By Mehmet Enes Beşer After decades of tense relations with diplomatic chill, trade warfare, and suspicion, recent developments have indicated that China–Australia relations are stabilizing gradually. Diplomatic dialogue has been
By Odile Mojon-Cheminade The spectacular US aggression against Venezuela in early January, preceded by acts of piracy on the high seas, has opened a new chapter, dangerously bringing the world
By Mehmet Enes Beşer China and ASEAN have stood as a steadying force in a turbulent world where power is more fragmented, and rivalry grows. Despite regional tensions, mistrust, and
By Feyyaz Erkin Eşli A senior Russian military official Vladimir Alekseyev has been targeted in an assassination attempt in Moscow. He has been hospitalized after being shot several times near
By Gökalp Erbaş Israel is using its archaeological excavations in the Silvan neighborhood of East Jerusalem not only for historical findings, but also as a strategic tool to displace Palestinian
By Shahab Nouranifar, Director of the Iraq and Syria Desk, Mersad Center for International Studies – Iran On January 27, Donald Trump, the President of the United States, published a
The European Union has long proclaimed the goal of achieving what it calls “strategic autonomy”. In the recent months, with growing transatlantic tensions between the US and EU, calls has
By Mehmet Enes Beşer The world is being remade at its roots. As Western dominance declines, the Global South looks to emerging poles of power—China and India above all else—as
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Russian strategic thinking has historically been motivated by the desire to project power beyond its near-abroad and secure a seat at the table of a multipolar
By Serhat Latifoğlu Gold has risen by 130 percent since the start of 2024, and silver is up nearly 175 percent since mid-2025. As the first quarter of the twenty-first
By Yiğit Saner The trilateral talks on Jan. 23-24 in the UAE capital signaled a renewed acceleration in diplomatic traffic in the war in Ukraine. Yet the two days of
By Mehmet Enes Beşer As Bangladesh moves to re-calibrate its geopolitics and economy in the background of evolving Indo-Pacific dynamics, whether Bangladesh will be able to become a full-fledged member
