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TÜRKİYE’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.

Ozan Ahmet Cetin

Türkiye’s Kizilelma just changed airpower forever

Türkiye’s Kizilelma just changed airpower forever

Hindutva and the crushing weight of collective punishment in India-administered Kashmir

Hindutva and the crushing weight of collective punishment in India-administered Kashmir

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.

By Saba Ghulam Nabi

Why ties with Türkiye matter in the evolution of PM Sanae Takaichi’s ‘new’ Japan

Why ties with Türkiye matter in the evolution of PM Sanae Takaichi’s ‘new’ Japan

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.

By Mursel Dogrul

A bomb went off in New Delhi, houses were razed in Kashmir – normalisation of war crimes in India

A bomb went off in New Delhi, houses were razed in Kashmir – normalisation of war crimes in India

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

One rule for Muslims: How Britain’s Islamophobia debate exposes a double standard

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

The third intifada is cultural: How Palestinians are resisting through art and digital visibility

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.

By Berire Kanbur

BEHIND THE HEADLINES

The US-China contest is not just a power struggle but a clash of societies

The US-China contest is not just a power struggle but a clash of societies

The US-China contest is not just a power struggle but a clash of societies

Trump’s offensive on Latin America is an attempt to redraw global power structure

Trump’s offensive on Latin America is an attempt to redraw global power structure

Trump’s offensive on Latin America is an attempt to redraw global power structure

Alfonso Insuasty Rodriguez

Pakistan–Türkiye relations: From spiritual amity to strategic partnership

Pakistan–Türkiye relations: From spiritual amity to strategic partnership

Pakistan–Türkiye relations: From spiritual amity to strategic partnership

Shah Rukh Hashmi

From Baghdad to Abuja: America’s old script of liberation and ruin

From Baghdad to Abuja: America’s old script of liberation and ruin

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.

By Abu Bilaal Abdulrazaq bn Bello bn Oare

The ‘Taj Story’ and the Hindu right-wing’s politics of erasing India’s Muslim past

The ‘Taj Story’ and the Hindu right-wing’s politics of erasing India’s Muslim past

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

Netanyahu's diabolical Gaza ‘ceasefire’ plan is to continue killing Palestinians

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

Republic Day reflections: Türkiye’s ‘grand strategy’ in a historical perspective

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.

By Huseyin Alptekin

Erdogan’s Gulf tour signals emerging regional security architecture

Erdogan’s Gulf tour signals emerging regional security architecture

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.

By Hursit Dingil

GCC and Russia: Deepening ties in a multipolar Middle East

GCC and Russia: Deepening ties in a multipolar Middle East

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.

By Emil Avdaliani

Mere recognition is not enough: Gaza ceasefire will be a test of Europe’s sincerity

Mere recognition is not enough: Gaza ceasefire will be a test of Europe’s sincerity

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.

Spotlight

China’s global governance initiative aligns with Türkiye’s vision for a new world order

China’s global governance initiative aligns with Türkiye’s vision for a new world order

Kubra Dilekoglu

Beijing’s alternative world order: Multilateralism as China’s answer to the US

Beijing’s alternative world order: Multilateralism as China’s answer to the US

Offshore shadows: Energy, security and hidden circuits of the Eastern Mediterranean

Offshore shadows: Energy, security and hidden circuits of the Eastern Mediterranean

From fraternity to framework: The Turkic world’s strategic turn

From fraternity to framework: The Turkic world’s strategic turn

SPOTLIGHT

Leading in a volatile region: Türkiye, NATO, and the stakes in Kosovo

Türkiye’s renewed leadership of the NATO Kosovo Force highlights its role as a stabilising power in the Balkans, while showcasing NATO’s evolving priorities amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Leading in a volatile region: Türkiye, NATO, and the stakes in Kosovo

Leading in a volatile region: Türkiye, NATO, and the stakes in Kosovo

Iran’s nuclear calculus in an unsettled Middle East

Tehran’s nuclear strategy unfolds as a measured, strategic approach, buying time amid reinstated sanctions, even as it remains locked with the West in a costly stalemate that can only shift through verifiable limits.

Iran’s nuclear calculus in an unsettled Middle East

Iran’s nuclear calculus in an unsettled Middle East

Leading in a volatile region: Türkiye, NATO, and the stakes in Kosovo

Türkiye’s renewed leadership of the NATO Kosovo Force highlights its role as a stabilising power in the Balkans, while showcasing NATO’s evolving priorities amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Leading in a volatile region: Türkiye, NATO, and the stakes in Kosovo

Leading in a volatile region: Türkiye, NATO, and the stakes in Kosovo

Iran’s nuclear calculus in an unsettled Middle East

Tehran’s nuclear strategy unfolds as a measured, strategic approach, buying time amid reinstated sanctions, even as it remains locked with the West in a costly stalemate that can only shift through verifiable limits.

Iran’s nuclear calculus in an unsettled Middle East

Iran’s nuclear calculus in an unsettled Middle East