Society & Human Rights

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...

Starved Twice: How Gaza’s Food Crisis Became a Weapon of War

Gaza’s worsening food crisis cannot be explained by shortage alone. This analysis argues that access restrictions, supply disruption, price inflation and infrastructure collapse have turned hunger into a broader crisis of survival, deepened by the wider regional escalation following the US/Israel War on Iran.

Sudan’s Hunger War: Access, Markets, and the Displacement Multiplier

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate Sudan's crisis is not merely a byproduct of warfare, but a fundamental collapse of access infrastructure where severe hunger...

Gaza’s Hunger Crisis: Israel’s War on Access and Survival

Welcome to a new episode of the Tipping Point from the TRT World Research Centre. In this episode, we examine how Israel has turned food,...

War Beyond War: How Conflict Transmits Crisis

A prolonged war in the Middle East does not only raise the human cost on the battlefield. It also drives energy, transport and import costs higher, placing additional pressure on fragile economies and deepening humanitarian vulnerability across the region.

When Liberation Bombs: Minab, Feminist Rhetoric, and the Moral Contradictions of Modern War

The bombing of a primary school in southern Iran has once again exposed one of the most troubling contradictions of modern warfare: the language...

Three Years On: Türkiye After the Earthquake

A data-led snapshot of Türkiye’s recovery three years after the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes—housing, public spending, services, and resilience indicators.

The Forgotten Front: Displacement, Climate, and Conflict in the Sahel

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The international community systematically prioritises securitised containment and border management over sustainable resilience, effectively transforming the Sahel’s complex displacement...

Safe Return or Not? Expectations vs. Reality of Syrian Refugee Repatriation

Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The expectation of mass Syrian refugee repatriation following the collapse of the Assad regime has collided with the structural...
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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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