Selcuk Aydin

Intra-Afghan peace talks can revitalise Turkey-US ties

Turkey's engagement with the Afghan peace process can help Washington and Ankara turn the page on a difficult period and start afresh.

The fate of multilateralism after the pandemic

Global crises are no anomaly in recent history and multilateral institutions have generally emerged stronger in their wake.

China and the East Mediterranean Sea disputes

The sustainability of China's Belt and Road Initiative in the Mediterranean will depend on whether China can help defuse tensions in the Mediterranean while respecting each country's domestic concerns.

Could China re-shape politics in the Eastern Mediterranean?

The Mediterranean Sea has great significance for all countries, especially for those who want to engage in international trade, politics and security where a new crucial player emerged: China through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Paris Peace Conference 1919: The 100 Years’ Crisis in post-Ottoman lands

Attempts at building nation-states after the end of World War I have done little more than raise the foundations for a vicious cycle of conflicts in former Ottoman Empire territories.

Divisions in Europe over Turkey's operation in Syria

Turkey is a member of NATO but some NATO and European countries haven't backed its operation in Syria's Afrin. Are the dissenting countries fearful of Turkey's role in the Middle East?