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Path to Peace Principled Negotiation for Azerbaijan and Armenia

Path to Peace: “Principled Negotiation” for Azerbaijan and Armenia

This commentary examines the application of basic provisions of the principled negotiation method in the ongoing Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks....

Algeria s Diplomatic Mobility toward New Regional and International Prestige

Algeria’s Diplomatic Mobility toward New Regional and International Prestige

Algeria’s tumultuous geopolitical environment has often pushed its leaders to reshape the country’s foreign policy and military doctrine...

The UAE in Northeast Africa Navigating the Ups and Downs

The UAE in Northeast Africa: Navigating the Ups and Downs of a ‘By Any Means Necessary’ Policy

Evidence shows that the UAE’s interest in Africa gained significant momentum in the post-2010 period. Principally anchored around economic and...

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the

The Hollow Promise of Recognition in the Shadow of the Genocide in Gaza

The recent wave of recognition of the Palestinian state comes at a moment when an unprecedented combination of Zionist settler-colonial eliminatory...

Reflection on ADF2025 AI as Silent Superpower and Influencer for

Reflection on ADF2025: AI as Silent Superpower and Influencer for Africa

The Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF) 2025 convened during a time of global uncertainty, marked by conflicts, trade rivalries, and escalating AI-driven...

Geopolitical Implications of Israel s June 13 Attacks against Iran

Geopolitical Implications of Israel’s June 13 Attacks against Iran: Changing Regional Power Balances

This commentary analyses Israel’s simultaneous air, cyber, and covert strike against Iran on June 13, 2025, from a regional security perspective....

President Xi Jinping s Perception of the Main Entities in

President Xi Jinping’s Perception of the Main Entities in Technological Innovation and China’s Technological Innovation System

China has developed a distinct technological innovation system through its innovation-driven development strategy, positioning enterprises as key...

The Global Data Supply-Chain for Artificial Intelligence and Its Paradoxes

The Global Data Supply-Chain for Artificial Intelligence and Its Paradoxes

Data are a crucial aspect of deep learning models and the groundwork for contemporary artificial intelligence. While it is common to point out...

AI Technologies in Intercultural Communication Opportunities or Consequences

AI Technologies in Intercultural Communication: Opportunities or Consequences?

This paper examines the application of technologies in the context of intercultural communication to determine the opportunities and consequences...

Digital Geopolitics and U S -China Competition

Digital Geopolitics and U.S.-China Competition

The wide range of digital technologies, coupled with their strategic indispensability, not only reshapes traditional international relations; it...

Key Advances in the Research Development and Innovation Ecosystem of

Key Advances in the Research, Development, and Innovation Ecosystem of Türkiye

This commentary outlines Türkiye’s significant progress in advancing its research, development, and innovation (RDI) ecosystem, led by TÜBİTAK in...

Türkiye s National Technology Move amid Global Shifts

Türkiye’s National Technology Move amid Global Shifts

This commentary examines Türkiye’s National Technology Move as a timely and determined response to major shifts in the global industrial and...

From Dictatorship to Transition Syria s Future in a Changing

From Dictatorship to Transition: Syria’s Future in a Changing Middle East

On December 8, 2024 the nearly 60-year-long Baathist dictatorship in Syria, led by the Assad regime, came to an end following a 12-day military...

BRICS and the Challenges of the International System Ahead

BRICS and the Challenges of the International System Ahead

The evolving international system is undergoing significant structural transformations, marked by shifting economic power, geopolitical...

The Last Economic Stronghold of the Atlantic Alliance OECD

The Last Economic Stronghold of the Atlantic Alliance: OECD

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has played a critical role in shaping global economic norms, policies, and...

Türkiye and the OIC Navigating Challenges and Strengthening Alliances

Türkiye and the OIC: Navigating Challenges and Strengthening Alliances

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) represents the collective voice of the Muslim world, uniting 57 member states across four continents...

The Future of Türkiye-NATO Relations in Light of the Strained

The Future of Türkiye-NATO Relations in Light of the Strained Transatlantic Dialogue

This commentary aims to assess the impact of the changing approach of the U.S. under Trump's second administration on transatlantic relations, the...

The UN System and Türkiye on Its 80th Anniversary Quest

The UN System and Türkiye on Its 80th Anniversary: Quest for Peace through Multilateralism

Since 1945, the United Nations (UN) has played a central role in shaping the global order through its laws, norms, and institutions. As a founding...

War as the True Adversary and Türkiye s Pivotal Role

War as the True Adversary and Türkiye’s Pivotal Role in Forging Peace

The central thesis of this article depends on deterrence theory and posits that nuclear war, rather than any specific nation or faction,...

The Second Trump Administration and Its Implications to the Global

The Second Trump Administration and Its Implications to the Global Order

The prospect of a second Trump term has reignited global apprehensions, sparking renewed debates about the future trajectory of U.S. foreign policy...

Understanding Iran s Position in the Post-October 7 Middle East

Understanding Iran’s Position in the Post-October 7 Middle East

On October 7, the Middle East witnessed a dramatic shift that reshaped geopolitical and security dynamics. Iran's central role in this...

Post-Sinwar Hamas and Palestinian Resistance

Post-Sinwar Hamas and Palestinian Resistance

This commentary examines the effects of the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, the head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas,...

Gaza War New Opportunities and Challenges for Iran

Gaza War: New Opportunities and Challenges for Iran

The Iranian decision not to immediately retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July...

Sinwar s Rise in Hamas An In-depth Analysis of Internal

Sinwar’s Rise in Hamas: An In-depth Analysis of Internal Dynamics and Regional Interactions

This commentary examines the implications of Yahya Sinwar’s election as the new head of Hamas following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. It...

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