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THE RISE AND FALL OF ISIS: REGIONAL DYNAMICS AND GLOBAL AMBITIONS
Is it the end of DAESH (ISIS)? It is difficult to see how the group could return after the recapturing of Raqqa and Mosul, but the quick rise and apparent fall of ISIS has
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A REVIEW ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN 2017 AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2018?
Last year around this time I wrote a summary of what to expect in 2017 on the case of climate change, and I felt that it is necessary to continue on this year. The
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“THE GAS AGE: GLOBAL PROSPECTS” PANEL
Here, I want to draw your attention to “Gas Age: Global Prospects” Panel which was arranged and hosted by Boğaziçi University (Bosphorus University) Energy Policy Research Center – Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Enerji Politikaları Araştırma Merkezi
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REVIVING AN ANCIENT ROUTE: THE ROLE OF THE BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY
Though the initial idea about the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway project was raised in the early 1990s, it was not taken seriously due to regional instability and economic difficulties. However, with the realization of the
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TÜRK DIŞ POLİTİKASI LİTERATÜRÜNE YENİ BİR KATKI: ‘TURKEY’S RELATIONS WITH THE MIDDLE EAST’
Türkiye’nin açılan yeni üniversiteleri, düşünce kuruluşları ve genişleyen vizyonuna paralel olarak, Türk Dış Politikası literatüründe de son dönemde birbiri ardına yeni ve önemli kitaplar yayınlanmaya başladı. Bu kitaplardan birisi de, Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi (YDÜ)
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UPA YAZARLARI SİNA KISACIK VE FURKAN KAYA, BAKÜ’DE DÜZENLENEN 2. ULUSLARARASI SOSYAL BİLİMLER ARAŞTIRMA KONGRESİ’NE KATILDILAR
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) yazarları Dr. Sina Kısacık ve Dr. Furkan Kaya, Azerbaycan’ın başkenti Bakü’de 19-21 Ekim tarihleri arasında Bakü Avrasya Üniversitesi, Denizli Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Uşak Üniversitesi ve Anadolu Kültürel Araştırmalar Dergisi tarafından gerçekleştirilen
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EXPLAINING THE RISE OF ERDOGAN AND ISLAMIC TURKEY FROM HUNTINGTON’S PERSPECTIVE
Introduction Samuel P. Huntington (1927-2008)[1] was a prominent American political scientist and academic. Huntington spent more than half a century at Harvard University and worked as the White House Coordinator of Security Planning for
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QATAR CRISIS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
More than a month after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt imposed an embargo on Qatar over its support for terrorism, the tiny Gulf state is lonelier, but just as wealthy
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FINAL ROUND OF CYPRUS UNIFICATION TALKS
Final round of unification talks between Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akıncı started Wednesday at Swiss Alps in Crans-Montana. Many experts see this meeting as the last chance of
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CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL CONDITIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: IRAN ELECTION AND TRUMP’S VISIT
Experts are analyzing the outcome of the Presidential election in Iran, with main emphasis made on possible geopolitical repercussions of Hassan Rouhani’s re-election. Some of them say Rouhani’s assuming the second term means Iran
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