Muhammed Lutfi Turkcan

Muhammed Lutfi Turkcan is a Deputy Researcher at TRT World Research Centre. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from Bogaziçi University. He holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from Koc University and is currently a PhD candidate in Koc University.

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US-China: From strategic partners to strategic competitors

As competition between the two powers intensifies, should we be worried?

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US-China: From strategic partners to strategic competitors

How Turkey-US relations became strained after the July 15 coup attempt

Various factors have caused a breakdown in bilateral relations between the two NATO allies in recent years, from US support of the YPG in northern Syria to the failure to hand over FETO leader Fetullah Gulen.

7 MIN READ

How Turkey-US relations became strained after the July 15 coup attempt

The unravelling of US alliances

The network of alliances that America has built over the last 70 years is slowly being unstitched by Trump.

10 MIN READ

Trump's bullish internationalism is being confused with isolationism

Intensified US and Chinese competition on trade could reshape the international trading environment. More importantly it could be a precursor to a new form of US internationalism.

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Trump's bullish internationalism is being confused with isolationism