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Analysis
The incorporation of missile defence into collective defence at NATO’s 2010 Lisbon Summit and the deployment of the AN/TPY-2 early warning radar at Kürecik, Malatya in 2011 strengthened Türkiye’s role within NATO’s security architecture while at the same time creating a new…
Dr Kemal Kaya
Report
While US President Trump states on the one hand that they will continue their attacks on Iran, on the other he is imposing an unconditional surrender agreement on Tehran. Iran, for its part, while responding to the attacks, has also announced that it will continue its policy of targeting, in addition to Israel, the Strait of Hormuz and American military bases…
Prof. Veysel Ayhan
Report
The strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz stems not only from the fact that it carries the exports of regional energy producers but also from its being one of the most critical transit points in the global energy supply chain. Of the oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) extracted from the Persian Gulf…
Dr Hakan Demir
Report
This study analyses the military attacks by the US and Israel on Iran in the context of the possibility of the conflict evolving into a regional war and the capacity of the Iranian regime to survive. It examines the effects on the regional and…
Prof. Veysel Ayhan
Article
Relations between Pakistan and the Taliban have historically continued up to the present day as a complex security problem oscillating between cooperation and tension. Having emerged with Pakistan’s indirect support for the Taliban in the 1990s, this support was explained by the search for strategic depth and the aim of limiting Indian influence in Afghanistan…
Hamidullah Rizazade
Analysis
Western civilisation has positioned itself not merely as a historical experience but as the ultimate measure of humanity. It has presented its own cultural journey as a universal norm, its own history as an inevitable direction and its own crises as unavoidable stages of humanity. This presentation is not an innocent self-confidence…
Halit Çokan
Report
The aim of this study is to highlight the similarities of objectives and strategic overlaps between Türkiye’s 12th Development Plan (2024-2028) and China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030). Within the scope of the study, the Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle Corridor Plan, digital transformation, green energy, smart…
H. Halil Afşarata
Article
Throughout history, power has been both humanity’s test and its mirror. Every hand that power has touched has either illuminated a truth or legitimised an injustice. That is why the Qur’an presents prophets, not kings, as the representatives of sovereignty; for when power is left unlimited in human hands, it overflows divine…
Halit Çokan
Report
In its decision of 25 September 2025, the Constitutional Court annulled, as contrary to the Constitution, the phrase “… and this decision shall bind the other court” in Article 166 of the Code of Civil Procedure No. 6100 (HMK). The decision, particularly in private-law proceedings, with regard to binding effect between courts, judicial…
Selahaddin Menteş
Interview
The Arab lands.. Tom Barrack, US Ambassador in Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria: “There is no such thing as the Middle East; there are tribes and villages.” Yes, much as we may dislike them, these mocking words, which contain a good deal of truth, say a great deal.
Samir Altunkaynak
Analysis
The 20-point Gaza Peace Plan announced by US President Trump on 29 September contains highly critical provisions for Gaza such as a Ceasefire and Cessation of Attacks, the Release of Hostages and Detainees, Israel’s Phased Withdrawal from Gaza, Interim Administration, International Oversight, Disarmament, Security Guarantees, Humanitarian…
SESA Institute
Report
On 16 September 2025, a joint roadmap agreement containing steps to restore order and build confidence in Syria’s Suwayda governorate was signed. The Roadmap for Suwayda agreement was signed by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and US Special Envoy for Syria…
SESA Institute
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