Opinion
OPINION - The sick and aging man of the world: Europe
Originally used to describe individual European states, the term 'the sick man' has evolved into a structural metaphor for the entire continent. Europe is quickly losing its ability to set the rules in the new landscape of global competition
OPINION - The sick and aging man of the world: Europe
Originally used to describe individual European states, the term 'the sick man' has evolved into a structural metaphor for the entire continent. Europe is quickly losing its ability to set the rules in the new landscape of global competition
OPINION - New geopolitics of Middle East: A review of 2025 and outlook for 2026
Given its historic, geographic, and cultural depth in Middle East, Türkiye has positioned itself as one of regional powers capable of countering Israel's destabilizing agenda, while pursuing stability, peace, and security for all countries in region
OPINION - 2025 East-Med wrap-up: Trump embraces stability
In 2025, Trump proved willing to break with the Beltway's received wisdom, reject unproductive policies followed by previous administrations, and trust several vitally important East Med figures that Washington think tankers scorn.
OPINION - 'McDonald’s peace' hits drone wall: The new grammar of military-geopolitics
The world once promised by liberal ideas and globalization is receding. As the Berlin Wall gives way to a European Drone Wall, 2026, the post–Cold War illusion is over. The years ahead, beginning in 2026, will lead to the world of guns.
OPINION - Israel's Somaliland move: Is Türkiye the target?
Israel has shifted toward a posture that uses access to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as part of its broader regional strategy
OPINION - Kosovo's Dec. 28 parliamentary elections: Coalition or stability?
In terms of state consolidation in the Republic of Kosovo, it is necessary to have a government with political stability, as this is essential for the newest state in Europe to continue expanding its sovereignty and state power
