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...

This issue of Insight Turkey offers a thorough examination of the current state of Middle Eastern politics, exploring the characteristics,...

This study explores the role of foreign aid as a soft power tool by providing an understanding of the interrelation between foreign policy and aid....

This research shows that the U.S. recognition of Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights is a radical shift in U.S. policy regarding the...

International efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria began early on in the war. The Arab League was the first body to...

The book is an important reference for any researcher looking into the relations between Türkiye and Russia, and also to understand both countries’...

This article analyzes the major developments and general trends in Türkiye-Europe relations over the last century to make the main argument that...

Civil wars, foreign interventions, and political instability in the Middle East have caused a mass refugee influx since the end of the Cold War....

Türkiye’s positive relations with the European Union (EU) in the early 2000s and its enthusiasm for the membership process started to weaken after...

As we observe and reflect on the humanitarian catastrophe caused by the Syrian civil war, the literature helps us make sense of the past, present,...

At a time when anti-Islam activities are resurging and the Muslim voices are kept down, this issue of Insight Turkey aims to present and to provide...

This study seeks answers to how protests are managed in the digital age by comparing youth activism in Egypt and Syria.

This essay seeks to demonstrate that there are both ethical and practical considerations for enabling refugees to manage the coronavirus disease...

The existing body of research on defense spending contains two main theses that appear in the much-debated discourse of “guns versus butter.” The...

This article argues that the change in Turkey’s defense and military strategy stems both from Turkey’s changing security landscape following the...

Tracing the evolution of the Turkish defense industry through five major periods of development, this article draws attention to crucial turning...

Turkey’s new expeditionary capability, resting on enhanced naval capacity and new forward bases, is the logical result of Turkey’s post-Cold War...

In the post-9/11 era and now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meaning of security and the means of ensuring it have radically changed. As...

This issue of Insight Turkey aims to present the current situation of the Turkish-American relations and to provide to its readers with a general...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the domestic and foreign policy agendas of all countries have been turned upside down. The pandemic has brought new...

Yemen’s socio-political structure has a close connection with the tribes. Unlike the central and southern parts of the country, Yemen’s extreme...

Increasing cooperation between Russia and Turkey date back to the 1990s, and go beyond the preferences of a specific political party or leader. A...

This commentary provides an analysis of the Turkey’s relations with the U.S. and Russia in the context of the Syrian civil war. Owing much to the...

Starting in 2013, Turkish-American relations have been undergoing one of the deepest and most alarming crises since the 1940s. Ankara, a NATO...