaray University • Public Law
LLM
Queen Mary University of London • Public International Law
BA
Ankara Haci Bayram Veli (Ankara Gazi) University • Laws
Achievements
Ihsan Faruk Kılavuz holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Ankara Haci Bayram Veli (Ankara Gazi) University (2015–19) and a Master of Laws degree from Queen Mary University of London (2022–23). With one year’s experience as a trainee solicitor, he specialises in public international law — including human rights law and the law of armed conflict — alongside expertise in terrorism issues, migration studies, and international treaty law. He is currently undertaking a PhD in public law at Galatasaray University.
Total Contribution: 53
Europe on the Sidelines: The Iran War and the Fracturing of the Western Order
On the morning of 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military campaign against...
Trump’s Board of Peace: Big Promises, Thin Prospects
The international system has entered an age of permanent crisis, where disputes escalate quickly into armed confrontation, and...
The Greenland Question: Geopolitics at the Edge of the Legal Order
While the dust has yet to settle on the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald...
America First, Law Last: Venezuela and the Terminal Unravelling of International Law
The events of 3 January 2026, coordinated U.S. airstrikes in Caracas and the extra-judicial apprehension of President Nicolás...
Stretching the Law of the Sea: Statelessness and the Seizure of the Skipper
The seizure of the Skipper has been presented by U.S. authorities as a routine enforcement action grounded in...
Why International Law Still Matters in a Broken Order
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The contemporary international order faces a severe legitimacy crisis where the horizontal...
UNSC Resolution 2797 on Western Sahara: From a Status Quo to a Pragmatic Approach
On 31 October 2025, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2797 on the Western Sahara dispute, extending...
From Promises to Obligations: Reclaiming Climate Justice through the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The July 2025 Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice exposes...
The Cyprus Question Redux: The Two-State Path as a Strategic Choice
The recent presidential elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) have once again brought the island’s...