Why Does Trump Think He Can?
Alex Judge, Blog Editor On the 3rd January 2026, the news broke that Donald Trump had authorised a military operation that culminated in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro...
Making Sense of Trump’s Aggression against Venezuela: Repeating Iraq in Venezuela
Bulent Gokay The forcible abduction of Nicolas Maduro, a sitting president, and Celia Flores, who is more than just a wife, also a former head of the National Assembly, and...
Alaska Meeting: Post-Primakov Russia
by Sardar Aziz* The U.S. president, Donald Trump, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, met in Alaska in a most spectacular way. The meeting had different meanings for different people...
The 30th Issue of The Rest: Journal of Politics and Development is Out Now!
The 30th issue of The Rest: Journal of Politics and Development is out now. Download the issue here... TABLE OF CONTENTS Research Articles India in a Changing Global Order: Geopolitical Challenges and...
“Never trust Putin”, British PM tells Trump ahead of peace talks in Alaska
Callum Gaskell and Bulent Gokay [1] International relations, particularly negotiations for a ceasefire and peace, should not be based solely on trust. It is vital to provide incentives to both...
The New Great Game: The Role of Critical Minerals in US-China Competition
Bulent Gokay* Ukrainian sources reported that a “preliminary” agreement has been established with the US administration concerning the transfer of some crucial mineral resources to the US. Donald Trump initially...
Global Context of Trump’s Tariff Shock
Bulent Gokay* President Trump’s tariff offensive shook global markets by raising tariffs to levels not seen since the Great Depression of 1929-1930. These sweeping tariffs imposed on the entire world,...
The Disintegration of Euro-Atlanticism
Bulent Gokay* In the wake of Trump's victory in the recent 2024 US Presidential elections, there has been a noticeable rise in discussions surrounding the concept of multipolarity and the...
What will a Trump presidency mean for the war in Ukraine?
Bulent Gokay* As the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches, the military and diplomatic situation for Ukraine appears increasingly fragile. Moscow's forces are making rapid territorial gains in...
The Old West and The Wild East: Cultural Biases in Contemporary U.S. Afghan Policy
Morwari Zafar* Georgetown University “I have never been of the view that we should be sacrificing American lives to try to establish a democratic government in Afghanistan — a country...
Book Review: The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical Assessment
Julian A. Zelizer The Presidency of Barack Obama: A First Historical Assessment (Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2018, ISBN: 9780691160283, 368 pp., $ 21.05) The calendar showed 10th of...
US Sanctions on Turkey’s Defense Industry Might Backfire, Here is Why!
Dr Ali Bakir* [email protected] On December 14, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on NATO ally Turkey with the pretext of buying Russia's most advanced air defense system, the S-400. This...
Interview with Professor Scott Lucas
Dr Ali Onur Özçelik [email protected] Question: Prof. Scott Lucas, thank you so much for accepting our interview request for the Political Reflection Magazine. It is a privilege for me to...
Interview with Professor Katharyne Mitchell
Dr Ozgur Tufekci & Dr Rahman Dag [email protected] & [email protected] Published in Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 6 | No 4 | Issue 25 Question: Before moving on to substantive...
The Jungle Grows Back How can We Redefine the Future World Order in the Tension of Power and Ideas?
Marco Marsili* [email protected] Published in Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 6 | No 4 | Issue 25 Introduction Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, peace and stability...