The concept of war, in general terms, is characterized as the use of violence by states to achieve their political goals. Today, although this definition has been simplified; The content, sides and geography of wars increase the diversity of war beyond this
Is Turkiye’s Reconciliation with Saudi Arabia and the UAE Sustainable?
With the start of the Arab protests in 2011, Turkiye’s negatively affected relations with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have tended to converge again today. Finally, on November 21, the Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia announced that they would
When we look at the international history, it is seen that the “nationalization” of states and the “nationalization” of armies progress in parallel. In this process, each sovereign state created its own national army and generally the name of the army began
The world community was shocked by the discovery of mass graves in which civilians were buried in the Ukrainian towns of Bucha and Mariupol. With the withdrawal of the Russian army from Bucha, many civilian bodies scattered on the roads were reflected
After the debates on the field, which started in the second half of the 20th century and gradually increased in the post-Cold War period, the phenomenon of security went beyond the nation-state-centered and military-based perspective. In addition to many different fields, the
Choose the Name: “Increasing Defence Expenditures” or “ New Armament Race”
The concept of defense expenditure usually comes to the fore in times of war, but it is actually a subject that is discussed in both war and peace. However, witnessing the war and conflict environment, the international community does not find it
In the last quarter-century, Africa is one of the geographies where the reality of rising Turkey stands out most in international competition. Since the “Africa Action Plan” was announced in 1998 and the year 2005 was declared “Africa”, the Turkish government has
A Tour on Geopolitical Fault Lines in 2021
Monitoring geopolitical crisises and their tendencies is a new trend in the last couple of years. Hence, annual reports and indexes on international crises has become more common both in media and in academia. In this context, when we look at the
The concept of war, in general terms, is characterized as the use of violence by states to achieve their political goals. Today, although this definition has been simplified; The content, sides and geography of wars increase the diversity of war beyond this
The 2020 Munich Security Report came up with a very interesting title called “Westlessness”. Although it is hard to pronounce and difficult to understand, the report outlines the demise of the West and the very concept of being Western. Indeed, the report