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THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ CRISIS: WILL THE MIDDLE EAST TRIGGER A NEW GLOBAL ENERGY SHOCK?
The Middle East has once again become the epicentre of global geopolitical tension. Yet unlike previous eras, contemporary conflicts in the region are no longer driven solely by ideological rivalries, territorial disputes, or conventional
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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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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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PROF. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ, GAZETECİ OKAY DEPREM’İN YOUTUBE KANALINDA PROGRAMA KATILDI
Uluslarararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Kurucu Genel Koordinatörü, siyaset bilimci Prof. Dr. Ozan Örmeci, gazeteci Okay Deprem’in “Eurasian Geopolitics” adlı YouTube kanalına konuk olarak İran Savaşı’na dair gelişmeleri yorumladı
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CURRENT SITUATION IN 2026 IRAN WAR
Introduction The 2026 US/Israel-Iran War or 2026 Iran War, which began in the early hours of February 28, 2026, with airstrikes first by Israel and then by the US, represents a new case study
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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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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 DANIEL PIPES ON ISLAMISM
Dr. Daniel Pipes (1949-) is an American Professor and commentator on foreign policy and the Middle East. He is the President of the Middle East Forum and the publisher of its Middle East Quarterly
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