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The Evolution of the Global Order and NATO s Transformation

Commentaries


The Evolution of the Global Order and NATO’s Transformation: Türkiye’s Strategic Role Ahead of the Ankara Summit

This commentary examines NATO’s evolving role in a multipolar and multi-layered world order, with particular attention to the pressures generated by shifting...

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Belgium s View on the Ankara Summit and Türkiye s

Commentaries


Belgium’s View on the Ankara Summit and Türkiye’s Role in NATO

This commentary examines Belgium’s priorities and expectations for the Ankara NATO Summit. It argues that the Summit should be structured around three core agenda...

Theo Francken

From Flank to Center Türkiye NATO and the Ankara Summit

Commentaries


From Flank to Center: Türkiye, NATO, and the Ankara Summit

As NATO approaches its 2026 Ankara Summit, the alliance faces its most demanding transformation since the end of the Cold War. Türkiye’s role within NATO has undergone...

Yaşar Güler

Editor's Note Spring 2026

Editor's Note


Editor's Note | Spring 2026

Taken together, the contributions in this issue reflect a shared conviction: that the decisions made at and around the 2026 Ankara Summit will shape not only the...

Muhittin Ataman

Editor's Note Winter 2026

Editor's Note | Winter 2026
This issue records the great historical tension between the chaotic atmosphere into which the...
Editor's Note Fall 2025

Editor's Note | Fall 2025
Taken together, the contributions in this issue situate the idea of a “Terror-Free Türkiye”...
Editor's Note Summer 2025

Editor's Note | Summer 2025
This special issue offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of ongoing conflicts,...
Handbook of Middle East Politics

Handbook of Middle East Politics
Shahram Akbarzadeh's edited book, Handbook of Middle East Politics, sheds light on the Middle...
West Asia A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle

West Asia: A New American Grand Strategy in the Middle East
The book aims to develop a new grand strategy proposal for the U.S. while discussing the...
Cognitive Diplomacy and Digital Autonomy Statecraft in the Age of

Cognitive Diplomacy and Digital Autonomy: Statecraft in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
The author introduces foundational geopolitical concepts, including the technopolar world and...
Beyond Humanitarian Catastrophe The Sudan War the Crisis of Sovereignty

Beyond Humanitarian Catastrophe: The Sudan War, the Crisis of Sovereignty, and the State’s Struggle for Survival
This commentary argues that the war in Sudan should be understood not only as a humanitarian...
Shattered Status Quo Iranian Resilience and the Limits of U

Shattered Status Quo: Iranian Resilience and the Limits of U.S. Strategy
The nearly 50-year-long tension between the United States and Iran has culminated in a broad,...
The Geopolitics of Connectivity and the Development Road Project

The Geopolitics of Connectivity and the Development Road Project
This article explores the growing significance of connectivity in contemporary geopolitics, using...

 Articles

Recognizing Grand Strategy The Case of Vladimir Putin 2000-2023

Recognizing Grand Strategy: The Case of Vladimir Putin (2000-2023)
This research explores the trends in Moscow’s diplomacy in relation to its overall strategy. In...
Repercussions of the Absence of National Constants on State Governance

Repercussions of the Absence of National Constants on State Governance and National Security: Case Study of Sudan
This paper deals with one of the most important issues that has plagued Sudan since its...
The Trouble Triangle Islamophobia Neoliberalism and the Construction of Muslim

The Trouble Triangle: Islamophobia, Neoliberalism, and the Construction of Muslim Identity as “Other”
It has been more than 1,400 years since Muslim communities were classified as “other.”...

 Review Article

Redefining Genocide in Gaza A Crime Without a Name

Redefining Genocide in Gaza: A Crime Without a Name?
Since October 7, 2023, over 70,000 people have been killed in Gaza, and factoring in indirect...
Defying Small-State Orthodoxy The UAE s Outlier Trajectory toward Middle-Power

Defying Small-State Orthodoxy: The UAE’s Outlier Trajectory toward Middle-Power Status
By analyzing the three works above, this article argues that the United Arab Emirates’ post-2011...
Al-Aqsa Flood as a Turning Point Historical Roots Israel s

Al-Aqsa Flood as a Turning Point: Historical Roots, Israel’s Response, and the Colonial Question
These three books bring together the multi-layered causes of the al-Aqsa Flood Operation, the...

Islam in Global Modernity: Sociological Theory and the Diversity of Islamic Modernities
Islamic Modernities presents an intellectual attempt to rethink the entangled relationship...

Sector-Based Action against Corruption: A Guide for Organisations and Professionals
Unlike many anti-corruption works that focus on national or transnational reforms, this book...

I’m Here to Ask for Your Vote: How Presidential Campaign Visits Influence Voters
Drawing on U.S. elections from 2008 to 2020, Christopher Devine, an associate professor of...
Teknokutup Dünyada Türkiye Fırsatlar ve Riskler

Teknokutup Dünyada Türkiye: Fırsatlar ve Riskler
Tekno-kutuplu bir uluslararası sistemin şekillendiği bu dönemde, devletler ve şirketler kadar...
Shaping the Future of Technopolitics Key Actors and Dynamics in

Shaping the Future of Technopolitics: Key Actors and Dynamics in the Emerging Technopolar Order
The importance of discussing digital geopolitics in the context of China–US competition. Unlike...
Web Panel II On the Eve of a New Century

Web Panel II | On the Eve of a New Century: Türkiye's Foreign Policy
As a continuation of the 1st Panel held on November 10th, Insight Turkey held a second panel...
Call for Papers The Technopolar World Order and Türkiye in

Call for Papers | The Technopolar World Order and Türkiye in a Changing Global Landscape
Insight Turkey invites scholars and experts to submit manuscripts for a special issue examining...
Call for Papers Emerging Technological Trends in a Changing World

Call for Papers | Emerging Technological Trends in a Changing World: Where Does Turkey Stand?
Insight Turkey will be happy to receive scholarly papers focusing on the impact that several...
Call for Papers Environmental Security in Turkey and Beyond

Call for Papers |Environmental Security in Turkey and Beyond
We welcome scholarly papers focusing on the dimensions of environmental security and their impact...
Panel I Climate Change and Migration

Panel I: Climate Change and Migration
We hope that Insight Turkey panel on Climate change and Migration will bring a fresh and useful...
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