Qatar’s Niche Foreign Policy Max Blaisdell Nov 19, 2014 Throughout history, the normative concept of states evolved and in the modern era statehood is granted through …
Why Turkey Refuses to Join the War Against IS Benjamin Aloi Sep 23, 2014 On September 20th, the world was greeted with a rare piece of good news in the ongoing Islamic State (IS) crisis in…
Has “Zero Problems with Neighbours” Failed? Benedikt van den Woldenberg Dec 20, 2013 The current crisis in Syria has seen a largely inconsistent and vacillating foreign policy response from Turkey.…
Syria and Broader Trends in International Diplomacy: Part 2, Russia Aidan Zizys Nov 23, 2013 The Obama administration's drastic shift in US foreign policy in a post-Iraq War world order has already been…
Syria and Broader Trends in International Diplomacy: Part 1, The United States Aidan Zizys Nov 8, 2013 The agreement reached in Geneva on 14 September between Russia and the United States over the Syrian…
Wrapping Up the Arab Spring (2011-2013) Part 3: Repression and Civil War Benedikt van den Woldenberg Oct 22, 2013 The civil war in Syria highlights the more vicious and destabilizing aspects of the Arab Spring. In Tunisia,…
Syria and the Tehran Street: Rouhani and Iran’s New Foreign Policy Alex Langer Oct 11, 2013 The recent standoff between Western powers and the Gulf Cooperation Council against the Assad regime’s…
Energy Dilemma: Russia’s Naval Build-Up and Putin’s Great Game Alex Langer Oct 6, 2013 After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia’s military and economic capabilities were substantially…