Selim Karaosmanoğlu, Senior Ambassador, (ret.) It is widely accepted that Iraq’s immense richness in fossil resources, together with its geostrategic location that provides Turkiye with seamless access to the Gulf region and the Arabian Peninsula. Furthermore, Iraq’s unique demographic and social structures also carry major significance for Turkiye. Nevertheless, despite this general assessment, when the...Read More
Nebil İLSEVEN, PhD SITREP Advisors Inc.-Istanbul/TÜRKİYE presented at The 18th Annual Forum of the World Association for Political Economy WAPE Yeditepe University İstanbul, Türkiye, August 6-8, 2025. QUEST FOR A NEW INTERNATIONAL ORDER IN AN ERA OF WANING MULTIPOLARITY: The Case for Conductive Multilateralism* Nebil İLSEVEN, PhD SITREP Advisors Inc.-Istanbul/TÜRKİYE Abstract Contemporary...Read More
The Horn of Africa region is at the core of regional and international contentions. It enjoys a unique location on Bab El-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, diverse natural resources and fertile soil, a history and the present replete with conflicts and wars within and among regional countries. The region has many overlapping and competing...Read More
Horizon to evaluate the developments in the Middle East, a new definition beyond the classical geographical one is necessary. Because the perceptions of regional and global actors regarding strategic interests and threats encompass a wider area, ranging from Asia to the African continent, from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean. In this context, it is...Read More
Osman KORUTÜRK, Ambassador (retd.) Selim KARAOSMANOĞLU, Ambassador (retd.) Turkish Armed Forces conducted a surgical operation, codenamed the Eagle-Claw 2, in Gara Region of Northern Iraq in February 2021. The loss of 2 officers and 1 petty officer in this operation and the murderous execution of 13 soldiers and civil servants who had been taken hostage...Read More
