OPINION
Ali Omar
Türkiye stood with Somalia; Somalia remembers
From trusted partner to outpost: Greece’s shift toward Israel’s Western foothold
By Ozcan Akinci
The unbreakable bond that’s breaking the Middle East
By Owais Tohid
Sanctions on Cuba, Iran, Iraq: What do they reveal about coercive power?
By Aya Jebari Laakel
Türkiye’s oil drilling: A strategic inflexion point for Somalia
By Abdiwali Sayid
Why Somalia–Türkiye partnership stands strong amid the noise
By Fathudin Ali Ospite
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
'A 400-year-old debt': Ghana’s UN move and the dark legacy of the trans-Atlantic slave trade
Ali Bilgenoglu
Iran war lays bare Asia’s energy risks and fragile Pacific alliances
Mursel DogrulMursel Dogrul
A numbers game in the sky: Iran’s missile waves are testing defence limits
Hursit DingilHursit Dingil
My mother Asiya Andrabi was punished for refusing to accept India’s rule over Kashmiris
By Ahmed Bin Qasim
The clock in their hands, time is on Iran’s side
By Yehia Ghanem
In the shadow of digital weapons: AI is not just targeting your job but your existence
By Emre Yilancik
Why Türkiye matters: Europe's strategic dilemma between symbolic corridors and structural efficiency
By Ozcan Akinci
Shield of the Americas: The US security strategy for Latin America
By Daniel Morales Ruvalcaba
The Iran war and growing doubts about US protection
By M.Yasin Bozkus
Rafah’s fragile door: How Gaza’s ‘ceasefire’ masks a continuing siege
By Yousef M. Al Jamal
Spotlight
Ahmed Najar
US says it opposes West Bank annexation. Then why is it servicing illegal settlers?
Mursel Dogrul
Why Türkiye’s homegrown KAAN fighter could reshape Asia's airpower calculus
Sona Muzikarova
American expansionist threat has supercharged Europe’s thrust for tech sovereignty
Mohammad Al-Kassim
Silencing Jerusalem: Israel’s ban on Palestinian media is an attempt to hide Zionist crimes
The Turkish model in Somalia: How integrated engagement can build stability in a multipolar world
Türkiye’s engagement with Somalia is pragmatic and hands-on. Instead of remote management, Ankara has sustained a strong on-the-ground diplomatic presence and direct partnership with Somali institutions.
The Turkish model in Somalia: How integrated engagement can build stability in a multipolar world
SPOTLIGHT
Mohammad Al-Kassim
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M. Kabir Hassan, Mohammad Rezoanul Hoque
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Ahmed Najar
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Emre Yilancik
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Why Big Tech must be held accountable to curb social media addiction in children
A slew of cases against social media giants are invoking product liability, negligence, and consumer protection theories, placing the onus on the companies to take responsibility for their platforms.
Why Big Tech must be held accountable to curb social media addiction in children
The rules-based order was always a fiction; Gaza and Greenland simply exposed it
After turning a blind eye to the Gaza genocide by Israel, the West’s anguish over Trump tearing up the rulebook is patently hypocritical.
The rules-based order was always a fiction; Gaza and Greenland simply exposed it
Israel, Greece, GCA defence pact: A challenge to NATO cohesion in Eastern Mediterranean
The trilateral axis threatens to upend peace and stability in the region by altering power dynamics.
Israel, Greece, GCA defence pact: A challenge to NATO cohesion in Eastern Mediterranean
Why Türkiye is crucial to ensuring security in Black Sea and Europe
In a rapidly evolving global order driven by a transactional US president, the old continent will need Ankara by its side to ensure security and stability.
Why Türkiye is crucial to ensuring security in Black Sea and Europe
Trump’s Board of Peace and what it could mean for Palestine’s future
The peace initiative launched in Davos presents the world with a unique opportunity: give Palestinians their right to live with dignity and freedom. Or risk becoming another failed experiment.
Trump’s Board of Peace and what it could mean for Palestine’s future
Why governments must play a bigger role in protecting children from conflict
As attacks on education disrupted classrooms across Southeast Asia in 2025, ASEAN has a critical role to play in strengthening legal and policy protections for schools.
