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HOW IRAN’S LATEST PROTESTS MARK A BREAK FROM PAST CYCLES OF DISSENT

The wave of protests that erupted in Tehran in late December and rapidly spread across Iran marks not merely another episode of economic unrest, but...

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Ata Şahit

AFTER A YEAR ON THE BRINK, CAN A SYMBOLIC HANDSHAKE COOL INDO-PAK TENSIONS?

Marking the first high-level contact between officials from New Delhi and Islamabad since May 2025, a handshake between India’s Foreign Minister...

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Sabena Siddiqui

AS THE WORLD TURNS INTO A ‘DIPLOMATIC BAZAAR’, WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THE VOICELESS IN 2026?

As 2025 draws to a close, claims of liberal internationalism, values-based alliances, and a rules-based order have breathed their last under the...

07.01.2026 2

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Ali Murat Kursun

VENEZUELA AND BEYOND: CAN TRUMP’S AMERICA WIN HEARTS AND MINDS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE?

The optics of January 3 were undeniably cinematic. ‘Operation Absolute Resolve’ — the lightning strike on Venezuela and the abduction of Nicolas...

07.01.2026 5

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Jianlu Bi

DOES THE US ASSAULT ON VENEZUELA SIGNAL THE RISE OF A NEW IMPERIAL ORDER?

The United States’ military strike in Caracas on January 3 and the abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro and his wife do not...

06.01.2026 7

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Alfonso Insuasty Rodriguez

TÜRKİYE'S GROWING FOOTPRINT AND RISING STRATEGIC CLARITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC

For much of the past decade, the Indo-Pacific has been portrayed as a distant geopolitical theatre , primarily shaped by the rivalry between the US...

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Mursel Dogrul

YEMEN, UAE AND THE DANGERS OF A POWER GAME IN A VOLATILE REGION

Over the past week, Saudi fighter jets have carried out multiple air strikes in Yemen’s Hadramaut province, targeting positions linked to the...

05.01.2026 3

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Mohammad Eslami

‘REGIME CHANGE’ HAS ONLY LED TO CHAOS. CAN VENEZUELA BE AN EXCEPTION?

Once again, we are told that a “regime” must be “changed”, and, as is often the case, it is the United States government claiming the right to...

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William A. Booth