Now that it has become clear that a clear victory cannot be achieved in America’s Iran strategy, it can be said that it is beginning to evolve toward a policy of encirclement and economic pressure. Trump’s announcement of “total economic […]
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A series of attacks and clashes sent shockwaves through the Middle East over the last week. Israel’s massacres in Gaza and low-intensity conflict with Hezbollah at the Lebanese border remain underway. Meanwhile, in the Red Sea, the United States and Britain […]
All eyes are on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s June 14 meeting with United States President Joe Biden in Brussels, Belgium. Multiple times since the Biden administration took over, I have noted that Washington has become aware of Turkey’s active involvement […]
A US failure to engage Ankara on a meaningful level will worsen humanitarian suffering, destabilize the region and deepen frictions within NATO The Syria conflict has created a humanitarian catastrophe, with millions of civilians internally displaced or turned into refugees. It has […]
Ayear ago, the world was expecting different things from the year 2020. There were already too many unknowns about world affairs. U.S. President Donald Trump and his presidential style generated too many uncertainties about U.S. foreign policy and international relations. […]
Four years ago, when Donald Trump was elected U.S. president, one of his most significant priorities was to deal with the trade issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Although up to that point, the trade dispute with China was considered an […]
In his inauguration speech following the resignation of his predecessor President Richard Nixon, former U.S. President Gerald Ford said, “my fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” The entire audience understood what Ford meant by the remarks and hoped […]
The world’s eyes have been fixed on Nagorno-Karabakh, the rise of Islamophobia in Europe and the United States elections. As usual, all three battles have been fought with references to Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan is […]
It was Washington’s turn to make a diplomatic move regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict yesterday. Although Moscow initially stepped in to broker two cease-fires between Azerbaijan and Armenia, those pauses proved short-lived. Likewise, no one seriously expects U.S. Secretary of State […]
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the standing and popularity of major economies around the world. None of the top three major economies handled the pandemic well. China, as the epicenter of the pandemic and its failure to inform the world […]
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US elections in light of pandemic and Trump testing positive
There is a general consensus around the globe that 2020 will be a unique year in history. The COVID-19 pandemic put its mark on the year from the very beginning, and the developments that took place in the U.S. demonstrated […]
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Trump-Biden debate: Why US public doesn’t want to have another
Last week in this column, I wrote about how important the debate between two presidential candidates can be, not only for the United States election but also for the country’s standing around the world. Besides being one of the critical […]
Since the emergence of the Eastern Mediterranean crisis, there have been a lot of debates and questions regarding the role of the major powers in the potential resolution of this dispute. After Turkey’s calls for dialogue and diplomacy fell on […]
After U.S. President Donald Trump had the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain sign the Abraham Accords on Sept. 15 at the White House, people have been wondering which Arab country will be next. Some have speculated that Qatar could […]
The U.S.’ global standing has suffered immensely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to some new research. This situation is a reminder of yet another impact the COVID-19 crisis has had on the international system. All the major powers, including […]
Following the election of Donald Trump in November 2016, U.S. economist Mark Perry in his book “The Pentagon’s Wars: The Military’s Undeclared War Against American Presidents” wrote that there was overwhelming support for the new leader among members of the […]
Some circles in Washington have fiercely endorsed the idea that the United States should pursue almost a belligerent attitude toward Turkey.
All eyes turned to Lebanon after Tuesday’s horrible explosion in Beirut. According to the Lebanese health minister, at least 154 people died in the accident and over 5,000 others survived with injuries. An estimated 200,000 to 300,000 citizens have been […]
here are only three months left until the next U.S. presidential elections. This will be, without a doubt, one of the most consequential elections in U.S. history as it takes place amid a major global pandemic. Because of the uncertain […]
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South China Sea the new center of gravity in global geopolitics
For the last several years, there has been constant dispute over the maritime delimitations of the South China Sea. Some observers of Asia Pacific politics regard the region as the most unstable in the world – a sticking point that […]
In a quote often credited to Winston Churchill, he said, “Americans will always do the right thing – after exhausting all the alternatives.” For Churchill, what really mattered was “doing the right thing” at the end. That was a defining […]
U.S. failed to recognize trauma of the July 15 coup attempt, and the potential implications to Turkey’s national security concerns.
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What happens when wearing a mask becomes a political symbol?
It has become something ordinary to run into a headline nowadays indicating that the numbers of coronavirus cases hit a record high in the world and in some of the countries, most prominently the U.S. In the last week, on […]
There are many debates among researchers and scientists regarding a potential “second wave” of COVID-19 in the fall. There are discussions about if and when it can emerge and what the implication of this second wave will be to the […]
Executive Director Kadir Ustun’s interview with TRT World on June 19th, 2020
The U.S.-China rivalry will make its mark on global politics in the long run. Donald Trump’s potential victory in November is expected to be the final nail in the coffin of the liberal international order, which long rode on the […]
For scholars and observers, the return of the great power rivalry is the new normal in international relations over the last couple of years. The competition and rivalry between the U.S. and China are being closely watched by the international […]
The events that have unfolded in the wake of the killing of George Floyd will surely take their place in the history books. The nature of the demonstrations and the violence will likely be pored over by academics for years. […]
A wave of protests has been shaking the United States for the past week. The riots, which started in Minneapolis when a white police officer caused an African American’s death by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, […]
In the last few days, some of the commentators started to argue that the chaos and the violence in some of the American cities after the death of George Floyd is reminiscent of the anarchy in the streets of Gotham […]