Although not many people consider an armed confrontation between superpowers to be likely today, nobody is ignoring the increasing tension among them due to significant disputes in different areas.

With the start of Arab insurgencies and revolutions, the Middle East has been experiencing a great transformation for the last eight years. The process of change continues in the region, but its direction is still unknown. One thing is clear, the regional balance of power is unstable and there has been a comprehensive reshuffle.

Is a conflict in the Balkans likely in a near future? What are the implications of global politics on the stability of the Balkans? How should the ongoing disputes in the region be resolved?

The spreading disorder in Europe has recently haunted France, putting the country's democracy to a huge test and alarming after EU states as well

There have been a lot of questions about the future of the Turkish-American partnership for the last few weeks.

World politics is presently going through an extensive transition process, which is directly reformulating the existing balances among global powers

Credibility of US government with a president as 'erratic' as Trump is greatly diminished, says expert

The anniversary of the brutal Nagasaki attack should be an important reminder for all of us, in order not to allow such a deadly incident to happen again in any part of the world

The Trump administration is destroying the system that the U.S. established in the wake of World War II by alienating its long-time allies

The Helsinki summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin did not yield any tangible outcomes, but can be described as a good start to discussing several bilateral and regional problems

Nowadays it is hard to find a film analogy to describe U.S.-Russia relations. The rivalry of old days and the reset of the recent past are all over.

It seems that Western unity has slowly shattered over the last decade with most Western or Western-dominated international organizations starting to splinter.

The outcome of NATO's Brussels summit will demonstrate whether the U.S.-led bloc, recently shaken by Washington's controversial policies, will secure its effectiveness in the international community

As the new site of international hegemonic competition, East Asia perfectly reflects the multipolar character of the global system

Turkey's upcoming elections remain on the agenda of world politics. While Turkey, as the heir of the Ottoman Empire, seemed to lose her status of being a great state, she has gradually realized her historical role after the end of the Cold War.

As Presidents Moon and Kim conduct early rounds of peace negotiations, the issues of denuclearization and drawing up a formal peace treaty to officially end the Korean War will be high on the agenda

Europe is suffering from domestic challenges, identity problems, politicians trapped in short-term visions and shallow thinking