International Relations & Diplomacy
Weaponising ‘Freedom’: Regime Change Narratives in the 2026 Iran War
Iran War enters a dangerous new phase as US–Israel strikes follow failed nuclear talks, raising risks of regional escalation and energy shock.
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 Trump’s pivot toward Greenland, within twenty-four...
Politics Without Policy: The Manufacture of Division in Türkiye
Undoubtedly, the most frequently invoked concept to describe Türkiye’s social and political atmosphere is “polarisation.” From the media to academia, from coffeehouse chats to...
Regime Change Roulette: From Caracas to Tehran
From late 2025 through mid-January 2026, Iran experienced one of the most severe and wide-ranging waves of protest since the 1979 Revolution. This period...
From Reshuffle to Strategy: Ukraine’s Recalibration in a Prolonged War
As Ukraine enters its fifth year of full-scale war, the administration in Kyiv has undertaken its most consequential executive restructuring since February 2022. While...
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 Maduro, sent shockwaves through the international...
Why Is Venezuela in the Crosshairs?
The United States’ escalating pressure on Venezuela is not, as Washington presents it to the public, merely an operational reflex against drug trafficking. Rather,...
Libya as a Theatre of Global and Regional Power Competition
The paper examines Libya’s transformation into a major arena of regional and global power competition since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The...
A Deficit of Coherence? Türkiye and the Search for American Strategic Reason
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...
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