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Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The trilateral alignment between Greece, Israel, and Southern Cyprus illustrates a profound geopolitical paradox, where an alliance initially publicised as routine energy diplomacy has rapidly militarised into a security axis that exacerbates regional instability. By seeking to contain Turkish influence, these Mediterranean actors have inadvertently…
Türkiye is approaching a potentially historic political transition. For decades, terrorism and the Kurdish question have shaped the country’s security agenda, party politics and electoral fault lines. As the prospect of resolving this long-running conflict draws closer, those assumptions are beginning to shift. But Türkiye’s political parties are not equally prepared for what comes next. […] The…
Two years ago, this publication argued that rare earth elements (REEs) were becoming a new geopolitical battleground. A family of 17 elements, rare earths sit within the broader category of critical minerals, alongside strategically important materials such as lithium, cobalt, graphite and tungsten. Since then, the contest has shifted from strategic vulnerability to active economic statecraft.…
In this week’s Türkiye in Focus: • The legislation, one of the most vital milestones in the terror-free Türkiye process, passed parliament with a record vote. • Researcher Burak Elmalı assessed the recent Mecca agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. • The operation targeting the Alihan Kuriş criminal network is high on the public agenda. A Historic Step Towards Permanent…
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate The Mecca Accord represents a fundamental transition from passive security consumption to proactive regional production, where middle powers leverage asymmetrical complementarities to hedge against the declining predictability of Western security guarantees. This trilateral framework seeks to balance the necessity of credible collective deterrence with the…
The agreement signed last week in Mecca by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, formally known as the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement or, more simply, the Mecca Pact, represents a visionary step towards addressing the crisis of regional instability and insecurity that has deepened in the Middle East in the post-October 7 context. As a manifestation […] The post The Mecca Pact: Taking Security into…
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate Modern sovereignty is increasingly defined by the terminability of frontier AI assets, where the capacity of an external state to revoke access supersedes traditional metrics of technological capability or physical infrastructure. This shift necessitates a transition from seeking autarky to managing interdependence through the construction of non-terminable…
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi’s visit to Ankara strengthened the strategic partnership between Ankara and Baghdad at a time when the Middle East remains consumed by conflict and uncertainty. Türkiye and Iraq are increasingly building their relations around connectivity, economic integration, and shared prosperity. From a regional politics perspective, al-Zaydi’s visit reduced uncertainty about…
Welcome to a new episode of The Tipping Point from the TRT World Research Centre. In this episode, we examine what Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus reveals about the conditions of independent thought in the digital age. Through the series’ unsettling premise of humanity becoming a single collective consciousness, we ask a deeper question: are people still […] The post The New Conformity: What Vince…
In this week’s Türkiye in Focus: A Legislative Framework for the Final Phase of Terror-Free Türkiye Process The next phase of the “Terror-Free Türkiye” initiative has moved to Parliament, where lawmakers are expected to consider a 12-article bill establishing the legal framework for the PKK’s disbandment. Under the proposed provisions, sentence postponements will be introduced […] The post Türkiye…
