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Analysis26 October 2026
From Conflict to Institutional Peace in the Caucasus: The Resolution of the Karabakh Question and Zangezur Corridor Diplomacy
This study offers a holistic analysis of the new regional peace architecture that has taken shape in the South Caucasus after the military phase of the thirty-five-year Karabakh conflict, within the framework of John Paul Lederach’s theoretical model of “conflict transformation” and Barbara F. Walter’s models of the “commitment problem” and “third-party institutional…
Dr Ömer Çağrı Tecer
Analysis13 August 2026
Two Days in Damascus: The Pulse of Life in the Shadow of War
When the Umayyads of Damascus fell, Abd al-Rahman of the dynasty made his way, in an adventure worthy of the cinema, from Damascus to the Maghreb and from there by ship to al-Andalus, then divided among various tribes and powers. There he re-established the Umayyad state of al-Andalus, enabling the Umayyads to survive for several more centuries…
Samir Altunkaynak
Analysis28 April 2026
Between Sovereignty and the Requirements of the Present Moment in Lebanon: The State’s Struggle with Internal Pressures and Regional Conflicts
Lebanon has entered an extremely delicate period that may determine its political and security future in the years ahead. The issue is no longer merely the border tension with Israel or the technical negotiations surrounding the ceasefire. The problem concerns the essence of the state: in Lebanon…
Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam
Analysis6 April 2026
China’s Approach to the Middle East Crisis in the Context of the Iran War, and Relations with Türkiye
The US and Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February 2026 significantly affected China, which has deep strategic and economic relations with the countries of the Middle East. At the start of the war, the Beijing administration pursued a cautious policy that criticised the military intervention, emphasised calls for a diplomatic solution and…
Yener Yılmaz and Sinem Topçu
Analysis3 April 2026
Trump’s Iran Policy and the Transformation of American Hegemony
The present-day global role of the US can be regarded as a process of transition between hegemony and empire. Trump’s foreign policy priorities, however, indicate that this transition is increasingly deepening in favour of empire. This affects not only the structure of the international system but also…
Prof. Veysel Ayhan
Analysis24 March 2026
The Persian Gulf Front of the US–Israel–Iran War: From Regional Crisis to Global Conflict?
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned the recent attacks on the Gulf countries, stating that acts targeting civilians and critical infrastructure are unacceptable. Speaking on a television programme after returning from Riyadh, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that the Gulf countries…
Prof. Veysel Ayhan
Analysis23 March 2026
Surat al-Isra – Fasad and Uluw
Throughout history, the fall of societies, as much as their rise, has been the result of a socio-political cycle woven from divine laws. The Qur’an expresses this universal principle through the concept of sunnatullah. In the view of the Qur’an, the destiny of societies is shaped not by chance but by the immutable laws of Allah; throughout human history…
Halit Çokan
Analysis17 March 2026
NATO Missile Shield and Its Impact on Turkish Foreign Policy
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
Analysis16 February 2026
The Epstein Case
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
Analysis5 October 2025
The Trump Peace Plan and the Parties’ Approaches
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
Analysis6 August 2025
The Fetullah Terrorist Organisation’s Strategy of Infiltrating Political Parties
Through projections and planning for the future made decades in advance, the Fetullah Terrorist Organisation aimed to infiltrate the finest capillaries of the state. In line with this aim, the organisation turned in particular to the state bureaucracy and attached special importance to the military bureaucracy. To achieve this aim…
Halit Çokan
Analysis16 July 2025
Peace in the Shadow of the Gun: The Israel–Türkiye Confrontation and the Paths to Sovereignty in Syria
Syria is today witnessing Israeli air strikes increasing on an unprecedented scale. The most striking of these attacks was the targeting of the area around the People’s Palace in Damascus. This extraordinary development carries political and strategic meanings that go beyond the conventional military framework…
Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam

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