Why governments must play a bigger role in protecting children from conflict
Greenland is not a bargaining chip
Trump’s use of tariffs to force territorial concessions from allies exposes the fragility of today’s transatlantic bargain, and accelerates its unravelling.
Greenland is not a bargaining chip
From post-War leader to slowing giant: Germany watches as Syria rises
As Berlin pressures Syrian refugees to pursue “voluntary return,” it overlooks Syria’s fragile recovery and shifts focus away from Germany’s own structural decline.
From post-War leader to slowing giant: Germany watches as Syria rises
Israel’s selective outrage over Iran protests exposes moral bankruptcy
While Gaza burns and Palestinians are killed with impunity, Netanyahu suddenly discovers a concern for Iranian citizens and their rights.
Israel’s selective outrage over Iran protests exposes moral bankruptcy
How Iran’s latest protests mark a break from past cycles of dissent
Iran’s latest protests, triggered by economic collapse and unfolding in a post-war context, reflect eroding social patience and deepening fractures within the political elite.
How Iran’s latest protests mark a break from past cycles of dissent
After a year on the brink, can a symbolic handshake cool Indo-Pak tensions?
A fleeting exchange in Dhaka has stirred speculation about back-channel diplomacy and whether India is edging away from its rigid hardline stance towards Islamabad.
After a year on the brink, can a symbolic handshake cool Indo-Pak tensions?
As the world turns into a ‘diplomatic bazaar’, who will speak for the voiceless in 2026?
Frozen conflicts, moral fatigue, and power politics are reshaping the world order. Only courageous leadership and the rise of moral powers may give the voiceless a platform.
As the world turns into a ‘diplomatic bazaar’, who will speak for the voiceless in 2026?
Venezuela and beyond: Can Trump’s America win hearts and minds in the Western Hemisphere?
History offers a humbling lesson: arm-twisting tactics only work for a while.
Venezuela and beyond: Can Trump’s America win hearts and minds in the Western Hemisphere?
Türkiye's growing footprint and rising strategic clarity in the Indo-Pacific
From the Eastern Mediterranean to the heart of maritime Southeast Asia, Türkiye is now a vital player across diplomatic, economic and defence sectors.
Türkiye's growing footprint and rising strategic clarity in the Indo-Pacific
Does the US assault on Venezuela signal the rise of a new imperial order?
The motive is explicit and brutal: oil, strategic resources and geopolitical control. Everything else functions merely as a pretext.
Does the US assault on Venezuela signal the rise of a new imperial order?
Yemen, UAE and the dangers of a power game in a volatile region
The Saudi-UAE split in Yemen highlights how proxy warfare is reshaping power, alliances and instability across the Middle East and the Red Sea corridor.
Yemen, UAE and the dangers of a power game in a volatile region
‘Regime change’ has only led to chaos. Can Venezuela be an exception?
The return of “regime change” rhetoric in Venezuela raises familiar questions about power, precedent and the limits of international restraint.
‘Regime change’ has only led to chaos. Can Venezuela be an exception?
‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: Letters of marque and Trump’s drug war against Venezuela
A Republican Congressman’s efforts to revive a 16th-century mechanism could spread chaos in the region.
‘Pirates’ of the Caribbean: Letters of marque and Trump’s drug war against Venezuela
Iran protests are not about politics anymore, they are about an economy that doesn’t work
As the Shia-majority nation’s currency collapses and inflation deepens, the crippling economic breakdown is pushing protests beyond ideology and into a battle for daily survival.
Iran protests are not about politics anymore, they are about an economy that doesn’t work
Gaza 2026: Israel's latest assault on aid groups strikes at the soul of humanity
After devastating the enclave’s healthcare system and triggering an unprecedented famine, Israel is expelling the very organisations keeping Palestinians alive.
Gaza 2026: Israel's latest assault on aid groups strikes at the soul of humanity
2025, the year Türkiye’s long game paid off
As 2025 draws to a close, Türkiye’s patient diplomacy, expanding defence industry, and strategic autonomy have positioned it as a pivotal power across Europe, the Middle East, and Eurasia.
2025, the year Türkiye’s long game paid off