Kurds are the casualties of a US Syria strategy that aims to keep America afar, Iran out and Israel and Turkey apart.
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Somaliland’s growing strategic relevance masks its unresolved internal divisions.
US President Donald Trump spent much of 2025 doing up the White House with gold bling. He’s the latest in a long line of leaders to use buildings for power.
Some 1 million Syrians were welcomed in Germany after fleeing civil war. They are increasingly unwelcome in a country where politics have swung sharply right.
During his visit to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV met several leaders of Christian communities and worked to promote cooperation between Christians and Muslims.
Can a country so key to the global oil and gas trade help broker a deal that accelerates the end of fossil fuels?
Australia still has an opportunity to build its credibility on climate action. But it will also need to elevate Pacific-led perspectives and priorities.
After months of talks, the host of COP31 will be Turkey, but the Australian environment minister will be the conference’s President of Negotiations.
Armed drones are increasingly being seen as a solution to security challenges in African conflicts.
The recent election in Northern Cyprus of a pro-unification Turkish Cypriot may be the last chance for the island to unite.
Research into these entrepreneurs may carry lessons for societies and governments around the world.
The Turkish authorities use a range of tools – including arrests, forced takeovers and regulatory pressure – to silence critical voices.
Australia and Turkey are locked in a contest to host the global COP31 climate summit. What could Albanese offer Australia’s rival to retire?
The PKK has been fighting the Turkish state for more than 40 years. Whether peace can take root will depend on each side’s commitment to a credible peace process.
Young Turks, in particular, are increasingly looking for an alternative to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarian rule.
Saying ‘yes, I’m queer’ or ‘yes, I’m fat’ isn’t just resistance, it can be the start of a political identity.
Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes in their favour.
Mercenaries have returned to the central stage in Africa’s conflicts.
There is speculation that Russia’s influence in the South Caucasus is waning – but it’s important not to judge things prematurely.
A scholar of religious minorities and the Middle East explains the historical persecution and marginalization of the Alawite and Druze communities.
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Dean of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
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Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
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Associate professor, London Metropolitan University
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Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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