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Why Is the EU Warning Turkey Over Cyprus Before COP31?
The European Union has sharply criticized Turkey after Cyprus was excluded from preparations for the COP31 climate summit, raising fresh diplomatic tensions ahead of...
Why the Iran War Made Turkey the Gulf’s Most Valuable Defense Partner
In 2016, Turkey's defense exports stood at $1.67 billion. By the end of 2026, that figure is expected to exceed $11 billion. That is...
Turkey, Syria and Ukraine: Strategic Hedging in the Near East
The war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran in February has left a great many consequences in its wake. It greatly...
The Rise of Strategic Middle Powers
In February 2025, the most consequential US-Russia talks since the invasion of Ukraine did not happen in Washington, Moscow, or Brussels. They happened in...
Why Is Turkey Expanding Defence Exports as Europe Rearms?
Turkey is seeking to expand its role in the global defence market after two decades of sustained investment transformed it from a major arms...
Ankara-Tashkent relations: What’s the next milestone?
Authors: Marin Mae Ekstrom and Wilder Alejandro Sánchez*
The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) recently held a summit focused on “Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development.”...
Turkey Boosts Defense Exports Amid Western Rearmament
Over the past twenty years, Turkey has significantly invested in its defense industry, transforming itself into a major exporter of drones and military equipment....
Diplomacy After the Fact Is Too Late
At an energy summit in Athens on 14 May, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis offered a phrase Greek diplomacy has rarely used about itself: "We...
Turkey Pushes NATO Unity Ahead of Major Alliance Summit in Ankara
Turkey will urge NATO members to reaffirm the alliance’s unity and strategic cohesion during the upcoming NATO leaders summit scheduled to take place in...
The Aesthetics of Impunity: Legal Backsliding of Gender in Türkiye
In early 2026, the discovery of Durdona Khakimova and Ergashalieva Sayyora—two Uzbek women murdered and disposed of in trash containers in Istanbul—sent a chilling...