• We hope that this edited volume will highlight some critical turning points and moments of failure by the international community in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. It should also inform any policy considerations regarding the status of Crimea as well as a potential future settlement of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. The conflict may be a protracted one but the prospects for peace, we hope, will emerge sooner rather than later.
  • Türkiye must teach everyone everywhere – whether they go to kindergarten or college or are part of professional networks in office buildings or factories – about “uninterrupted earthquake awareness” and treat earthquakes as a “question of national security.” Unfortunately, our country has periodically suffered from local relationships that undermined the political process with their “influence” and “pressure.”
  • 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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