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  • Benjamin Netanyahu in front of the International Criminal Court sign

    Analysis

    The International Criminal Court’s Decision on Netanyahu and Its Possible Consequences

    In a significant development in the context of the Israeli attacks on Gaza, the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. This decision, issued at a time when humanitarian violations against Palestinians are continuing…

    Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam

  • An evacuation ship in port and people waiting to leave Lebanon

    Interview

    Interview with Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam on the Evacuation of Turkish Citizens from Lebanon

    If the war spreads to the sea or Rafic Hariri International Airport is targeted, it will become even more difficult for Türkiye to evacuate its citizens. The fact that the first evacuation was carried out successfully on 10 October is very important. Indeed, Türkiye is currently also ensuring the safe evacuation…

    Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam

  • Analysis cover: Is Israeli Aggression a Threat to Türkiye?, with a map of the region

    Analysis

    Is Israeli Aggression a Threat to Türkiye?

    From Türkiye’s perspective, it can be said that Israel’s potential to pose a direct military threat to Türkiye on its own is weak. Türkiye’s geographical size, its population and the military technology it possesses, as well as its military alliances and geopolitical depth, cause Israel to refrain from…

    Samir Altunkaynak

  • Missiles streaking across the night sky

    Analysis

    Iran’s Attack on Israel: On Its Timing and Strategic Meaning

    On 1 October 2024 Iran retaliated against Israel for the 2nd time with ballistic and hypersonic missiles. A statement issued by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that the attack had been carried out in response to the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Revolutionary Guards Major General Abbas Nilforoushan…

    Prof. Veysel Ayhan

  • Book cover: Netanyahu’s Two-Front War, with a map of Lebanon

    Analysis

    Netanyahu’s Two-Front War: Step by Step towards the Occupation of Lebanon

    In a statement during a visit to the northern settlement of Kiryat Shmona on 5 June 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that they were prepared for “extremely powerful action against Lebanon”. In September 2024 Israeli forces carried out a large-scale cyber attack against Lebanon for the first time…

    Prof. Veysel Ayhan

  • A street in Lebanon with an ambulance after an attack

    Analysis

    Israel’s Cyber Attack and Being a Child in Lebanon

    Since 7 October, President Erdoğan had repeatedly drawn attention to Israeli expansionism and the threat of a regional war. Israel’s cyber attack on Lebanese Hezbollah on 17-18 September is being read as an open declaration of war. The President’s warning that Israel wanted to spread the war across the region…

    Samir Altunkaynak

  • A globe and chess pieces in front of a wall reading “Stop War”

    Analysis

    Israel’s War Policy and an Assessment of a Third World War

    Stating that Ismail Haniyeh was an important leader in the Palestinian cause, Prof. Veysel Ayhan said: “On 31 July Israel carried out an assassination attempt against Ismail Haniyeh, Head of Hamas’s Political Bureau, in Tehran, the capital of Iran. Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in the attack together with his bodyguard, was…

    Prof. Veysel Ayhan

  • Report

    Darfur in Its Historical and Political Dimensions: Conflict, Humanitarian Crisis, International Intervention and the Prospects for Peace

    Darfur, an important part of the northern Sudanese state and one of the major problems of the African continent that still draws the attention of world public opinion, suffered a major humanitarian catastrophe at the beginning of the 21st century. This study, focusing on the general situation of the Darfur region, its cultural and political characteristics and its historical background…

    Prof. Mehmet Dalar

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