Report
In the midterm elections held on 3 November 2026, whose results became clear on 4 November, the Democratic Party won a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Republican President Donald Trump will thus enter the last two years of his term with a Congress in which both chambers of the legislature are controlled by the opposition…
Prof. Cafer Tayyar Arı
Interview
In the current conjuncture, in which regional geopolitical tensions are deepening, the possible repercussions for Türkiye of the war centred on Israel–US and Iran emerge as an issue that must be analysed carefully not only in the context of foreign policy and security but also in terms of economic policy, public finance, the financial system, logistics infrastructure and institutional capacity…
Prof. H. Hakan Yılmaz
Analysis
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
Analysis
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
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
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
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
Analysis
The first half of the 2020s witnessed two hot conflicts that profoundly shook world politics: the war launched by Russia against Ukraine and the Israel–Iran conflict that recently broke out. Although these two fronts lie in geographically different regions, in terms of international balances and economic interests…
Hasan Hüseyin Güneş
Report
On 22.06.2025, US President Donald Trump announced that American bombers had struck 3 Iranian nuclear facilities. Trump stated that the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities had been struck successfully, and threatened that, should Iran retaliate in any way against the US, it would…
Prof. Veysel Ayhan
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