OPINION
AFTER HISTORIC ELECTION, BANGLADESH FACES DELICATE POLITICAL BALANCING ACT
Optimism was restored in the country this election, but sustaining trust will depend on reforms, economic delivery, and careful foreign policy choices.
Syed Tashfin Chowdhury
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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.
By
H. Ibrahim Alegoz
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.
By
Ozan Ahmet Cetin
Trump keeps the Iran door open, and Netanyahu can’t close it
The Israeli premier arrived in the US seeking firm alignment against Tehran. Instead, he encountered a White House intent on testing diplomacy, exposing strategic differences that could shape the next phase of negotiations.
By
Mohammad Al-Kassim
After the revolution, Bangladesh's youth face democracy’s hardest test
After toppling Sheikh Hasina’s government in a historic uprising, a generation of young voters must now prove it can build institutions, not just dismantle regimes.
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M. Kabir Hassan,
Mohammad Rezoanul Hoque
WEST’S DOUBLE-SPEAK ALLOWS ISRAEL TO ENTRENCH WEST BANK OCCUPATION
Each Israeli expansion in the occupied territory erodes territorial contiguity and the institutional capacity required for meaningful Palestinian self-government.
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Ahmed Najar
BEHIND THE HEADLINES
Who should pay for the harm caused by children’s social media use?
Emre Yilancik
The rules-based order was always a fiction; Gaza and Greenland simply exposed it
Jawad Khalid
Israel, Greece, GCA defence pact: A challenge to NATO cohesion in Eastern Mediterranean
Ozcan Akinci
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.
By
Ahmed Najar
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.
By
Maleiha Malik
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.
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Sona Muzikarova
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.
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Nadwa Arar
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.
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Syed Unns
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.
By
Ata Şahit
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.
By
Sabena Siddiqui
Spotlight
Ali Murat Kursun
As the world turns into a ‘diplomatic bazaar’, who will speak for the voiceless in 2026?
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Jianlu Bi
Venezuela and beyond: Can Trump’s America win hearts and minds in the Western Hemisphere?
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Mursel Dogrul
Türkiye's growing footprint and rising strategic clarity in the Indo-Pacific
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Alfonso Insuasty Rodriguez
Does the US assault on Venezuela signal the rise of a new imperial order?
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SPOTLIGHT
‘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.
SPOTLIGHT
Timothy Ash
2025, the year Türkiye’s long game paid off
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Ahmed Najar
Gaza 2026: Israel's latest assault on aid groups strikes at the soul of humanity
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Timothy Ash
2025, the year Türkiye’s long game paid off
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Fawaz Turki
Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has changed in tempo, but its lethal intent has not
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Mazlum Ozkan
Iran protests are not about politics anymore, they are about an economy that doesn’t work
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Ahmed Najar
Gaza 2026: Israel's latest assault on aid groups strikes at the soul of humanity
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Timothy Ash
2025, the year Türkiye’s long game paid off
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Fawaz Turki
Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has changed in tempo, but its lethal intent has not
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‘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.
Timothy Ash
2025, the year Türkiye’s long game paid off
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Ahmed Najar
Gaza 2026: Israel's latest assault on aid groups strikes at the soul of humanity
6 min read
Timothy Ash
2025, the year Türkiye’s long game paid off
6 min read
Fawaz Turki
Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has changed in tempo, but its lethal intent has not
7 min read
Mazlum Ozkan
Iran protests are not about politics anymore, they are about an economy that doesn’t work
6 min read
Ahmed Najar
Gaza 2026: Israel's latest assault on aid groups strikes at the soul of humanity
6 min read
Timothy Ash
2025, the year Türkiye’s long game paid off
6 min read
Fawaz Turki
Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has changed in tempo, but its lethal intent has not
7 min read
Bondi Beach, anti-Muslim hatred, and the selective politics of violence
The world is quick to blame religion for the Australia terror attack, but conveniently ignores the fact that the man who confronted the killers and saved so many lives is also a Muslim.
Aid after 2025: Why the private sector must become core to humanitarian response
As traditional funding collapses and crises escalate, businesses bring more than money; they offer innovation, scale, and new models for sustaining aid. But partnerships must be carefully governed to avoid unintended harm.
