by Onur Sultan | Jan 29, 2018 | Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Research
Daesh is about to lose the whole territory it holds in Syria and Iraq once as big as the UK. The Salafi jihadist organization, ruling over 6 million population with an army of 30.000 in 2015, had benefited from sectarian and ethnic tensions and imposed its ideology...
by Alexander Jr. Ross | Dec 31, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Migration & Integration
For a decade now, documented migrants along with undocumented migration has become one of the main concerns that is dominating the headlines of European media and setting the agenda of both the European Union (EU) and the member states. Many images and videos exist of...
by Resul MULAYIM | Nov 18, 2017 | Research, Terrorism, Conflict and War
Introduction Considering the retreats of ISIS from Mosul and Rakka, the expectations for the collapse of ISIS is rising but the crucial questions remain that need to be addressed. In this article, we focus on explaining how weak states offer convenient environments...
by Yasin YAVUZ | Aug 13, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Terrorism, Conflict and War
The structural factors behind Middle East rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia are so deep and it’s very difficult to overcome the problems in the near future.[1] Except the temporary peace like term between 1941-1979 when Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ruled Iran, the...
by Michael Sanchez | Jun 16, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Arab Spring uprisings were one of the most remarkable events seen in the history as a struggle for democracy against the dictators throughout Middle East and North Africa. The people’s efforts to overthrow the dictators, and achieve a democratic transition for their...