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The strategic value of deepening NATO-MENA ties
Recent developments in Syria and the ongoing war in Gaza serve as regular reminders of the importance of the Middle East to Western policymakers.
New geopolitical great game in Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have many challenges, not least as some of the most vulnerable climate change nations in the region. However, rarely a month goes by in which world powers do not double down on their diplomatic wooing of them.
To navigate a new order, hire a historian not a social scientist
What if you became the most powerful man in the world, the president of the United States of America? What would you do? Obviously, create a new world order. That is what every American president has tried, from Harry Truman to Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush to Donald Trump.
Syria’s key role in Turkiye-Israel relations
The Palestinian issue has long been a decisive factor in Turkiye-Israel relations, but Syria has also played a significant role and continues to do so.
The benefits of local green taxonomies
As environmental, social, and governance investing expands rapidly across the globe, the framework for sustainable finance is becoming increasingly localized.