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CURRENT SITUATION IN 2026 IRAN WAR
Introduction The 2026 US/Israel-Iran War or 2026 Iran War, which began in the early hours of February 28, 2026, with airstrikes first by Israel and then by the US, represents a new case study
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UPA STRATEGIC AFFAIRS VOL. 7 NO: 1
UPA Strategic Affairs Vol. 7 No: 1 (March 2026) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18832361 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword (Serdar ÇUKUR) (1) (03 foreword) Table of Contents (2) (04 table of contents) 1. Title: ‘Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP)’
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EU PUSHES FOR FEDERAL SOLUTION IN CYPRUS
Introduction Thanks to the positive atmosphere created by lawyer and social democrat politician Dr. Tufan Erhürman of the pro-European CTP (Republican Turkish Party), who won this year’s presidential elections in the TRNC (Turkish Republic
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE ELECTION MANIFESTO OF TUFAN ERHÜRMAN, THE NEW TRNC PRESIDENT
Last Sunday, Dr. Tufan Erhürman, a legal scholar and academic, was elected as the 6th President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Some speculation has been circulating in the Turkish press regarding
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. THEANO KALAVANA: CYPRUS NEGOTIATIONS IN THE NEW TERM?
Dr. Theano Kalavana is the President of OPEK. An association for social reform that aims to facilitate dialogue on issues such as foreign policy, the Cyprus participation in the EU, Turkey’s European path, various
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TUFAN ERHÜRMAN WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN TRNC
Introduction In the first round of the presidential elections held today (October 19, 2025) in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), the center-left Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader and presidential candidate Dr. Tufan
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2025 TRNC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS APPROACHING
Introduction The 11th presidential election will be held this year in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), a de facto state that is only recognized by Türkiye (Turkey) but has continued to exist
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DR. SİNA KISACIK’TAN YENİ SUNUM: “Divergence and Convergence of Interests among Türkiye, USA, Russia and China in the Mediterranean (Eastern) within the 21st Century”
Kıbrıs Aydın Üniversitesi İngilizce Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümü öğretim üyelerinden ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) yazarlarından Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sina Kısacık, İstanbul Kent Üniversitesi Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi – KENTUSAM tarafından 21 Mayıs 2025 tarihinde düzenlenen
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. THEANO KALAVANA
Dr. Theano Kalavana is the President of OPEK, an association for social reform that aims to facilitate dialogue on issues such as foreign policy, Cyprus’ participation in the EU, Türkiye’s European path, and various
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NEW EDITED BOOK: TÜRKİYE-BRITAIN RELATIONS: TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF AN INTERTWINED CONFLICT AND COOPERATION
Istanbul Kent University’s Political Science and Public Administration (English) department chair and International Political Academy (UPA) founder Prof. Ozan Örmeci, Marmara University staff and UPA expert Assoc. Prof. Oğuzhan Göksel, and Social Sciences University
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