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Ankara attack, Turkey/ISIS
According to one well-informed source, a suicide bomber carrying multiple bombs attacked a peace march on 10 October in Ankara, killing up to 128...
Syria: a labyrinth of ruin
The conflict and resulting destruction in Syria has been going on since 2011 and no foreseeable end is in sight. Over...
The Persian Lion Still Roars
Why does Iran still harbor such distrust and animosity towards the United States? This question is a key factor for understanding the continuous failures...
The Future of Turkey: the Kurdish question and the economic outlook
The last parliamentary elections in Turkey mark a political and an institutional turning point in the country's history. The importance of the vote derives...
The Caspian Kingmaker? Turkish Diplomatic Maneuvers and Motivations
Recent geopolitical activities have mostly painted Turkey as a diplomatic hero in mediating a role between two rival Caspian countries: Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. Past...
Turkish Geostrategy- trying to make sense?
The country seems to be in a category of its own. Perhaps its geographical position, making it a Balkan country in Europe, but also...
Kurds, The Invisible people
Oppression, denial of existence, prohibition of usage of mother language in public, the press and institutions, forced relocations, no recognition, fear of expressing identity,...
State of confusion on the edge of total collapse
Four years of fighting and no concrete solutions coming from regional, international actors or organizations, not a single action and agreement reached so far...
What Erdogan will do next?
With a very characteristic,(glee), article by the opposition Erdogan Turkish newspaper Cumhürriyet, reported that until yesterday almighty sultan of Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan while coming...
The Caucasian Cold War
The phrase ‘Cold War’ typically brings about thoughts of a worldwide geopolitical struggle. However there is a new ‘Cold War’ brewing in the Caucasus...