International Relations in India & Beyond
Just as NATO partners are trying to help Ukraine and take the Scandinavian countries into their alliance, its least reliable member – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – is setting up a “security zone”...
It looked innocent enough. As Turkey burned, ravaged by its deadliest and most destructive wildfires in living memory, #HelpTurkey began trending on Twitter, supported by sympathetic celebrities and traumatised Turks. But in a deeply...
Members of Turkey’s tiny Armenian community have kept a low profile since US President Joe Biden recognised the Armenian genocide, fearing retribution should they openly celebrate the landmark step. “Discretion has become a part...
US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to formally recognize as genocide the World War I-era killings of 1.5 million Christian Armenians by the Muslim Ottoman Empire risks plunging relations with Turkey into deep crisis....
The recent meeting of the Turkey-Pakistan High-Level Military Dialogue Group (HLMDG) has induced suspicions about Pakistan’s closet backing for Turkish nukes. The gathering was held between December 22nd-23rd, 2020. Islamabad’s delegation was headed by...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Turkey’s relations with Germany have always been privileged, but Angela Merkel took that relationship even further by treating Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a protégé in the international arena. Their relationship strengthened in...
Based on the qualitative data gathered from 161 countries for the purpose of Article 19’s 2018/2019 Global Expression Report, many countries, including Turkey, are displaying a sophisticated form of digital authoritarianism. This digital authoritarianism...
“In the Midst of Chaos, there is also opportunity” -Sun Tzu, Art of War Modern-day Turkey was founded in 1923, envisioned on the principles of secularism and western modernity by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The...
Recep Tayyip Erdogan – The democratically elected authoritarian ruler in Turkey is becoming a challenge for the secular democratic nature of the country. Erdogan’s ambition to lead the Muslim world as a Caliph and...
Recently Turkey converted Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque. With this action, Turkey has added another chapter to the history of Hagia Sophia which was at different points of time a church, a mosque,...
Event / Peacekeeping / United Nations
USI Annual UN Forum 2024: Changing Characters of Conflicts
27th November 2024
