Analysis
Libya: Books in Tripoli, Troops in the Sahara
After a few days in Tripoli, Denys Kolesnyk argues that Libya’s future is increasingly being shaped in the Sahara and in foreign capitals, and that France has a …
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Interviews
The war that proved him right: Mohammed Soliman on Iran, West Asia, and what’s left of American power
Mohammed Soliman does not like the phrase “Middle East.” It is, he has argued for several years now, a cartographic relic, a term coined by an American naval …
Interviews
Youssef Chiheb: Political Islam does not seek power through violence, but through the ‘democratic process’
As 2025 draws to a close, we spoke with Dr. Youssef Chiheb, professor at Sorbonne Paris Nord University, specialist in the geopolitics of the Arab world, …
Studies
The New Middle East Ignites Competition Between Türkiye and Israel
The Gaza Strip war reshaped the region, upending the balance of power and opening the door to scenarios that were previously unlikely in the Middle East. The …
Analysis
Democracy as Blasphemy and Criminality
Democracy, in its noble theoretical meaning, is government of the people, by the people, and for the people — the fruit of centuries of struggle against tyranny …
Analysis
Islamism versus Civil Society in Turkey – and Brussels Pays the Bill
When Erdoğan came to power in 2002, he promised a “more advanced democracy.” Two decades later, that promise lies in ruins. Turkey’s political system has been …
Analysis
The Israeli Attack Exposes the Fragility of the Iranian-Russian Alliance
Russian-Iranian relations are complex. While the two countries share broad opposition to Western influence, the balance of common, overlapping, and diverging …
Analysis
Imperial Phantom Pains: Erdoğan, Putin and Their Fantasies
On an autumn evening in 2023, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stood before his supporters and spoke of Gaza. For Turkey, he declared, this embattled strip of land was no …
Analysis
In the Grip of the “Grey Wolves”
When Turkish national footballer Merih Demiral flashed the “wolf salute” during the 2024 European Championship, it sparked heated debate. The hand sign is the …
Analysis
A New Wave of Censorship Looms in Turkey
Turkey’s strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is not among the twelve million citizens who regularly use Spotify. At least, he has never given the impression that he …
Analysis
The Symbol of Repression in Turkey
“In Silivri it’s cold” is a catchphrase in Turkey – a piece of dark humor of the kind that flourishes in autocracies. It usually comes up when someone makes a …
Analysis
Turkey: The İmamoğlu Case – Resistance Under Pressure
Ekrem İmamoğlu, elected mayor of Istanbul, presidential hopeful, and the most prominent challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is now arguably the most well-known …