by Ibrahim Jouhari | Mar 6, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Peace & Conflict Management
Several weeks ago, the Syrian regime decided to take one of the last holdouts of the rebels, in Idlib. The area is right at the border with Turkey, and after the Sochi agreement, Turkey has a military presence there in the form of several observation posts, ensuring...
by Samet Coban | Mar 3, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
February 29, 2020 is marked as one of the most important dates in the recent history of Afghanistan. After two decades of turmoil that claimed the lives of approximately 157,000 people (of more than 43,000 are civilians and 4,000 are coalition soldiers (nearly 2,500...
by Alexy Zender* | Feb 24, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
The reemergence of the Canal Istanbul project brought some discussions on the Montreux Straits Convention on the agenda. The Treaty of Lausanne and Montreux Straits Convention were proof of the existence of the newly established Republic of Turkey and are a symbol of...
by Ibrahim Jouhari | Feb 19, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Prime Minister Hassan Diab government has finally won the parliament’s confidence vote this Tuesday, with one of the lowest scores in the modern history of Lebanon, managing only 63 votes out of 128. The day witnessed massive popular protests, that tried to derail the...
by Saban Yuksel | Feb 18, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) took place between 14-16 February 2020. Regarded as Davos of foreign and security policy circles, MSC serves as a platform to exchange ideas for high-profile decision-makers all over the world. Traditionally, a report is published...
by Samet Coban | Feb 14, 2020 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Afghanistan is struck by severe armed violence and political impasse. Peace talks are seemingly going nowhere, circling around requests for; a reduction in violence by the U.S. (which has never happened), a peace deal between the U.S. and the Taliban before Taliban...
