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Syria and Hezbollah Held Secret Talks in Turkey, Sources Say
Representatives from the Syrian government and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah recently held secret talks in Turkey to reduce tensions between them, marking the...
The Middle Corridor’s Real Winners Aren’t Armenia and Azerbaijan
On September 10, 2026, US Congressman Abraham Hamadeh told reporters an Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty would arrive “a lot sooner rather than later.” Eighteen months...
Could the Saudi Pakistan Turkey Defence Pact Become a Wider Muslim Alliance?
A defence agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could evolve into a broader regional security arrangement involving other Muslim majority countries, including Iran,...
Erdogan Warns Climate Goals Will Fail Without Closing Global Finance Gap
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that countries cannot be expected to move at the same pace on climate action while major gaps...
Deconstructing Turkey’s Revisionism in the Aegean and Broad Regions
Turkey escalated tensions with Greece sharply in September 2026, as denoted by a return to hardline rhetoric and friction over regional alliances in the...
Allies but not Equals: American Weapon Diplomacy at Play
Authors: Ahmad Ibrahim and Amna Hashmi*
In George Orwell's Animal Farm, the ruling commandment “all animals are equal” survives the revolution word for word. Only...
Turkey’s Marine Parks in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean Provoke Regional Turbulence
Turkey declared mid-August by presidential decree the establishment of two marine parks beyond its territorial waters. The first marine park lies in the northeastern...
Dhaka’s Mecca Question: What Bangladesh Would Actually Be Joining?
When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement...
Post-Assad Syria and the Struggle for a New Security Architecture
When Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in a political earthquake on 8 December 2024, it was far more than a mere political transition that occurred....
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Set for First Defence Pact Meeting
Top officials from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan will meet in Istanbul on Monday for the first committee meeting under the "Mecca Joint Defence...