Policy Outlook
The Iraqi Election: A Step Towards Reform or a Re-affirmation of the Status Quo?
This policy outlook seeks to analyse the possible impact of the Iraqi election results on the prospects of meaningful political reform in the country.
Iraq’s...
Russia’s National Security Strategy: Ideology, Strategic Priorities and Threat Perceptions
This policy outlook analyses Russia’s strategic priorities, national interests and threat perceptions by examining its latest national security strategy document.
Russian foreign policy elites believe...
Turkish-Iranian Relations Under the Raisi Administration: A Bridge Over Troubled Water?
This policy outlook discusses the potential evolution of Turkish-Iranian relations under the administration of Ebrahim Raisi.
On August 5, 2021, conservative Iranian cleric Ebrahim Raisi...
The UAE in Libya: Continuity and Change
This policy outlook explores some of the key elements driving the UAE’s policy in Libya as well as the Gulf country’s approach towards the...
Two Decades of the Global War on Terror: Legacies and Future
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
By instrumentalising the Global War on Terror through aggressive Orientalist and counter-terrorism discourses, the United States sought to secure...
Turkey in Africa: A Decade of Turkish Aid and State-Building in Somalia
This policy outlook assesses three dimensions of Turkey’s engagement in Somalia, in a bid to gauge to what extent Ankara’s decade of aid and...
US–Russia Relations: Past, Present and the Prospects for Improvement
This policy outlook examines the underlying causes of the strained relations between the US and Russia and aims to analyse its future trajectory.
Since the...
US-Pakistan Relations Post-US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: A Shift in Dynamics?
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The unconditional withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan fundamentally shatters the transactional patron-client security paradigm that historically defined relations...
Coups, Conspiracies, and the Uphill Battle for Democracy in Turkey
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The fundamental contradiction of modern American foreign policy lies in the systematic deployment of covert military coups and regime...
Weekly Newsletter
Türkiye in Focus
24-28 August 2026 Edition Edition
This week we cover:
- Malazgirt Victory Celebrations: A New Vision for Türkiye
- Israeli Provocations Continue in Syria
- “Terror-Free Türkiye” Enters New Phase with Presidential Commission