• Algeria’s and Türkiye’s Relations with the State of Palestine

    OPINION

    Chronologically, Algeria put the Palestinian cause in front of its foreign policy principles, supporting people’s right to self-determination. In 1965, it was opened in Algiers’ Victor Hugo Street as the PLO's first office, headed by I...

  • Will the Israel-Hamas conflict destabilize Jordan?

    OPINION

    On October 7, a new crisis erupted in the Middle East with the Hamas attacks on Israel. This crisis has serious implications for the states in the region, especially those Arab countries neighboring Israel. With about half of its population of...

  • North African Countries’ Approaches to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Türkiye

    OPINION

    The Gaza factions in Palestine launched an intense offensive on Saturday, October 7, in which dozens of fighters entered Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army responded, and the clashes are still ongoing, with attacks by the Israeli...

  • Provincial Council Elections and Turkmen-Kurdish Relations in Iraq

    OPINION

    Iraqi Turkmen constitute the third largest community in Iraq after Arabs and Kurds, and they are one of the founding elements of Iraq. Turkmen live in Kirkuk, Nineveh, Salahaddin, Diyala, Erbil, and Baghdad. In addition, it is possible to encounter...

  • Development Road: Iraq’s Future Vision

    OPINION

    In 2010, then Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced the project of al-Faw Grand Port to be built in Basra. However, the project experienced a setback due to Iraq's financial hardships and the subsequent channeling of the Iraqi budget to...

  • Algerian Diaspora in Türkiye-Algeria Relations: Cross-Cultural Adoption and Global Strategy Adaptation

    OPINION

    This week Algerian Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad Ahmed Attaf’s visit to Türkiye came to enhance the excellent and historical relations between the two Mediterranean countries. As it focused on geopolitics, economics,...

  • Hakan Fidan’s Meeting with Turkmens

    OPINION

    Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Iraq on August 22-24. During his visit, Fidan met with  current government officials in Baghdad and Erbil. President Abdullatif Rashid, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad...

  • Fidan’s Intense and Subtle Diplomacy in Iraq

    OPINION

    Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a series of meetings in Iraq on August 22-24. Both the scope of this visit and the number and nature of the meetings, makes this visit a ‘significant landmark’ for the relations. On the evening of August...

  • US-Saudi relations: Resetting partnership in shifting landscape

    OPINION

    Amid the persisting unresolved tensions between the United States and Saudi Arabia during the Joe Biden administration, the auspicious visit of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in June serves as a tangible...

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Algeria’s and Türkiye’s Relations with the State of Palestine

Chronologically, Algeria put the Palestinian cause in front of its foreign policy principles, supporting people’s right to...

Will the Israel-Hamas conflict destabilize Jordan?

On October 7, a new crisis erupted in the Middle East with the Hamas attacks on Israel. This crisis has serious implications for the states...

North African Countries’ Approaches to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Türkiye

The Gaza factions in Palestine launched an intense offensive on Saturday, October 7, in which dozens of fighters entered Israeli towns near the...

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The Revolt of the Youth of the Banlieues in France

  The question of the youth of Maghreb and African Sahel ethnic origin in France who live in large majority in the suburbs, so-called la...

Framework Agreement in the Face of the Crisis of Transitional Administration in Sudan

The protests that started in December 2018 in Sudan against the then-President Omar al-Bashir administration over economic problems and...

Lebanon – Israel Maritime Border Agreement: From the Line of Tension to the Regional Stability

The Eastern Mediterranean, an extremely critical crossroads in terms of geopolitics, has been transformed into a new field of struggle with the...

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Turkmen City that has changed the Fate of Iraq: Amirli

Amirli (Emirli) is a Turkmen district of the Province of Salahaddin in Iraq. It is one of the Turkmen regions well known in Iraq due to its...

The Impact of the Iran-Saudi Arabia Deal on the Middle East: A New Wave of Regional Normalization?

On March 10, 2023, Iran and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement in Beijing, which followed two years of negotiations in Baghdad, on the initiative of...

Biden's Iraq policy: Rehabilitating US-Iraq relations for the world of post-Ukrainian war

Observers following the USA's policies towards Iraq during President Joe Biden’s term will realize that there are new dynamics in the...