ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

Brexit or no exit, that is the question ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

Brexit or no exit, that is the question

There is no doubt that the decision of the British people to vote to leave the European Union last year came as a big surprise to the European public.

December 04 2017
What could Turkey, NATO and Russia do together ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

What could Turkey, NATO and Russia do together?

Turkish media outlets have lately been questioning Turkey’s NATO membership, following a scandalous NATO training exercise.

November 27 2017
Light at the end of the Syrian tunnel ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

Light at the end of the Syrian tunnel?

Are we finally approaching the beginning of the end to the Syrian nightmare? Probably. However, the multidimensional nature of the Syrian ordeal means that even the beginning of this beginning is little more than a dim light at the end of a long tunnel.

November 20 2017
How does Turkey need to look at Gulf stability ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

How does Turkey need to look at Gulf stability?

As the Middle East continues to face new tensions and new challenges, efforts to enhance stability and development there are also intensifying. Such efforts must not be underestimated, because the continuation of chaos and turmoil emanating from extremism and terrorism would not be disastrous only for this particular geography but will continue to create serious repercussions for global peace and security as well.

November 13 2017
United States focuses on Asia-Pacific again ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

United States focuses on Asia-Pacific again

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia is set to put the Pacific region under the spotlight this week. Trump, beginning with Japan, is due to visit South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. Undoubtedly the tension with North Korea, which kept the region on the international agenda for some months this year, will be one of the main items of discussions.

November 06 2017
What do China and Saudi Arabia have in common ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

What do China and Saudi Arabia have in common?

Two important developments took place last week, which will probably bear impact on the future of world politics.

October 30 2017
A tale of two regions ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

A tale of two regions

Several years from today, Charles Dickens will probably be quoted again in reference to the events we have lived through in the second decade of the 21st century.

October 23 2017
The end of diplomacy ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

The end of diplomacy

Tension in the Middle East is on the rise again. As the cradle of civilizations, this region has always experienced turmoil. One of the major reasons of instability affecting the peaceful coexistence of all the people of the Middle East is the dispute between Israel and Palestine. Yet, the region does not only host Arabs and Jews. There are Turks, Iranians and Kurds, but also several other ethnicities and minorities that enrich the social and cultural thread of the entire landscape of the Middle East.

October 16 2017
What does ‘de-escalation zone in Idlib’ mean ÜNAL ÇEVİKÖZ

What does ‘de-escalation zone in Idlib’ mean?

Turkey and Russia have finally agreed that now it is time to put the de-escalation zone into practice in Idlib. In January this year, the two countries, with the rather reluctant participation of Iran at a later stage, have convened in Astana, Kazakhstan, to bring the Syrian regime forces and the Syrian opposition forces around the same table in order to facilitate the creation of a favorable environment for the continuation of peace talks in Geneva.

October 10 2017