Ihsan Faruk Kılavuz

Ihsan Faruk Kılavuz holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Ankara Haci Bayram Veli (Ankara Gazi) University (2015–19) and a Master of Laws degree from Queen Mary University of London (2022–23). With one year’s experience as a trainee solicitor, he specialises in public international law — including human rights law and the law of armed conflict — alongside expertise in terrorism issues, migration studies, and international treaty law. He is currently undertaking a PhD in public law at Galatasaray University.
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The War on Iran and the Unravelling of Legal Order

Beyond its immediate destabilising effects on the Middle East's balance of power, the February 2026 U.S.-Israel war on Iran has resurrected a contested and...

Europe on the Sidelines: The Iran War and the Fracturing of the Western Order

On the morning of 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military campaign against Iran, marking one of the most...

Trump’s Board of Peace: Big Promises, Thin Prospects

The international system has entered an age of permanent crisis, where disputes escalate quickly into armed confrontation, and wars are no longer resolved but...

The Greenland Question: Geopolitics at the Edge of the Legal Order

While the dust has yet to settle on the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, US President Donald Trump’s pivot toward Greenland, within twenty-four...

America First, Law Last: Venezuela and the Terminal Unravelling of International Law

The events of 3 January 2026, coordinated U.S. airstrikes in Caracas and the extra-judicial apprehension of President Nicolás Maduro, sent shockwaves through the international...

Stretching the Law of the Sea: Statelessness and the Seizure of the Skipper

The seizure of the Skipper has been presented by U.S. authorities as a routine enforcement action grounded in well-established principles of maritime law, particularly...

Why International Law Still Matters in a Broken Order

Contemporary international law is engaged in a continuous adaptation process, striving to address the novel threats posed by the modern era—most notably, cyber conflicts...

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