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The China–North Korea Alliance in the Context of Relational Ontology and...

Zeynep Çağla ERİN
Analysis
Defense & Security

From Zelensky’s Letter to the London Summit: Diplomatic Confrontation in the...

Başak ERTUNÇ
Analysis
Asia & the Pacific

Xi’s Visit to Pyongyang: The Importance of Leader Diplomacy

Dr. Cenk TAMER
Analysis
Americas

Debates on the Instrumentalization of State Institutions in the United States

Ali Caner İNCESU
Analysis
Asia & the Pacific

The Thucydides Trap: U.S.-China Competition and the Struggle for Global Hegemony

Doç. Dr. Mustafa ÖZALP

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Berlin’s Joint Membership Formula: The Center Periphery Tension in European Security

Germany’s proposal to grant Ukraine “associate member” status prior to full membership in the European Union (EU) has reignited...
Başak ERTUNÇ
Defense & Security

The U.S.-Israel and Iran War: A Trailer for a New Global...

The direct military clashes that took place in 2026 between the United States of America (USA), Israel, and Iran...
Prof. Dr. Murat ERCAN
Americas

The Struggle for Power in Colombia

The 2026 presidential election in Colombia is viewed not only as a political process to determine the next head...
Ali Caner İNCESU
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The NATO Summit in Ankara: Strategic Uncertainties, Security Crises, and Türkiye’s...

The international system has faced many security crises simultaneously in recent years. The Russia-Ukraine War, ongoing instabilities in the...
Doç. Dr. Mustafa ÖZALP
Asia & the Pacific

The Thucydides Trap: U.S.-China Competition and the Struggle for Global Hegemony

Doç. Dr. Mustafa ÖZALP
The Thucydides Trap is a concept in international relations that describes the likelihood of crises arising from a rising power’s challenge to an established power, which may lead the two into war. The ancient Greek historian Thucydides, in his work describing the Peloponnesian War, noted that “the emergence of fear in Sparta, the established power, in the face of Athens’ rise made the Peloponnesian War inevitable.”The figure who has brought the concept of the Thucydides Trap back into the...

Kazakhstan and Türkiye Are Strengthening Their Influence In Eurasia

Astana and Ankara Are Investing in a New Regional ArchitectureTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s...

Skopje General Mihailo Apostolski Military Academy, Assoc. Prof. Vesna Poposka: “Technological Developments Historically Progress Faster Than the Evolution of International Law”

Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Research (ANKASAM), within the framework of current discussions on global security, international law, hybrid threats, and cybersecurity policies, presents...

In the first half of 2025, tourism projects worth more than $500 million will be implemented in Uzbekistan with the participation of Chinese investors

Uzbekistan – China: Mechanisms for attracting investments in the tourism sectorIn recent years, tourism cooperation between Uzbekistan and China has reached a new level, marked...

Turkey’s Strategic Summit Diplomacy

While also implementing strategic summit diplomacy in platforms such as the Balkan Peace Forum and peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, Turkey has played a...

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ANKASAM President Prof. Mehmet Seyfettin EROL attended the 9th international conference organized by the India Foundation in Port Louis,...

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