OPINION
GERMANY’S CDU IN FREE FALL AS MERZ LOSES GRIP
The party’s crushing defeat in Saxony-Anhalt has exposed internal divisions and raised questions over Friedrich Merz’s ability to counter the AfD’s rise.
Ulrich Schlie
CULTURE
BUSINESS
POLITICS
From glory to crisis, what ails Pakistan’s cricket?
Once world-beaters, the country’s slide in the sport stems from a system that has failed to evolve. There is hope, but there is no quick fix.
By
Owais Tohid
Burnham’s ‘reset’ of foreign policy on Israel and Palestine is promising, but still falls short
The British government must walk the talk to stand by Palestine and the suffering people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
By
Yousra Samir Imran
Srebrenica, Ratko Mladic and what his war crimes tell us about the Gaza genocide
While condemning the Butcher of Bosnia, the world cannot look away from what is unfolding in Palestine. The Israeli war criminals must be brought to justice before it is too late.
By
Ambreen Yousuf
The unending Iran war and Israel’s new low
A diabolical proposal in an Israeli newspaper exposes the moral bankruptcy in a society consumed by its lust for war and bloodshed.
By
Nasir Qadri
GERMANY’S STATE ELECTION BECOMES A TEST OF WHO BELONGS
As Saxony-Anhalt heads to the polls, the debate over migration is increasingly turning into a question of whether Germans with migrant backgrounds can ever have their belonging taken for granted.
By
Aysegul Colak
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Greece, the EU's spoiled child, is squandering European funds
Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar
Expanding the Mecca Pact: What Bangladesh can bring to the table
Nazmus Sakib
The end of the road for the PKK/YPG
Ibrahim Karatas
Germany’s search for partners brings it to Azerbaijan
Berlin is deepening ties with Baku as it seeks new energy supplies, trade routes, and greater economic security after losing Russian energy.
By
Aysegul Colak
From presence to partnership: 15 years after Erdogan’s Mogadishu moment
Somalia-Türkiye friendship has not just endured but grown stronger through Ankara’s humanitarian assistance, development cooperation and security partnership.
By
Abdirahim Mohamed Hassan
AK Party and 25 years of remaking Türkiye
As the AK Party celebrates 25 years, its success in reducing military influence, expanding rights, investing in infrastructure and defence explains its status as Türkiye's longest-serving governing party.
By
Huseyin Alptekin
25 years of AK Party and Türkiye’s rise as a regional and global actor
The country’s rise on the international stage was made possible by the robust and pragmatic foreign policy initiatives of successive governments under Erdogan.
By
Ahmet Uysal
Austria and Türkiye: A new phase of cooperation
Chancellor Christian Stocker's visit to Ankara signifies a new dynamic between Vienna and Ankara. In times of geopolitical crises, closer cooperation is not only sensible but strategically necessary.
By
Muhammed Ali UCAR
Mecca defence pact could be the blueprint for a new regional security architecture
The trilateral defence pact signals the willingness of regional states to look beyond traditional Western security alignments.
By
Sabena Siddiqui
MECCA DEAL IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A DEFENCE PACT BETWEEN THREE NATIONS
The trilateral agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan could become the benchmark for regional security architecture.
By
Emmett Imani
Spotlight
Ziyad Motala
A Democrat upset that highlights Israel's diminishing influence on US voters
8 min read
Sabir Askeroglu
What the Middle East needs is security without hegemony
9 min read
Yahya Habil
There is more to the Ceuta crisis than just a regular migration attempt
5 min read
Ahmed Najar
Can Netanyahu be trusted to honour the deal for total Israeli withdrawal from Gaza?
7 min read
SPOTLIGHT
Machine gone rogue: The breach that made AI risk real
While it may not exactly be a Terminator moment, an OpenAI model breaking free and attacking another is a wake-up call for more guardrails.
SPOTLIGHT
Faik Tanrikulu
Merz’s 'little pashas': Germany’s fight against AfD is actually strengthening the far-right
6 min read
Yasin Bas
Germany failed to contain AfD. Now it’s just a matter of time before the far-right grabs power.
9 min read
Faik Tanrikulu
Merz’s 'little pashas': Germany’s fight against AfD is actually strengthening the far-right
6 min read
Hatice Nursena Guzel,
Hatice Celik
S Korea’s Lee Jae-myung era: Economic reform, Artificial Intelligence, and global vision
5 min read
Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar
Behind the Greek lobby's campaign against Türkiye's F-35s is the facade of security
8 min read
Yasin Bas
Germany failed to contain AfD. Now it’s just a matter of time before the far-right grabs power.
9 min read
Faik Tanrikulu
Merz’s 'little pashas': Germany’s fight against AfD is actually strengthening the far-right
6 min read
Hatice Nursena Guzel,
Hatice Celik
S Korea’s Lee Jae-myung era: Economic reform, Artificial Intelligence, and global vision
5 min read
What next for Modi as ‘cockroach’ students puncture his strongman image?
For more than a decade, the Indian Prime Minister has manipulated the narrative to project an aura of invincibility. The country’s angry youth just beat him at his own game.
Faik Tanrikulu
Merz’s 'little pashas': Germany’s fight against AfD is actually strengthening the far-right
6 min read
Yasin Bas
Germany failed to contain AfD. Now it’s just a matter of time before the far-right grabs power.
9 min read
Faik Tanrikulu
Merz’s 'little pashas': Germany’s fight against AfD is actually strengthening the far-right
6 min read
Hatice Nursena Guzel,
Hatice Celik
S Korea’s Lee Jae-myung era: Economic reform, Artificial Intelligence, and global vision
5 min read
Zeynep Gizem Ozpinar
Behind the Greek lobby's campaign against Türkiye's F-35s is the facade of security
8 min read
Yasin Bas
Germany failed to contain AfD. Now it’s just a matter of time before the far-right grabs power.
9 min read
Faik Tanrikulu
Merz’s 'little pashas': Germany’s fight against AfD is actually strengthening the far-right
6 min read
Hatice Nursena Guzel,
Hatice Celik
S Korea’s Lee Jae-myung era: Economic reform, Artificial Intelligence, and global vision
5 min read
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Ulrich Schlie
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