Report
In the Knesset election of 27 October 2026, the Netanyahu bloc failed to reach a 61-seat majority. This result, however, does not mean that the radical right has declined in Israel. Provisional results show that right-wing, religious Zionist and ultra-Orthodox parties have reached 60 seats, half of the Knesset. Lists headed…
Prof. Veysel Ayhan
Analysis
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
Analysis
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
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 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
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
Interview
Following the simultaneous US and Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February, the Tehran administration did not confine the conflict to the Israeli front alone; it turned to a large-scale military strategy in the Persian Gulf directly targeting the Gulf countries. Between 28 February and 26 March, the attacks carried out on the Gulf…
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
Analysis
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
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
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