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Will the Iranian Kurds Enter The Iran War on The Side of The United States and Israel?  

Using The Kurds Again: Will the Iranian Kurds Enter The Iran War on The Side of The United States and Israel?   The United States...
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The Stance of Turkey’s Political Parties in the face of the Israeli and U.S. Attack on Iran

To understand the stance of Turkey’s political class and society regarding the attacks on Iran, two main points must be examined: the fact that...
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What About Iran’s Proxy Forces in Turkey?

What About Iran’s Proxy Forces in Turkey? Before the Iranian “mullah regime” collapses, it has already built a serious infrastructure inside Turkey—under Erdoğan’s protection—to reproduce...
Ali Agcakulu -
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Is the Regime in Iran endangered?

Demonstrations that began in Iran during the final two days of 2025 have continued, even if they appear to have lost some momentum. In...
Ali Bulaç -
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What does the no-show at Munich say about Turkey’s foreign policy?

Dimitar Bechev -
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What’s Behind the EU-India Lovefest? 

 “The paradox about the European Union’s position in the world is that it is both a giant and a dwarf.” Nearly two decades later,...
Dimitar Bechev -
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How do you de-risk from the US? 

  How do you de-risk from the US?  “This response to our own allies for sending a small number of troops to Greenland for training is...
Dimitar Bechev -
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 Europe, Turkey and US in 2026

A year ago,  Donald Trump entered office recommitting to “an America First” foreign policy. To many of his supporters that meant disengaging from the...
Dimitar Bechev -
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New National Security Strategy and Its Implications for U.S.–Türkiye Relations and Beyond

Trump’s New National Security Strategy (NSS): Its Implications for U.S.-Turkiye, Kurdish, and Middle East Relations Trump’s new National Security Strategy (NSS) abruptly posted in the middle...
Michael Gunter -
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The new US National Security Strategy will clash with reality

  It’s no secret that Donald Trump has a soft spot for Europe. He might not exactly be in love with the European Union (EU), ...
Dimitar Bechev -
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Turkey’s Recent Balance-of-Power Strategy

Erdogan’s September 2025 White House Visit: Its Impact on Turkey’s Recent Balance-of-Power Strategy On September 25, 2025, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited U.S. president Donald...
Michael Gunter -
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How Rock-Solid is the UK-US “Special Relationship”?

It will not be an exaggeration that Donald Trump has turned upside down America’s  relations with Europe. From strong-arming NATO allies to commit to...
Dimitar Bechev -
Europe

NATO’s Hague Summit: a Post-Mortem 

  Donald Trump must be feeling content after the summit NATO just wrapped up in The Hague.  “Very big news”.  That’s how he called the...
Dimitar Bechev -
Europe

Europe’s New Geometry in the Age of Trump

A hundred days into Donald Trump’s second presidency, the contours of transatlantic relations have shifted dramatically. US foreign policy, once anchored in multilateralism, now...
Dimitar Bechev -
Middle East

The New Trump Administration’s Approach to Rojava and the Kurdish Issue

Despite his mercurial style, we probably can tell a lot about the new Donald Trump administration’s (Trump 2.0) approach to Rojava and the Kurdish...
Michael Gunter -
Middle East

The Collapse of Turkey’s Balance Policy and the Return to “Precious Loneliness”

The year 2024 may be recorded in history as the year when the balance policy, which has formed the backbone of Turkish foreign policy...
Ali Agcakulu -
Democracy

Rethinking the Value of Turkey in NATO

With Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Turkey's place in NATO has become even more critical in parallel with Europe's comprehension of how vital NATO is....
Ali Agcakulu -
Democracy

The US and Turkey relations: The returning of the Cold War 

The US and Turkey relations: The returning of the Cold War    While Joe Biden, as President, was in the White House, Turkey and US relations...
Ali Agcakulu -