Society & Human Rights
Borders Under Pressure: Rethinking Migration Policies for a Changing World
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The global reliance on enforcement-heavy deterrence strategies has paradoxically accelerated humanitarian crises and systemic border failures, proving that state-centric...
Reclaiming the Public Sphere in the Age of Echo Chambers
One of the core requirements of democratic societies is a well-functioning public sphere. As the foundation for public opinion formation, the public sphere thrives...
Pushed Out, Left Behind: The Afghan Crisis No One is Watching
As Iran and Pakistan ramp up mass deportations of Afghan migrants under the guise of national security, nearly a million people—many long-settled and undocumented—are...
From Accolade to Instrument: How Politics Hijacked the Nobel Peace Prize
Few awards in the world command as much prestige or controversy as the Nobel Peace Prize. Envisioned initially by Alfred Nobel with the motto...
Echoes of Genocide: The Global System’s Recurrent Failure from Srebrenica to Gaza
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The international legal architecture designed to prevent mass atrocities remains crippled by a structural contradiction where the selective application...
The Silent Triumph of “No Other Land”
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The documentary reveals a profound ethical paradox where a remarkable display of cross-cultural human empathy is universally perceived as...
Europe’s Flirtation with Authoritarianism: The Case of Romania’s Presidential Election
One would typically expect European authorities, who frequently lecture non-Western nations on the virtues of democracy, to fully uphold those ideals themselves. However, EU...
Borders of Power: American Ideals Under Threat
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The Trump administration has strategically transformed United States immigration enforcement into a militarised instrument of political suppression, effectively criminalising...
Fear as a Tool: From Public Opinion to Public Hysteria
The role of fear as a tool used by the media to shape public opinion has been a topic of critical discussion for decades....
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