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MERZ’S 'LITTLE PASHAS': GERMANY’S FIGHT AGAINST AFD IS ACTUALLY STRENGTHENING THE FAR-RIGHT

The German Chancellor’s escalating rhetoric against migrants is doing nothing to stop his approval ratings from plummeting. Instead, he is helping AfD's phenomenal growth.

Merz’s 'little pashas': Germany’s fight against AfD is actually strengthening the far-right

Merz’s 'little pashas': Germany’s fight against AfD is actually strengthening the far-right

S Korea’s Lee Jae-myung era: Economic reform, Artificial Intelligence, and global vision

S Korea’s Lee Jae-myung era: Economic reform, Artificial Intelligence, and global vision

S Korea’s Lee Jae-myung era: Economic reform, Artificial Intelligence, and global vision

Under the leadership of Lee Jae-myung, South Korea has continued to reshape its strategic position on the global stage through economic reforms and investments in artificial intelligence.

By Hatice Nursena Guzel, Hatice Celik

July 20, 1974: How Türkiye’s peace operation paved the way for Greece's democracy

July 20, 1974: How Türkiye’s peace operation paved the way for Greece's democracy

July 20, 1974: How Türkiye’s peace operation paved the way for Greece's democracy

The Western narrative of Cyprus is fundamentally flawed. Ankara’s military operation restored peace on the island, not the other way round.

By Ozcan Akinci

Ukraine war and the new Russian fixation on replicating the 'Iran model'

Ukraine war and the new Russian fixation on replicating the 'Iran model'

Ukraine war and the new Russian fixation on replicating the 'Iran model'

Calls to replicate Iran's experience in the Russia-Ukraine war are becoming increasingly popular among Russian military analysts. However, transferring one conflict model to another contradicts the basic principles of military strategy.

By Sabir Askeroglu

From screens to streets: July 15 and Türkiye's digital civic memory

From screens to streets: July 15 and Türkiye's digital civic memory

From screens to streets: July 15 and Türkiye's digital civic memory

The failed coup attempt showed that social media does not, by itself, create civic courage. But in moments of crisis, it can help organise, amplify, and remember.

By Omer Abdulaziz Ozturk

UN Security Council needs a constitutional successor, not another reform

UN Security Council needs a constitutional successor, not another reform

UN SECURITY COUNCIL NEEDS A CONSTITUTIONAL SUCCESSOR, NOT ANOTHER REFORM

The debate on reforming the UN Security Council has gone on for decades with little progress. The real question is whether the post-1945 system has lost the legitimacy to remain the world's ultimate authority on peace and security.

By Ziyad Motala

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

Destroying classrooms, denying education, erasing Gaza's future

Destroying classrooms, denying education, erasing Gaza's future

Destroying classrooms, denying education, erasing Gaza's future

Türkiye’s NATO commitment and the trial by fire of the Korean War

Türkiye’s NATO commitment and the trial by fire of the Korean War

Türkiye’s NATO commitment and the trial by fire of the Korean War

Ahmet Tarik Caskurlu

Ukraine is flexing its drone muscles and winning the asymmetric war against Russia

Ukraine is flexing its drone muscles and winning the asymmetric war against Russia

Ukraine is flexing its drone muscles and winning the asymmetric war against Russia

Türkiye's strategic rise reshapes NATO's security landscape

Türkiye's strategic rise reshapes NATO's security landscape

Türkiye's strategic rise reshapes NATO's security landscape

Twenty-two years after the last NATO summit in Türkiye, the security situation has changed completely. Europe's security depends on Ankara more than ever.

Artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, and the ethics of journalism

Artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, and the ethics of journalism

Artificial intelligence, digital sovereignty, and the ethics of journalism

AI is no longer a promise of the future but a tool of power. Those who don't help shape its rules will be influenced by foreign algorithms. This is particularly crucial for journalism.

Neither victory nor peace: Inside the US-Iran deal

Neither victory nor peace: Inside the US-Iran deal

Neither victory nor peace: Inside the US-Iran deal

The US and Iran have stepped back from the brink, but regional tensions and decades of mistrust could still derail a fragile diplomatic opening.

By Sabir Askeroglu

Why Brussels refuses to abandon its arrogance toward Ankara

Why Brussels refuses to abandon its arrogance toward Ankara

Why Brussels refuses to abandon its arrogance toward Ankara

Europe increasingly depends on Türkiye for security, yet the European Parliament's latest report shows Brussels has not abandoned its habit of lecturing Ankara.

Austria's rise in anti-Muslim racism did not happen by accident

Austria's rise in anti-Muslim racism did not happen by accident

Austria's rise in anti-Muslim racism did not happen by accident

A new report records a sharp increase in anti-Muslim incidents in Austria. The findings raise questions about the role of political rhetoric, media discourse and social media campaigns in normalising prejudice.

By Aysegul Dinckan

No longer a fable, not a myth either: The coming divide in frontier AI access

No longer a fable, not a myth either: The coming divide in frontier AI access

No longer a fable, not a myth either: The coming divide in frontier AI access

The Anthropic episode should serve as an eye-opener: advanced AI will function as a controlled power regime, held by a small group of states and the companies aligned with them.

By Ozan Ahmet Cetin

Türkiye's pursuit of peace in an age of global turmoil

Türkiye's pursuit of peace in an age of global turmoil

TÜRKİYE'S PURSUIT OF PEACE IN AN AGE OF GLOBAL TURMOIL

Türkiye's approach to peacebuilding has combined mediation, humanitarian engagement and sustained dialogue with rival actors, allowing Ankara to play a unique role in conflicts from Ukraine to Somalia.

By Emmett Imani

Spotlight

Why Greece keeps buying security it cannot produce

Why Greece keeps buying security it cannot produce

Elshad Musaoglu

‘Israel intended to leave no survivors’: The attack US buried, but never explained

‘Israel intended to leave no survivors’: The attack US buried, but never explained

Is Brussels losing its grip on European foreign policy?

Is Brussels losing its grip on European foreign policy?

Sabir Askeroglu

The world after Hormuz: Can Türkiye become a trade bridge between Asia and Europe?

The world after Hormuz: Can Türkiye become a trade bridge between Asia and Europe?

SPOTLIGHT

Germany's UN setback was a disaster in the making for a long time

Europe’s powerhouse fails to win a seat on the Security Council. But anyone who attributes the defeat solely to Berlin’s Israel policy is missing the point.

Germany's UN setback was a disaster in the making for a long time

Germany's UN setback was a disaster in the making for a long time

This time for Africa: We will not be broken by those who have forgotten the map

The enemy is poverty, inequality, poor leadership, lack of education, and the lingering poison of a divide-and-rule system that pits Africans against each other.

This time for Africa: We will not be broken by those who have forgotten the map

This time for Africa: We will not be broken by those who have forgotten the map