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UPA WEBINAR: A VISION FOR DIGITAL PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN TÜRKİYE AND THE EU
International Political Academy (UPA) Founding Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ozan Örmeci hosted Dr. Jacopo Franceschini from the Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) and Hasan Kerem Ünsal, the President of AKSAV Foundation. The trio discussed the cybersecurity
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BOOK LAUNCH TALK: THE DYNAMICS OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
Üsküdar University staff and International Political Academy (UPA) founding Coordinator Prof. Dr. Ozan Örmeci was interviewed by Shaghayegh Mohebkhodaee about his newly published book The Dynamics of Turkish Foreign Policy (Peter Lang, 2026)
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AN ANATOMY OF THE SOVIET UNION: THE ROAD FROM REVOLUTION TO COLLAPSE
Introduction In 1917, the world witnessed an event that would be debated for a century. The socialist revolution declared in Russia brought the ideas of equality, justice, and freedom back onto the global stage
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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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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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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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DR. SİNA KISACIK’TAN YENİ SUNUM: “Divergence and Convergence of Interests among Türkiye, USA, Russia and China in the Mediterranean (Eastern) within the 21st Century”
Kıbrıs Aydın Üniversitesi İngilizce Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümü öğretim üyelerinden ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) yazarlarından Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sina Kısacık, İstanbul Kent Üniversitesi Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi – KENTUSAM tarafından 21 Mayıs 2025 tarihinde düzenlenen
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ÖZGÜR ÖZEL RE-ELECTED AS CHP CHAIRMAN
The pro-secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), Türkiye’s main opposition party and the most substantial political entity according to the results of the 2024 local elections, held an extraordinary congress the previous day (April 6,
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NERVOUS AND POLARIZED RAMADAN FEAST THIS YEAR IN TÜRKİYE
Religious holidays in Türkiye (Turkey) are traditionally known as a time when resentments are reconciled and arguments are settled. However, as a result of this year’s unexpected developments, Ramadan 2025 is taking place in
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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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