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Articles

Türkiye’s foreign and security policies in 2025

Jan 19, 2025 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

Türkiye enters 2025 in an increasingly competitive and uncertain global political environment. The international system is characterized by intensifying great power rivalry, particularly between the U.S. and China, a protracted war in Ukraine and deepening instability in the Middle East. Against this backdrop, Türkiye is pursuing a pragmatic and interest-based foreign policy prioritizing security, economic resilience and strategic autonomy.
Shifting balances and power lines in Syria

Dec 6, 2024 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

On Nov. 27, the military offensive launched by the Syrian military opposition against regime elements appears to have changed the balance of power on the ground and at the diplomatic table in the Syrian crisis. Before Nov. 27, the military and diplomatic balance favored the Assad regime, which was consolidating its political power in the diplomatic arena. On the one hand, Bashar Assad was once again seen as a political interlocutor in the Arab League.
Trumpworld and MAGA 2.0

Nov 15, 2024 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

What we know for sure about a Trump world is that the next four years will not be better. What we cannot be sure of is whether it will be worse. Trump’s foreign policy and security team is a perfect example of the former. Almost all of them are staunch defenders of Trumpism and MAGA (Make America Great Again). MAGA 1.0, which symbolized Trump’s first term, was shaped by examples of hyper-realism, a bad imitation of realist foreign policy.
The meaning of Donald Trump’s comeback

Nov 8, 2024 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

After Donald Trump’s election as the 47th president of the United States, we have entered a new era that concerns not only the U.S. but the whole world. The events of Trump’s first term offer many signs of what the second term will be like. The most prominent feature of Trump’s second term is his impact on the history of American elections. He seems to have consolidated his political power with the election results.
Türkiye's political shift amidst terror attack on TUSAŞ

Oct 27, 2024 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

In the last week, a series of events has unfolded in Türkiye.
Türkiye's political shift amid terror attack on TAI

Oct 27, 2024 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

In the last week, a series of events has unfolded in Türkiye.
Is Israel a national security threat for Türkiye?

Oct 11, 2024 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statements that Israel could pose a national security threat to Türkiye resonated widely both at home and abroad. Following the events of Oct. 7, 2023, Erdoğan has repeatedly described Israel’s operations in Gaza as “genocide” and accused Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of “terrorizing” Palestinians. For many years, Erdoğan has been a leader who has openly expressed his support for the Palestinian cause and his discomfort with Israel’s expansionist policies.
Escalation spiral and looming war in the Middle East

Oct 4, 2024 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

On the evening of Oct. 2, a few hours before the Iranian retaliation against Israel, Israel was considered to have a clear psychological advantage in the ongoing multi-front conflict in the Gaza context. While Israel was destroying the whole of Gaza, ostensibly to destroy Hamas, it had targeted and neutralized every senior Hezbollah commander of the last decade or more in Lebanon and killed the organization’s charismatic leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in a targeted attack.
Crumbling, dying United Nations: Who will resurrect it?

Sep 26, 2024 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

While United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was calling for the restructuring of all institutions of international governance, including the U.N., in his opening speech at the 79th General Assembly, Israel was conducting its 800th air sortie against Lebanon and dropping its 2,000th bomb over Lebanon. In the aftermath of Israel’s ongoing attacks, reports state that more than 500 people, including 100 children, were killed in Lebanon.
Imagining Europe after the war: 3 scenarios to consider

Sep 23, 2024 | dailysabah.com | Murat Yesiltas

As the crisis in the Middle East continues, the war will inevitably expand further with the new generation of Israeli aggression against Lebanon. With a new widened front, we will face two major crises. One is focused on the Middle East and the other on Europe. The impact of both crises on establishing new regional orders will be critical.