Policy Outlook

After Mladić: The Limits of “Never Again”

Ratko Mladić—the Bosnian Serb militia commander, convicted war criminal, and primary architect of the Srebrenica genocide, notoriously dubbed the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’—has died at...

A New Axis in the Eastern Mediterranean

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The trilateral alignment between Greece, Israel, and Southern Cyprus illustrates a profound geopolitical paradox, where an alliance initially publicised as...

Beyond the American Umbrella: What the Mecca Accord reveals about a changing regional order

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The Mecca Accord represents a fundamental transition from passive security consumption to proactive regional production, where middle powers leverage...

Rethinking Sovereignty in the Age of Frontier AI

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate Modern sovereignty is increasingly defined by the terminability of frontier AI assets, where the capacity of an external state...

AI and the Politics of Humanitarian Prediction

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The humanitarian transition toward anticipatory action mediated by predictive analytics risks institutionalising a data-driven hierarchy of suffering, where the...

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 Limits of Hedging? Chabahar and the Future of India’s Strategic Autonomy

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate Middle-power strategic autonomy through connectivity infrastructure remains a structurally vulnerable pursuit when its operational viability is tethered to the...

Energy Shock, Global Consequences: The US-Iran War as a Vulnerability Multiplier

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The US-Iran war transforms energy corridors from sectoral infrastructure into geopolitical frontlines, forcing a redefinition of sovereign resilience where...

The Anatomy of the Ballot Box: What Lies Ahead After Armenia’s 2026 Polls?

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's 2026 electoral success represents a strategic pivot away from geopolitical dependence on the Russian Federation,...
Weekly Newsletter

Türkiye in Focus

14-18 September 2026 Edition Edition
This week we cover:
  • Intelligence Officer’s Death Returns to the Spotlight
  • Türkiye’s Steady Rise in PISA Results
  • A Turbulent Day for Borsa İstanbul
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