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THE NEW ENERGY WAR: IRAN, THE UNITED STATES AND THE BATTLE FOR GLOBAL ENERGY CORRIDORS
For decades, the Middle East has remained the geopolitical heart of global energy politics. Yet today, the region is no longer merely an arena of ideological competition or military confrontation. It has increasingly transformed
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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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PROF. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ KONFERANS: “GLOBAL POWER SHIFTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY GEOPOLITICS”
Üsküdar Üniversitesi öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Prof. Dr. Ozan Örmeci, 11 Aralık 2025 tarihinde KKTC-Kuzey Kıbrıs’ta Lefke Avrupa Üniversitesi’nde düzenlenen özel bir konferansa konuk oldu ve “Global Power Shifts
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FOOTSTEPS OF THE DOMINANT PARTY SYSTEM IN TÜRKİYE
The “dominant party system“, also referred to as the “hegemonic party system“, is a unique example in Political Science, identifying a political system in which a single political party consistently dominates election results over
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THE FAILURE OF THE COLLECTIVE WEST: A FRIEND’S EYE IS A GOOD MIRROR
9 years ago, when one of the few Russian allies and countries in the “Russkiy mir“, Ukraine was heading towards Western integration, I wrote a piece entitled “Events in Ukraine Symbolize the Ultimate Victory
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CAN TÜRKİYE JOIN BRICS+?
Introduction Having been pointed out as one of the 6 key “swing states” of the 21st century -together with Brazil, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa- by Cliff Kupchan[1], Türkiye is an important
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WHY WE NEED THE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND A REFORMED UNITED NATIONS?
Recent terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians and Israel’s harsh reaction to this by cutting electricity, water, and fuel supply to Gaza, where Hamas is located, shows how dangerous political problems could become
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INTERVIEW WITH RUSSIA EXPERT DR. JAKUB KOREJBA
Dr. Jakub Korejba graduated from Warsaw University’s Institute of International Relations in 2009. During his master studies, he did a one-year internship in Lyon, France in Sciences Po Lyon, and one-semester internships in St.
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COULD TURKISH ELECTIONS BE POSTPONED?
Introduction Türkiye (Turkey) as a nation has been suffering since 6 February 2023, when two devastating earthquakes hit the country’s southeastern cities. Centered in Kahramanmaraş, the disasters demolished 10 Turkish cities including Kahramanmaraş, Hatay
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COUNTRIES HAVING SECULARISM AS A CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE
Introduction There is no questioning that countries implementing secularism and providing an equal approach to people from all religions or non-religious people have more chance to become democratic. There is no doubt that almost
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