In the opening commentaries, Mustafa Caner analyzes Iran’s resilience under American pressure, Ali Bakır draws attention to the possibility of Saudi Arabia becoming Israel’s next target, Paola Rivetti comprehensively contextualizes the Middle East as it turns into a battlefield, and Martin Shaw focuses on the American-Israeli genocide in Gaza.
In this issue, Bilgay Duman highlights the significance of Iraq’s Development Road Project; Samer Bakkour evaluates post-Assad Syria’s balance between the United States and Russia, while Fadıl Hancı assesses the first year of the new Syria’s struggle for state recognition.
In the research articles section, Nurşin Ateşoğlu Güney and Vişne Korkmaz examine the nuclear ramifications of the Twelve-Day War on Iran, and Müberra Nur Emin and Zafer Çelik address the role of education in the repatriation processes of Syrian refugees. Muhammad Asad Latif draws attention to the underlying reasons for the categorization of Muslims as the “other,” while Mehmet Ali Yüksel discusses the Organization of Islamic Cooperation within the framework of a security alliance.
Additionally, in our new issue, a wide spectrum of topics ranging from Turkey-France relations in the Sahel region, the impacts of territorial constants on Sudan, and Vladimir Putin’s domestic and global policies, to the environmental approaches of the Organization of Turkic States, are presented to our readers through the valuable contributions of Ali Burak Darıcılı and Saadet Oruç, Tirab Abkar Tirab, Mehmet Çağatay Güler, Mehmet Yüce, and Aslı Akıllı.
We hope that this new issue of Insight Turkey offers valuable insights for academics, policymakers, and readers seeking to make deeper sense of this critical phase in global politics.