How is Türkiye gradually increasing its influence in the new global order? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist Türkiye has risen to become one of the most influential actors in the globally reshaping geopolitical order, particularly in recent times—both through its success in its strategy to eradicate the scourge of terrorism, which the West has inflicted upon it for half a ...

A Türkiye–Russia–China–Iran entente matters due to combining different types of influence which are rare to find in one construct. By Mehmet Enes Beşer An alliance of Türkiye, Russia, China, and Iran (TRCI) is usually seen as mere rhetoric or as an idealistic pipe dream—an “anti-West bloc” concept that oversimplifies the complex geopolitical reality. At the same time, there is nothing ...

On Russian President Vladimir Putin’s three-day official visit to Kazakhstan. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist Some diplomatic visits are part of the daily news cycle; they are discussed for a few days and then forgotten. Others, however, provide the first signs of political developments that will emerge in the future. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s three-day official visit to Kazakhstan at ...

State-owned Qatar Energy is a key player. Here are some of its recent steps. Since the discovery of natural gas began in the deepwater basins of the Eastern Mediterranean—off the coasts of Egypt, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, and Türkiye—it has generated a great deal of enthusiasm that extends far beyond the littoral states. These states represent the actual owners of these ...

The article of Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of Vatan Party, on NATO’s clandestine organizations within member states, from Türkiye to Italy and others. The 2026 NATO Summit will be held on 7 and 8 July 2026 at the Beştepe Presidential Compound (Külliye) in Ankara. As NATO heads into the 2026 summit, we have prepared a special dossier that revisits Türkiye’s long ...

Both their pride in China’s success and their active involvement with Malaysia’s public space and an acute sense of their own distinctive space in it exist together. By Mehmet Enes Beşer China’s rapid emergence on the world scene has been the pride of much of the diasporic Chinese population. Within Malaysia, with its ethnic Chinese constituting around a quarter of ...

The degrading treatment inflicted upon the African participants of the exhibition, the racist stereotypes it promoted, and the mechanisms of colonial ideology. The International Colonial Exhibition held in Paris in 1931, was a massive propaganda event celebrating the peak of the French Empire. Established in the Bois de Vincennes, the exhibition attracted approximately 8 million visitors over six months and ...

Interview with Dragana Trifković, General Director of the Center for Geostrategic Studies in Serbia By Yasin Okyay Serbia has signed a security agreement with Israel, marking a significant step forward in military cooperation between Belgrade and Tel Aviv. The agreement, approved under an “urgent procedure” by the parliamentary Defense Committee of Serbia on April 29, 2026, is essentially the formalization ...

Policy Pathways to Strengthen Value Chain Participation By Mehmet Enes Beşer Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of Southeast Asia’s economy. SMEs consist of over 97% of the total number of firms and add significantly to employment and GDP of ASEAN nations. But in spite of all their dynamism and compactness, ASEAN SMEs are still firmly under-connected into ...

The question is no longer whether the Abraham Accords will survive or disappear, but rather how they will change under the pressure of the major transformations sweeping the Middle East. Like everything in the Middle East, the Abraham Accords are being tested by time, the weight of past conflicts, open-ended disputes, and seemingly endless wars. What began as a promise ...