Iznik 2025-The Anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea and Its Impact on Turkey
— by Mahammad Ahmadov — The fact that the Pope, the most prominent leader of the Catholic Church, made his first foreign visit to Turkey has caused much debate. What was the purpose of…
Why Nations Fail — Or Are Made to Fail?
— by Ramin Babayev — IntroductionWhy are some nations rich while others remain poor? This straightforward question has long puzzled economists, historians, and political scientists. The most influential answers in recent years were given…
Manufactured Consent 2.0: Propaganda in the Globalized Public Sphere
In the digital age, traditional propaganda has evolved into a sophisticated form of consent manufacturing, driven by transnational corporations, elite institutions, and algorithmic systems. This article revisits Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman’s “Manufacturing Consent”…
Nation, Nationalism, and the East-West Dilemma
— by Mahmud Novruzov — Nation, Nationalism, and East-West Dilemma Formulation of the Problem Nation: The concept of a nation is formed based on the unity of the society in different fields. These fields…
The East-West Divide: NATO & EU Enlargements, Russian Ambitions, and the Question of Ukraine
— by Ruth Thomas William — Introduction The geopolitical landscape of Europe has been shaped significantly by the historical tensions between the East and the West. NATO and EU enlargement, Russian geopolitical aspirations, and…
Humanitarian Intervention: The Emergence and Impact of R2P After the Cold War
— by Hana Girma Mamo — Introduction Before the post-cold war era, the world system stood for securing the sovereignty of any nation. No other idea has ever challenged this notion as a…
Insights from the Munich Security Conference 2025
— by Tsira Erkvania — “An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” — Winston Churchill For years, the West has hoped that diplomacy and economic ties would…
Exploitation or Not? The Role of China in Angola’s Development
— by Anthony Kamalu — The relationship between China and Angola offers a compelling glimpse into the challenges of international partnerships in contemporary development. While it has brought notable opportunities to Angola’s recovery from…
The Balance of Power in a Nutshell
— by Tsira Erkvania — In international politics, where no single authority controls the actions of all states, the idea of the balance of power has played a major role in maintaining stability. It’s…
Hybrid Warfare in Contemporary International Relations
— by Joelle Alkontar — Military strategist Frank Hoffman first popularized the term “hybrid warfare” in his 2007 paper “Hybrid Warfare and Challenges”, where he defined it as a blend of conventional military force,…
The Saint of Right-Wing: The Facts Behind How Poland Became a Common Example of Right-Wing Politics
— by Alperen Keskin — Trump’s win in the US, the rise of AfD (Alternative for Germany – a far-right political party) in Germany, recently emerged far-right governments in European Union countries: Croatia, the…
Instrumentalization of Migration in the Belarus-Poland Border Crisis: A Human Rights Perspective
— by Hana Girma Mamo — Instrumentalization of migration is a deliberate act of using irregular migrants as an instrument to achieve political, economic, and military objectives. This act is deliberately conducted by governments…
A Brief Political Review of 2024: Western World and The Middle East
— by Alperen Keskin — “What is the future likely to bring? A reasonable stance might be to try to look at the human species from the outside. So imagine that you’re an extraterrestrial…
Azerbaijan Plane Crash: Mechanical Failure, Human Error or More?
— by Mahammad Ahmadov — On December 25th, in the early hours of the day, an Embraer 190 aircraft belonging to the Azerbaijani airline AZAL crashed while landing at the Aktau airport in Kazakhstan on the…
The Black Sea: A Strategic Theater in the Great Power Competition
— by Tsira Erkvania — Since Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia and its 2014 occupation of Crimea, the geopolitical and security landscape of the Black Sea Region has undergone a profound transformation. The region,…
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