Köşe Yazıları | Op-eds

Hardly anyone notices these days, but Vladimir’s Putin’s Russia is heading towards another presidential election, or more correctly re-election, on March 18. The vote will mark a new era for Russia, not because there is any doubt that current president Putin will comfortably win a fourth term, but because he…

The land of Aphrodite was again on the news recently; this time with rising concerns over Greek Cypriot moves for off-shore energy exploration and Turkey’s naval move to block them. Although recent upsurge in violence in the Syrian civil war and the U.S.’s announcement to move its embassy in Israel…

International forums that bring policy makers, experts and journalists together have become important platforms in the post-cold war era to deliver political messages and induce debate in a semi-friendly atmosphere. The Munich Security Conference or Davos Economic Forum have become such occasions, and are eagerly attended by policy-makers and analysts.…

The Syrian civil war is soon to enter its eighth year. While both the number and willpower of non-state actors have been in steady decline, state actors have become more visible and increasingly assertive. The level of complexity has deepened accordingly. The conflict has already claimed more than half a…

Turkey’s latest cross-border operation was launched on Syria’s Afrin on Jan. 20 to eliminate what Turkey perceives as terror threats from the region. It was broadly based on the right to self-defense as defined in article 51 of the U.N. Charter. As the operation progresses, it is being dissected by…