How has the war against Iran weakened the US?
Bulent Gokay * In the Strait of Hormuz, tankers have been burning, along with what remains of the post-1945 American-led order. … strange and profound changes are under way. …...
What the war on Iran means for the petrodollar and the US hegemony
Bulent Gokay & Lily Hamourtziadou In The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 18th-century English historian and a leading figure of the Enlightenment, Edward Gibbon, posited...
The Oil Factor Remains A Significant Concern That Looms Over The Conflict In Iran
Bulent Gokay* [W]hoever controls the Middle East controls the global oil spigot, and whoever controls the global oil spigot can control the global economy, at least for the near future...
Trump’s War on Iran and Geopolitical Implications
Bulent Gokay * Since the United States and Israel commenced their unwarranted and unprovoked strike against Iran, the character of the offensive has become apparent. It constitutes a large-scale bombing...
From Solidarity to Surveillance: Transnational Repression and the Securitisation of Palestine Protests in the UK
By Alexandra Judge, Research Fellow Across the world, states are reaching beyond their borders to monitor, intimidate, and repress dissent. From diaspora activists facing digital harassment to dissident journalists surveilled abroad,...
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...
Divine Deadlock: How Religion Entrenches the Israel-Palestine Conflict
By Alexandra Judge The Israel-Palestine conflict is often described as a political and territorial dispute shaped by history, security, nationalism, and displacement. Yet, over time, another powerful dimension has emerged:...
Domestic Politics and Regional Dynamics in Turkey’s Geopolitical Approach to the Middle East Between 2002-2019
Billy Agwanda Graduate student at Istanbul Commerce University | Orcid: 0000-0002-8915-6057 ABSTRACT During the last two decades, key reforms in social, economic, and political structures have elevated Turkey into a...
Interview With Professor Adeeb Khalid
by Dr Ozgur Tufekci & Dr Rahman Dag Question: Your academic researches and career on Islam in Central Asia well deserve great respect. In the early 1990s, researching Islam in...
Mass Displacement and Human Security in Lebanon: A Risks Analysis of the Syrian Civil War’s Effects on Lebanese Society
Download the article here… RESEARCH ARTICLE - JCTS Volume 8, Number 1, 2020 By Antea Enna ABSTRACT Mass displacement in the Middle East has a major impact on civil society...
Turkish AK Parti’s Posture towards the 2003 War in Iraq – The Impact of Religion amid Security Concerns
Alberto Gasparetto, PhD* * The Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of Padua. [email protected] the rest | volume 10 | number 1 | winter 2020 ABSTRACT This...
The Era of Coercive Diplomacy in Iranian Nuclear Deal
The Iranian nuclear programme started with the help of the US in the early 1960s-70s called “Atom for Peace program”. Iran, under the leadership of Shah, was a close US...
International Solidarity and Burden-Sharing: The Case of Syrian Refugees
Syrian Refugee Crisis The world is currently witnessing a period of unprecedented human movement, which represents one of the most significant problems worldwide in recent times. According to a report...
The Groupthink Model The Impact of Groupthink on Decision Making Case Study: The Afghanistan and Iraq Wars
Dr Sharifullah Dorani* [email protected] Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 This short essay contains two sections. Section one briefly reviews what the Groupthink Model is. Section two deals with how...
Not Our War: Iraq, Iran and Syria’s Approaches towards the PKK
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