OPINION
WHY TÜRKİYE’S HOMEGROWN KAAN FIGHTER COULD RESHAPE ASIA'S AIRPOWER CALCULUS
Indonesia, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are putting their trust in the Turkish jet. It could also be the answer to Japan’s needs in a volatile region.
Mursel Dogrul
CULTURE
BUSINESS
POLITICS
American expansionist threat has supercharged Europe’s thrust for tech sovereignty
As Washington tears up the old playbook of transatlantic cooperation, Brussels is forced to look elsewhere to break free from its dependence on the US.
By
Sona Muzikarova
Silencing Jerusalem: Israel’s ban on Palestinian media is an attempt to hide Zionist crimes
Five media organisations have been ‘outlawed’ in the latest Israeli assault on Palestinian journalists who have been risking their lives and limbs to speak truth to power.
By
Mohammad Al-Kassim
After historic election, Bangladesh faces delicate political balancing act
Optimism was restored in the country this election, but sustaining trust will depend on reforms, economic delivery, and careful foreign policy choices.
By
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury
The Turkish model in Somalia: How integrated engagement can build stability in a multipolar world
Türkiye’s engagement with Somalia is pragmatic and hands-on. Instead of remote management, Ankara has sustained a strong on-the-ground diplomatic presence and direct partnership with Somali institutions.
By
H. Ibrahim Alegoz
WHY BIG TECH MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO CURB SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION IN CHILDREN
A slew of cases against social media giants are invoking product liability, negligence, and consumer protection theories, placing the onus on the companies to take responsibility for their platforms.
By
Ozan Ahmet Cetin
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Trump keeps the Iran door open, and Netanyahu can’t close it
Mohammad Al-Kassim
After the revolution, Bangladesh's youth face democracy’s hardest test
M. Kabir Hassan,
Mohammad Rezoanul Hoque
West’s double-speak allows Israel to entrench West Bank occupation
Ahmed Najar
The rules-based order was always a fiction; Gaza and Greenland simply exposed it
After turning a blind eye to the Gaza genocide by Israel, the West’s anguish over Trump tearing up the rulebook is patently hypocritical.
By
Jawad Khalid
Israel, Greece, GCA defence pact: A challenge to NATO cohesion in Eastern Mediterranean
The trilateral axis threatens to upend peace and stability in the region by altering power dynamics.
By
Ozcan Akinci
Why Türkiye is crucial to ensuring security in Black Sea and Europe
In a rapidly evolving global order driven by a transactional US president, the old continent will need Ankara by its side to ensure security and stability.
By
Mustafa Aydin
Trump’s Board of Peace and what it could mean for Palestine’s future
The peace initiative launched in Davos presents the world with a unique opportunity: give Palestinians their right to live with dignity and freedom. Or risk becoming another failed experiment.
By
Ahmed Najar
Why governments must play a bigger role in protecting children from conflict
As attacks on education disrupted classrooms across Southeast Asia in 2025, ASEAN has a critical role to play in strengthening legal and policy protections for schools.
By
Maleiha Malik
Greenland is not a bargaining chip
Trump’s use of tariffs to force territorial concessions from allies exposes the fragility of today’s transatlantic bargain, and accelerates its unravelling.
By
Sona Muzikarova
FROM POST-WAR LEADER TO SLOWING GIANT: GERMANY WATCHES AS SYRIA RISES
As Berlin pressures Syrian refugees to pursue “voluntary return,” it overlooks Syria’s fragile recovery and shifts focus away from Germany’s own structural decline.
By
Nadwa Arar
Spotlight
Syed Unns
Israel’s selective outrage over Iran protests exposes moral bankruptcy
4 min read
Ata Şahit
How Iran’s latest protests mark a break from past cycles of dissent
9 min read
Sabena Siddiqui
After a year on the brink, can a symbolic handshake cool Indo-Pak tensions?
6 min read
Ali Murat Kursun
As the world turns into a ‘diplomatic bazaar’, who will speak for the voiceless in 2026?
7 min read
SPOTLIGHT
Türkiye's growing footprint and rising strategic clarity in the Indo-Pacific
From the Eastern Mediterranean to the heart of maritime Southeast Asia, Türkiye is now a vital player across diplomatic, economic and defence sectors.
SPOTLIGHT
Alexander Stoan
‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: Letters of marque and Trump’s drug war against Venezuela
7 min read
William A. Booth
‘Regime change’ has only led to chaos. Can Venezuela be an exception?
5 min read
Alexander Stoan
‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: Letters of marque and Trump’s drug war against Venezuela
7 min read
Mazlum Ozkan
Iran protests are not about politics anymore, they are about an economy that doesn’t work
6 min read
Mohammad Eslami
Yemen, UAE and the dangers of a power game in a volatile region
6 min read
William A. Booth
‘Regime change’ has only led to chaos. Can Venezuela be an exception?
5 min read
Alexander Stoan
‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: Letters of marque and Trump’s drug war against Venezuela
7 min read
Mazlum Ozkan
Iran protests are not about politics anymore, they are about an economy that doesn’t work
6 min read
Does the US assault on Venezuela signal the rise of a new imperial order?
The motive is explicit and brutal: oil, strategic resources and geopolitical control. Everything else functions merely as a pretext.
Alexander Stoan
‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: Letters of marque and Trump’s drug war against Venezuela
7 min read
William A. Booth
‘Regime change’ has only led to chaos. Can Venezuela be an exception?
5 min read
Alexander Stoan
‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: Letters of marque and Trump’s drug war against Venezuela
7 min read
Mazlum Ozkan
Iran protests are not about politics anymore, they are about an economy that doesn’t work
6 min read
Mohammad Eslami
Yemen, UAE and the dangers of a power game in a volatile region
6 min read
William A. Booth
‘Regime change’ has only led to chaos. Can Venezuela be an exception?
5 min read
Alexander Stoan
‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: Letters of marque and Trump’s drug war against Venezuela
7 min read
Mazlum Ozkan
Iran protests are not about politics anymore, they are about an economy that doesn’t work
6 min read
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Mursel Dogrul
Mohammad Al-Kassim
Ahmed Najar
