The Istanbul Talks: A Stroke of Luck
In March 2022 Russian and Ukrainian delegations met in Istanbul. The author assesses the content of the negotiations and how Turkey’s mediating role was used in domestic politics.
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Security policy, counter-terrorism, intelligence and defence in Europe and Turkey, from the individual’s sense of security to the strategies of states.
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Russia–Ukraine Relations After the USSR
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine held one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals and handed it over in exchange for guarantees. A short history of Russia–Ukraine relations after the USSR.
The World on the Brink of War: Everyone on Alert
The history of war is as old as the history of humanity, and war takes on a more hybrid character every day. The article compares the Russia–Ukraine war with past cases and assesses possible scenarios.
A Brief Look at Ukrainian History up to the Dissolution of Soviet Russia in 1991
From the Principality of Kyiv to the Cossack Hetmanate, from Ottoman Podolia to the Holodomor: a brief look at Ukrainian history up to 1991.
Is Europe for or against Ukraine?
In the second week of the invasion, Zelensky reproached the West: “How many more people must die?” The article examines, country by country, the support European countries have given Ukraine.
Is UN and NATO Intervention Against Russia Possible?
Europe faces its largest conventional war since the Second World War. The article discusses whether UN and NATO intervention against Russia is legally and militarily possible.
Is Russia Ready for Urban Warfare in Ukraine?
According to former CIA Director David Petraeus, urban warfare in Kyiv was inevitable. The author assesses the difficulties of combat in built-up areas through the examples of Aleppo and Grozny.
Does Logic Always Work?
Years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, Castro said he would have allowed the missiles to be used even at the cost of his country being wiped off the map. The author argues, through the Ukraine war, that in the nuclear age leaders do not always behave rationally.
“We Do Not Know the Road Map for the Resolution Process”
From the mass resignations of 2011 to Habur: behind the scenes of the resolution process. A former gendarmerie officer recounts the military and political background of the words “we do not know the road map”.
Will Erdoğan Prevent the Russia–Ukraine War?
As Russia massed 100,000 troops on the border, negotiations led nowhere and Ankara offered to mediate. The article assesses the crisis before the invasion and Türkiye’s role.
Russia: A Superpower? (2)
From the downing of a Russian jet to the S-400s, Türkiye–Russia relations have been full of ups and downs. The second part of the series examines Russia’s relations with Türkiye and NATO through the question “What does Russia want?”
Russia: A Superpower? (1)
Brought to the brink of bankruptcy by the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia soon came to defy the US and NATO again. The first part of the series describes how this transformation came about.
Russia’s Latest Move: Kazakhstan
In January 2022 the protests in Kazakhstan were suppressed through the intervention of the Russian-led military alliance. The article traces the path from the Nazarbayev era to this crisis and Russia’s move in the region.
Rapprochement with Armenia: Will Erdoğan Be the Fourth at the Table?
Türkiye was one of the first countries to recognise Armenia, yet the border has been closed for thirty years. We assess the normalisation attempt launched in 2021 and Türkiye’s role at the table.
Is Qatar Friend or Foe?
While Türkiye was going through drilling crises in the Eastern Mediterranean, its close ally Qatar was searching for natural gas off Cyprus with ExxonMobil. The article questions this contradiction in Qatar–Türkiye relations.