Rebuilding Türkiye-Iran ties to ensure a balanced and inclusive regional security architecture
Ankara’s efforts to forge a model of relations with Tehran form part of its broader strategy to integrate regional players into a restructured security architecture.
Türkiye’s Kizilelma just changed airpower forever
An unmanned fighter jet has scored the world’s first confirmed air-to-air kill, reshaping global airpower and accelerating the shift toward autonomous combat aviation.
Hindutva and the crushing weight of collective punishment in India-administered Kashmir
When homes are destroyed, freedoms surveilled, and education weaponised, Kashmiris are left with little choice but despair—highlighting the human cost of decades-long repression.
Why ties with Türkiye matter in the evolution of PM Sanae Takaichi’s ‘new’ Japan
The Asian nation’s first female premier’s tenure provides an opportunity for Türkiye and Japan to revive a partnership that never fully materialised during the Abe era.
A bomb went off in New Delhi, houses were razed in Kashmir – normalisation of war crimes in India
Alongside Palestine, Kashmir represents one of the longest-standing cases of military occupation where the right to self-determination, enshrined in the UN Charter and affirmed by multiple Security Council resolutions, remains structurally denied.
One rule for Muslims: How Britain’s Islamophobia debate exposes a double standard
The UK has long recognised antisemitism as a form of racism. So why, after nearly a decade, is Islamophobia still being treated as a political football?
The third intifada is cultural: How Palestinians are resisting through art and digital visibility
From social media to visual storytelling, Palestinians are reclaiming narrative power, turning culture into the new frontline of resistance in the face of illegal occupation and algorithmic control.
The US-China contest is not just a power struggle but a clash of societies
Numbers tell only half the story. And trade wars hide more than they reveal. Societies provide the real context.
Trump’s offensive on Latin America is an attempt to redraw global power structure
The ongoing hostility from the United States towards Venezuela—and, to a lesser degree, towards Colombia—must be seen as part of a wider strategy aimed at reshaping global power in a transitional phase towards a new multipolar order.
Pakistan–Türkiye relations: From spiritual amity to strategic partnership
The historic ties between the two Muslim nations have only deepened with the passage of time, bonding the two peoples in all spheres of life.
Gaza genocide: Can a new Dutch government finally take a firm stand against Israel?
Public opinion in the Netherlands has shifted towards solidarity with Palestine, but the government’s refusal to act has revealed a broader legitimacy concern.
From Baghdad to Abuja: America’s old script of liberation and ruin
Trump’s claims of Christian genocide in Nigeria and threat of military intervention are merely recycled justifications for domination masked as humanitarian concern.
The ‘Taj Story’ and the Hindu right-wing’s politics of erasing India’s Muslim past
A new Hindi film revives the long-debunked myth that the Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple, exposing how historical revisionism has become a tool of India’s majoritarian politics.
Netanyahu's diabolical Gaza ‘ceasefire’ plan is to continue killing Palestinians
Israel’s fresh strikes on the devastated enclave expose the Zionist state’s true agenda of continuing the genocide, even as it pays lip service to the ceasefire.
Republic Day reflections: Türkiye’s ‘grand strategy’ in a historical perspective
From its birth as a modern nation-state to the present, Türkiye has calibrated its policy to suit the needs of the times – preferring pragmatism over unnecessary risks.
Erdogan’s Gulf tour signals emerging regional security architecture
The Turkish President’s three-nation trip has effectively set the stage for encouraging all regional actors to take a collective and responsible role in ensuring regional security.
GCC and Russia: Deepening ties in a multipolar Middle East
Despite setbacks in broader Middle East diplomacy, Russia's growing ties with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) highlight a resilient and pragmatic partnership amid shifting global power dynamics.
Mere recognition is not enough: Gaza ceasefire will be a test of Europe’s sincerity
The Gaza ceasefire has brought into the spotlight the arms sale policies of European countries, which contradict their decision to recognise Palestine.
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Syed Tashfin Chowdhury
Emre Yilancik
Jawad Khalid
Ozcan Akinci
