In the new special issue of Insight Turkey, we endeavored to explore as many facets as possible of the interplay between new technology advancements and Turkish technopolitics. Within this context, this issue includes 8 research articles and 2 commentaries, covering a wide range of topics that are all important to the relationship between technological advancements and global politics.
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‘If not stopped, the next phase of the war in Ukraine will spread to other countries’
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The West’s policy of otherization and alienation toward Türkiye, a 70-year NATO member, especially in the regional crises of Syria, EastMed and Karabakh is the result of Ankara’s claim for regional leadership and an autonomous global status
Anti-Turkish policies and narratives by Greek politicians have been consistently increasing during the current Greek government.
As Türkiye learns to use its soft power along with its military might, it continues to pursue a successful foreign policy and a role as a regional leader
Erdoğan gave a speech on five key messages on the top items on Türkiye’s foreign policy agenda to clear up people’s confusion
U.S. President Joe Biden paid a three-day official visit to the Middle East between July 13-16 in order to renew its engagement with the region and strengthen its strategic partnership with the regional allies.
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Over the last few years, the Eastern Mediterranean region has been struggling to capitalize on its natural gas resources due to several technical and financial obstacles and concerns over long-term access to markets in light of European decarbonization plans.
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The visit had global-level dynamics. On one hand, both countries want to decrease their respective dependencies on global powers and need to cooperate with one another. On the other hand, they want to increase their global autonomy. They have begun to instrumentalize a global power against the other.
Türkiye’s influence has been growing, globally and regionally, as a balancing power. In this sense, Ankara must refrain from becoming a party to regional polarization while remaining active in the region.
The Ukraine-Russia war has revealed another important feature of the current world system, which is in a great transformation.
Considering Turkey’s geostrategic location and its military and political power, Western countries need to calculate the cost of alienating Ankara
To mitigate the negative impacts of the prolonged war in Ukraine, Turkey's solution for a sustainable cease-fire can be adopted by all sides
It may not be easy for Turkey and Saudi Arabia to open a fresh chapter quickly, but both have already taken good steps toward it
The further escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war can only be prevented if warring sides take bolder steps for negotations
Israeli violence sees no limit in Palestine, with Muslims attacked, Islam targeted and international human rights violated
Neither Russia nor the West has the right to determine the fate of the Ukrainian people and the state
Turkey's balanced approach to the Ukraine crisis amid normalization with its partners can contribute to the strategic transformation in its ties with the West
From the positions over NATO to the competition for leadership, the Russia-Ukraine war has already left its impact on the global system
Although the Middle Eastern countries are not active parties to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the ongoing war will have repercussions on the region
The defense industry, renewable energy, and satellite systems are shaping Turkey’s new commercial agenda globally, with clear implications for Latin America.