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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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IS ISRAEL BECOMING A STRATEGIC LIABILITY FOR THE US?
Indicators are mounting that the world is heading toward an era of multipolarity, signalling the twilight of the age of singular American hegemony and a redistribution of global power among multiple actors. The Chinese
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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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ARAB STATES GROW INCREASINGLY SUSPICIOUS OF ISRAELI POLICIES
Perhaps the most consequential outcome of the events of October 7, 2023, has been the unmasking of Israeli planes, the collapse of a façade it maintained in the Middle East region for decades. Israel
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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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NO LEGITIMACY FOR TRUMP IN GAZA NOR FOR THE “PEACE COUNCIL”
On last November 17, the UNSC approved a resolution submitted by the United States (U.S.) on the day after in Gaza. The resolution, numbered 2803, establishes a “Peace Council” as a transitional adminstration body
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UN RESOLUTION 2803: INTERNATIONAL MANDATE FOR AMERICA’S PLAN IN GAZA
The United States worked to gradually secure an Arab-Palestinian consensus that would produce a UN resolution granting international legitimacy to the comprehensive twenty-point plan presented by the U.S. President Donald Trump to end the
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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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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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A CONVERSATION WITH PROFESSOR HERBERT REGINBOGIN: THE FUTURE OF TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE SECOND TRUMP PRESIDENCY
Herbert Reginbogin is a Professor at the Catholic University of America Institute for Public Policy researching a new security architecture and American Foreign Policy. For over three decades, Professor Reginbogin has been involved in
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