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America’s Captured Sword? Blackmail, Energy, and the War on Iran

Çağdaş Yüksel -
On February 28, “Operation Epic Fury” brought war to Tehran's doorstep. With Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly killed and Iran striking back with missiles and...
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Weaponising ‘Freedom’: Regime Change Narratives in the 2026 Iran War

Mehmet Kılıç -
Iran War enters a dangerous new phase as US–Israel strikes follow failed nuclear talks, raising risks of regional escalation and energy shock.
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The Greenland Question: Geopolitics at the Edge of the Legal Order

Ihsan Faruk Kılavuz -
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...
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Policy Outlook

Sovereign Data, Strategic Sectors: Why Healthcare and Automotives Are the New Frontlines

Şeymanur Yönt -
Data is a crucial asset for all: not only from a privacy perspective, but also as a source of revenue and strategic geopolitical power....
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Beyond Monetary Policy: Türkiye as a Pioneer of Technology-Led Economic Governance

Ravale Mohydin -
Global economic governance is entering a period of structural adjustment. A significant challenge facing both advanced and emerging economies is the diminishing effectiveness of...
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The War on Iran and the Unravelling of Legal Order

Ihsan Faruk Kılavuz -
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...

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

War Beyond War: How Conflict Transmits Crisis

Rerouting Risk: Türkiye and the Future of Gulf Connectivity

Policy Outlooks

Sovereign Data, Strategic Sectors: Why Healthcare and Automotives Are the New...

Şeymanur Yönt -
Data is a crucial asset for all: not only from a privacy perspective, but also as a source of revenue and strategic geopolitical power....

Beyond Monetary Policy: Türkiye as a Pioneer of Technology-Led Economic Governance

Governing Debt in the Age of Technology

Indispensable Yet Unacknowledged: Türkiye and the Future of Europe’s Defence Order

Discussion Papers

A Deficit of Coherence? Türkiye and the Search for American Strategic...

Çağdaş Yüksel -
Anation’s survival hinges on power, yet the zenith of superpower status can paradoxically erode the strategic reasoning essential to sustain it. During the Cold...

From Promises to Obligations: Reclaiming Climate Justice through the ICJ’s Advisory...

Borders Under Pressure: Rethinking Migration Policies for a Changing World

War Without Borders: The Ontological Shift in Modern Warfare

Int.'l Relations & Diplomacy

After Khamenei: Succession or Succession Crisis?

Mehmet Kılıç -
The joint US-Israeli strike that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has removed a key pillar upon which the Islamic Republic's political and ideological edifice rested....

Weaponising ‘Freedom’: Regime Change Narratives in the 2026 Iran War

(KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 22: Head Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (R), Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Major-General Kyrylo Budanov (C), Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Denys Monastyrskyi (not seen), Acting Head of the SBU Vasyl Malyuk (L) attend a press briefing on the release of Ukrainian defenders from Russian captivity, in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 22, 2022. On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Russia and Ukraine had exchanged 200 prisoners as a result of Turkiye's mediation and diplomatic exchanges with the leaders of the two countries. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the exchange of 215 Ukrainian soldiers in a video statement and thanked Turkiye for its role.)

From Reshuffle to Strategy: Ukraine’s Recalibration in a Prolonged War

Why Is Venezuela in the Crosshairs?

Society & Human Rights

The Forgotten Front: Displacement, Climate, and Conflict in the Sahel

Kübra Aktaş -
The Sahel has become one of the world’s most overlooked frontlines, where conflict, climate shocks, and fragile governance intersect to drive a rapidly expanding...

Safe Return or Not? Expectations vs. Reality of Syrian Refugee Repatriation

Borders Under Pressure: Rethinking Migration Policies for a Changing World

Reclaiming the Public Sphere in the Age of Echo Chambers

Security & Defence

America’s Captured Sword? Blackmail, Energy, and the War on Iran

Çağdaş Yüksel -
On February 28, “Operation Epic Fury” brought war to Tehran's doorstep. With Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly killed and Iran striking back with missiles and...

Iran’s Airpower Mirage: Why New Jets Won’t Fix a Broken System?

War Without Borders: The Ontological Shift in Modern Warfare

From Deterrence to Dominance: How Israel’s Airstrikes in Syria Mask a...

Technology & Digital Policy

Beyond Artificial Orchestration: Next Sosyal’s Challenge to Big Tech

Murat Selvi -
At the turn of the 21st century, the internet was heralded as a transformative force — a technology that would liberate speech, dismantle entrenched...

Forging a Future-Forward Path: Türkiye’s Embrace of Emerging Technologies

AI Regulation in Türkiye: Bringing International Laws into the Discussion

AI Regulation in Türkiye: Bringing International Laws into the Discussion

Economy & Trade

Breaking or Bending: Rethinking Sanctions, Trade, and the Future of Global...

Şeymanur Yönt -
Welcome to the premiere episode of the Tipping Point, a new podcast series from the TRT World Research Centre. For decades, the global economic system...

Trading Routes, Treading Lines: India’s Connectivity Gamble

The Day After: Navigating the Aftermath of Trump’s Trade Turbulence

Breaking Chokepoints: Unlocking the Strategic Potential of the Development Road

Climate, Sustainability & Dev.

From Promises to Obligations: Reclaiming Climate Justice through the ICJ’s Advisory...

Ihsan Faruk Kılavuz -
Few issues in contemporary global governance reveal the fragility of international cooperation and the limits of state sovereignty as starkly as climate change. What...

Beyond the Myths: Protecting Climate Migrants in a Warming World

Innovation for Resilience: AgriTech, ClimateTech and Disaster Preparedness in Türkiye

Intersecting Climate Change and Gender Vulnerabilities

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