Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Author Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, not only the US neighborhood, such as Canada, Panama and Mexico, but almost every region of the world, from Europe to the Middle East, from the Pacific to the Arctic, is facing seismic tremors. One of these regions is undoubtedly the Middle East, where Israel, which the US ...
About two months passed since the fall of Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad. Türkiye is thought to be one of the key actors behind the march of the HTS forces through Damascus, the fall of Assad and now in formation of the new government. Still, Turkish government frequently makes statements articulating concerns on Syria’s “territorial integrity” and the “terrorism” in ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist Following the ceasefire that came into effect after 471 days of massacre and genocide in Gaza, the Palestinians, who are sending a message that they are standing despite all the pain and destruction, will try to build a new life in the almost wrecked Gaza Strip. When the bombardment began on October 7, 2023, Israel ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan On December 8, the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria was overthrown by groups backed by Türkiye’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), the US and Israel. Although a government-like structure led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has been established, chaos prevails in Syria. After Assad’s fall, in the north US-backed PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist organization is taking steps to ...
By Adem Kılıç, political scientist Beginning on October 7, 2023, Israel’s attacks on Palestine continued throughout 2024 and took their place in the pages of history as a process that caused massive destruction, ethnic cleansing, starvation and genocide, especially along the Gaza Strip. While the US’s “unconditional” support for Israel virtually locked the international institutions and the international system, especially ...
By Yiğit Saner Speaking to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, Middle East expert Mordechai Kedar relayed messages of “goodwill” from HTS to Israel. Kedar, a former officer in Israeli Military Intelligence, emphasized that the HTS militants view Israel “not as a problem, but as a solution”. He also stated, “I conveyed a detailed list of equipment requested by HTS to officials ...
By Islam Farag, Cairo / Egypt Despite his departure from the White House in 2021, Gulf states’ ties to US President Donald Trump have not been severed. The Trump Organization has struck business deals with a number of his allies in the region, notably the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman. His son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has maintained close ties to Gulf ...
West Asia continues to be subjected to Israeli aggression. Among the countries in the region, Iran is responding the most severely to the aggression. Alongside Iran, Türkiye is another country that has taken a clear stand against Israel, as exemplified by its support for Hamas. This frequently poses the question whether the two countries can somehow confront Israeli aggression and ...
By Adem Kılıç, political scientist If there is one lesson that Israel can learn from its so-called “history” in the territories it usurped – the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, the Six-Day War of 1967, the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and the Israel-Lebanon wars – it is the fact that its “enemies” have emerged stronger than in any previous war. ...
By Adem Kılıç, political scientist As the Middle East descends into chaos with Netanyahu’s uncontrollable moves, the question to be asked is who/who is responsible for the continued deaths of children and the use of hospitals, places of worship and technological equipment as weapons by turning them into booby traps. As of today, Israel’s occupation and genocidal war in Gaza ...