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TÜRKİYE IN AN AGE OF GLOBAL TURBULENCE: GEOPOLITICAL FRACTURES AND STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES IN A MULTIPOLAR WORLD
As the first quarter of the twenty-first century draws to a close, the international system is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Following the end of the Cold War, a unipolar order emerged under the leadership
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TURKISH FOOTBALL
Introduction Turkish football, which will soon be frequently discussed in all Turkish media due to the participation of the Turkish National Football Team in the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the 2026 USA-Canada-Mexico tournament, starting
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TURKEY’S POLITICS IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY: A NEW THRESHOLD FROM DOMESTIC BALANCES TO GLOBAL POWER COMPETITION
Introduction Turkey’s political landscape is undergoing a transformation far too complex to be understood solely through the narrow lens of domestic political competition. To comprehend the current political climate, it is no longer sufficient
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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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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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WILL TÜRKİYE AND ISRAEL BECOME CHIEF ENEMIES IN THE NEW MIDDLE EAST?
Introduction While the war in Iran continues despite a 5-day pause initiated by US President Donald Trump, to give priority to negotiations before targeting the Islamic Republic’s critical energy infrastructure, an interesting battle of
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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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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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