Technology & Digital Policy
The Digital Shift and Its Consequences
The information age initiated radical transformations in social and daily life. The information-intensive process pervading all social relations brought the production and transmission of...
Global Tech War is Escalating: Is Victory within Reach?
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The weaponisation of technological interdependencies between the United States and China creates a strategic paradox where short-term export controls...
Emerging Technologies Ecosystem in Türkiye
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
While Türkiye has successfully leveraged its demographic dividend and state-backed innovation frameworks to establish a formidable regional technology hub,...
The Political Stance of Artificial Intelligence
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The rapid commercialisation of artificial intelligence algorithms by private technology monopolies creates a severe democratic vulnerability, as inherently biased...
The Politics of Dual-Use Technology: Starlink and the War in Ukraine
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The delegation of critical military communications to private enterprises like SpaceX reveals a severe vulnerability in modern warfare, where...
Blockchain Technology: Miracle or Mirage?
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The fundamental contradiction of blockchain technology lies in its theoretical promise to democratise global finance through a decentralised peer-to-peer...
Media Mind: Virtual Reality (VR) and New Media Technologies
In this episode of Media Mind, Dr. Tarek Cherkaoui hosts Fahad Rehman, co-founder and CEO of VR Future. Fahad Rehman will help us to...
Banning TikTok: A Battle for Technological Dominance
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The Sino-American technological rivalry, exemplified by the proposed US ban on TikTok, exposes a profound strategic dilemma where legitimate...
Data Security: Serious Problem of Digitalization
One of the most pressing issues nowadays is data security. January 28 is known as "Data Privacy Day" every year to draw attention to this issue. January 28, which was first accepted...
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