The Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, will be remembered among the 21st century’s pivotal events, a turning point in world history. There is no aspect of today’s international relations and global economy that has not been touched...
In the mid-17th century, the Europeans laid the foundations of international law on sea trade based on the so-called “natural law” or “res communis”. Within the book Mare Liberum, a classic text in the history of international relations, the innovative...
The European Union imposed sanctions on Russia in October following the poison attack on opposition politician Aleksej Navalny. Russia has now reacted with sanctions of its own. The Kremlin’s sanctions include entry bans for representatives from Germany and other EU...
Japan and China have agreed to expand their economic relations and taken actions to mitigate any potential future military escalation in the East China Sea. A Brief Snapshot of Recent Japan-China Relations The relationship between China and Japan has long...
It took Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu twelve hours before congratulating President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. Even though the writing of President Donald Trump’s defeat had been on the wall, Netanyahu needed a moment to accept that the...
Mainstream political science keeps misunderstanding Turkey’s moves in the international arena because every speech and action of Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is being read through the wrong interpretive category, that of so-called “neo-Ottomanism” (Yeni Osmanlıcılık). Conversely, Ankara’s contemporary foreign...
In a sudden and unexpected move, Turkish authorities have decided to reopen a “dead” part of Famagusta in northern Cyprus, drawing international attention and provoking widespread criticism. This controversial decision comes at a moment when tension is already high in...
Mass protests in Belarus against the reelection of Alexander Lukashenko have now entered their fifty-second consecutive day. The former Soviet state has now fallen deeply into the post-Cold War proxy war involving Russia and the West. The European Union (EU)...
After Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj recently announced his intention to step down in October, the Turkish government was the first to question the move. After all, Ankara had been the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) largest supporter. As InsideOver’s...
The dangerous waters of the eastern Mediterranean have once again brought Turkey under the spotlight. The succession of events in the quadrant stretching from the Aegean to the seas around Cyprus is still looking murky. The Current Situation in the...
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