Since the U.S.–Israeli attack on Iran on 28 February 2026, Türkiye has had to manage a war within its security environment. Ankara’s response has rested on one central reading: the current turmoil was not an inevitable regional eruption, but the product of a U.S.–Israel strategic choice, with Israel widely cast in Turkish official and public discourse as the principal driver of escalation. Yet Türkiye’s room… Continue reading Iran War: Ankara Seeks to Reap Benefits of a Calibrated Response  

Nearly two months after the launch of the U.S.-Israel-Iran war on February 28, 2026, global energy markets have moved past the “geopolitical risk premium,” a temporary price increase that reflects the uncertainty of armed conflict. Instead, they have now entered a far more perilous phase that the International Energy Agency (IEA) calls the “largest supply… Continue reading Iran War: Grappling With an Unprecedented Energy Crisis

The October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, and the Gaza Genocide that commenced that same day and continues more than two years later, mark a critical historical juncture for the Palestinian people. While the scale of destruction, loss of life, and displacement in Gaza has few contemporary parallels, the significance of this moment extends beyond the immediate catastrophe. For Palestinians, October 2023 did not simply usher in another episode in their protracted struggle for liberation; it exposed the cumulative consequences of decades of political fragmentation, institutional decay, and strategic paralysis within the Palestinian national movement itself.