Dr. Melih Demirtaş, Political Analyst

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U.S. warplanes downed over Iran, one crew member rescued as search continues; Israel strikes Beirut

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U.S. warplanes downed over Iran, one crew member rescued as search continues; Israel strikes Beirut One U.S. crew member rescued after Iran downs warplane, search continues for second

Fragmented Europe in a Shifting World Order: Three Strategic Lines within the EU

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Geopolitics

Fragmented Europe in a Shifting World Order: Three Strategic Lines within the EU

Europe has entered one of the most complex geopolitical moments since the end of the Cold War. The ongoing war in Ukraine continues to reshape security priorities, while tensions in the Middle East have intensified following U.S. and Israeli-coordinated unilateral military actions against Iran.

The limits of proxy politics: As the Syrian chessboard resets, Russia grows uneasy

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OPINION

The limits of proxy politics: As the Syrian chessboard resets, Russia grows uneasy

What has unfolded in northern Syria recently is not the dramatic defeat of a community, nor a humanitarian parable of “betrayal”. It reflects a familiar pattern in Middle Eastern geopolitics: the quiet removal of a proxy whose strategic usefulness has expired.