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WORLD CUP AND POLITICS
Introduction Football, currently in the spotlight due to the 23rd World Cup (2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico) starting this month, is much more than just a sport; it is
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THE RETURNING NIGHTMARE: EUROPE’S FAR RIGHT AND THE FADING OF DEMOCRATIC MEMORY
Introduction In April 1945, on a surviving piece of wall amid the ruins of Berlin, someone had written a chilling message: “We will return.” For decades, neither Nazism nor Fascism managed to take root
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR ŞEBNEM UDUM: NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Professor Şebnem Udum earned a BSc. degree in International Relations with a minor in International Economics at Middle East Technical University (METU), an MA in International Policy Studies and a Certificate in nonproliferation studies
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ISTANBUL MAYOR EKREM İMAMOĞLU IS ARRESTED
Istanbul’s popular Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu (1971-), who is widely seen by the opposition voters as Türkiye’s next President, was arrested on March 23, 2025, on the day his party held a primary election to
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OFRA BENGIO’S “TÜRKİYE ISRAEL: FROM PHANTOM ALLIANCE TO STRATEGIC COOPERATION”
Introduction Ofra Bengio’s book Türkiye Israel: From Phantom Alliance to Strategic Cooperation (Türkiye İsrail: Hayalet İttifaktan Stratejik İşbirliğine) draws attention to how Israel’s official views on Türkiye have been shaped in time. According to
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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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TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS WITH WASHINGTON ON AN EQUAL FOOTING EVER POSSIBLE? LESSONS FROM BERLIN AND LONDON
Introduction Analyzing diplomatic relations between two nations can be a cumbersome academic undertaking. On the one hand, we are of course able to comment about what is delivered into the public domain be it
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. KLAUS JÜRGENS
Dr. Klaus Jürgens is a German journalist and political analyst from Britain who closely watches and extensively writes about Turkish Foreign Policy and Türkiye’s relations with the Western countries. Jürgens regularly appears on TRT World and
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DOÇ. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ MAKALE: “UKRAINE CRISIS IN ALL ASPECTS: PUTIN’S MACHIAVELLIAN STATE”
İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler (İngilizce) bölümü öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Kurucu Genel Koordinatörü Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci’nin “Ukraine Crisis in All Aspects: Putin’s Machiavellian State” adlı Rusya-Ukrayna
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THREE DIFFERENT SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ECONOMY MODELS: AMERICAN MARKET-ORIENTED CAPITALISM, JAPANESE DEVELOPMENTAL CAPITALISM, AND GERMAN SOCIAL MARKET CAPITALISM ACCORDING TO ROBERT GILPIN
Introduction Robert Gilpin (1930-2018) was a famous American political scientist known for his extensive publications in international political economy. Gilpin was a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of
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