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PALESTINIANS IN ISRAEL AND THE COMING KNESSET ELECTIONS
The ongoing wars under Benjamin Netanyahu have clearly provided him with additional political breathing room and helped him survive. They may also pave the way for postponing the elections scheduled for next October, an
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IS THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ THE KEY TO RESOLVING THE CRISIS?
Iran’s response to the American closure of the Strait of Hormuz, among other actions, was not arbitrary. Rather, it was a calculated reaction directed at US interests. A brief examination of the Strait of
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WILL TÜRKİYE AND ISRAEL BECOME CHIEF ENEMIES IN THE NEW MIDDLE EAST?
Introduction While the war in Iran continues despite a 5-day pause initiated by US President Donald Trump, to give priority to negotiations before targeting the Islamic Republic’s critical energy infrastructure, an interesting battle of
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WHAT IS ISRAEL PLANNING FOR PALESTINIANS IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK?
Official and unofficial Israeli actions, alongside a steady stream of statements, unprecedented in their frequency since the war in Gaza began nearly two and a half years ago, point to a coherent Israeli strategy
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2025 BALANCE SHEET OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
Introduction As we leave 2025 behind and enter 2026, I wanted to review the news and analyses published by the International Policy Academy (IPA) throughout 2025 and share with our readers the topics we
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR MARK MEIROWITZ: TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE NEW TERM
Dr. Mark Meirowitz is a Professor of Humanities at SUNY Maritime College in New York. He is an expert in Turkish Foreign Policy and U.S.-Turkish relations. Dr. Meirowitz has lectured and written extensively on
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PROF. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ ULUSLARARASI BİLDİRİ: “TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY”
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Prof. Dr. Ozan Örmeci, 18-19 Eylül 2025 tarihlerinde İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi ev sahipliğinde düzenlenen “Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi – Yeni Dünya Düzeninde Türk Dış Politikası: Diplomasi, Güvenlik, Sistem ve
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR MARK MEIROWITZ: 2025 ISRAEL-IRAN WAR AND TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS
Mark Meirowitz is a Full Professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College in New York. He is also a lawyer. He received his PhD in Political Science from Fordham University
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NEW EDITED BOOK: TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Istanbul Kent University’s Political Science and Public Administration (English) department chair and International Political Academy (UPA) founder Prof. Ozan Örmeci and Prof. Herbert Reginbogin from the Catholic University of America edited a new volume
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BETWEEN CHAOS AND HOPE: HOW WILL THE FUTURE OF THE MIDDLE EAST BE SHAPED?
Introduction Countries’ relations depend on a certain way, called “foreign policy”. The process of foreign policy formation can change the situations and external factors in which countries are involved. At this point, Turkey (Türkiye)
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