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[OPINION] The White House showdown: Trump’s gambit leaves Ukraine in the cold

Adem Yavuz Arslan* History often hinges on moments of spectacle, but rarely does it unfold in such raw and unfiltered fashion as it did yesterday...

[OPINION] Erdoğan is upset at loss of relevance in Ukraine negotiations

Ömer Murat* It is no secret that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and former US President Joe Biden were not on the best of terms, so...

[OPINION] Is democracy destroying itself?

Tarık Toros* It sounds like the premise of a dystopian novel, but it is the political reality unfolding before us. Across the West, traditional parties...

[OPINION] Erdoğan mobilizes courts to determine opposition’s presidential candidate himself

Ömer Murat* In the old Turkey, the secular army used to issue memorandums to governments to keep political parties in line. The primary message conveyed...

[OPINION] Trump paralyzed the US system: Can the world recover from the shock?

Tarık Toros* To make sense of the world today, we need to go beyond headlines and examine the deeper forces driving events. The role of...

[OPINION] How corruption became a national security threat for Turkey

Adem Yavuz Arslan* On February 2 The Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report detailing how billions of dollars flowed among Turkey, Russia and the...

[OPINION] Mastermind of modern tyranny: Spy chief is exporting Turkey’s authoritarian blueprint

Yasemin Aydın* When a head of intelligence kneels to pray in a historic mosque, it’s rarely just about faith. İbrahim Kalın, Turkey's intelligence chief, used...

[OPINION] The shattered world order: Where do we go from here?

Tarık Toros* We are living through an age of chaos and transformation, where old norms crumble and new realities emerge. The question is no longer...

[OPINION] Germany at a crossroads: crisis of conservatism and its meaning for democracy

Yasemin Aydın* As Germany heads to early elections in February, I find myself asking a question I never thought I’d consider: Could the Germany I...

[OPINION] Small Trumps, big shifts: the global populist wave

Adem Yavuz Arslan* As a Turkish journalist living in exile, I have had the unsettling experience of observing political changes from a distance — watching...

[OPINION] Turkey’s attempts at reconciliation with the Kurds: a path forward

*Professor İbrahim Özdemir  Resolution of the Kurdish issue, a term prevalent in Turkey’s public discourse referring to the demand for equal rights by the country’s Kurdish...

[OPINION] Erdoğan could pursue a policy of ‘controlled escalation’ in Syria

Ömer Murat* Since rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) toppled the Assad regime on December 8, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has repeatedly threatened...

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