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
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
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
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
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
Analysis
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
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
Analysis
Over the past few decades, Iran was at the centre of Israel’s regional policies; Tel Aviv made intensive efforts to break Iran’s influence and to limit the axis of resistance it supports. With the shift in the regional balance of power and the emergence of new challenges, however, Israel has moved beyond a strategy focused solely on Iran…
Dr Gülşen Y. Sağlam
News
The SESA Institute hosted a talk entitled “Terror-Free Türkiye”, organised in cooperation with Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University as part of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Science Café events.
News
The Kashmir Question Discussed in Istanbul under the Moderation of Prof. Veysel Ayhan As international diplomatic initiatives towards a resolution of the Kashmir question return to the agenda, a meeting held in Istanbul emphasised the importance of a negotiation process based on international guarantees for lasting peace…
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