Burak Elmalı

Burak Elmali is a Researcher at TRT World Research Centre in Istanbul. He holds an MA degree in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University. His research areas include the geopolitics of interconnectivity, the concept of great power competition between the U.S. and China and its manifestation in the Gulf. His works were published in various media outlets and he appears in TV as a guest interviewee.
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Will the Gulf Move Closer to China?

The Iran war has delivered a profound, systemic shock to the Gulf, fundamentally challenging two assumptions that have underpinned regional stability for the better...

Weaponising Connectivity: The Iran War and the Rise of Chokepoint Warfare

On the night of 7 April 2026, Iran announced its acceptance of a two-week ceasefire, with negotiations scheduled to commence on 10 April in...

Rerouting Risk: Türkiye and the Future of Gulf Connectivity

As the first month of the Israel-US-Iran conflict draws to a close, the ripple effects are already shaking global trade networks. The Strait of...

The End of Consensus? Multipolarity, Unilateralism, and the Fracturing Global Order

The post-Cold War international order—once described by Francis Fukuyama as marking the "end of history"—has undergone a profound transformation. In contrast to the relative...

Middle Powers as Agencies of Multipolarity: The Case of Türkiye

As the post–Cold War consensus frays and the “rules-based order” loses moral authority, a different set of actors is moving from the margins to...

Trading Routes, Treading Lines: India’s Connectivity Gamble

In an era of growing multipolarity, the absence of a single dominant power capable of setting and enforcing global trade norms has created a...

Rethinking Connectivityin a Multipolar World: Türkiye’s Development Road

The global order is undergoing a transition from a post-Cold War, U.S.-led unipolar structure to a more fragmented and competitive multipolar system. This shift,...

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