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A STRATEGIC RISK AND LEGAL AMBIGUITY: A MANAGED CONFRONTATION IN HORMUZ
U.S. President Donald Trump was forced to extend the ceasefire, originally set to expire on April 22, after Washington and Tehran failed to agree on a second round of talks. The first round in
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DOES DIPLOMACY THROUGH USE OF MILITARY FORCE ALWAYS SUCCEED?
In a surprising development, US President Donald Trump announced in the early hours of Wednesday morning a two-week ceasefire with Iran, contingent upon the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to navigation. Trump’s announcement
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THE U.S.-ISRAELI WAR ON IRAN: GAINS AND LOSSES
On February 28, 2026, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an operation U.S. President Donald Trump said was carried out in direct coordination with Israel. The killing marks a historic rupture,
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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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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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HOW WAS OBAMA’S PRESIDENCY?
Barack Hussein Obama (1961-)[1] is the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office and also the first American President born outside the continental United States.[2]
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ASSESSMENT OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN 2014
It might be a good idea to make an objective general assessment of Turkish Foreign Policy in 2014 during the last days of the year. This year Turkish Foreign Policy had some successes as well
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