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Feb 26 , 2022

Op-Ed

The Flaw in Putin’s Strategy and How the West Can Exploit It

Putin made clear that his goal is to absorb all of Ukraine, effectively re-unifying a key part of the old Soviet Union. Undoubtedly, Putin believes absorbing Ukraine -- its resources, economy, and over 40 million people -- will increase Russia's relative power and enable still more bold geopolitical expansion in

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Feb 24 , 2022

Podcast

Russia’s Cyber Warfare Lab: Ukraine

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In this Orion Talks podcast, Dr. Nadiya Kostyuk talks about Russian cyber warfare against Ukraine. She provides insights into Russia’s short and long-term strategies, the nature of Russian cyberattacks, and their effectiveness on the ground. As she discusses the United States’ counter-strategies, she answers whether Western countries have been exaggerating

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Feb 17 , 2022

Op-Ed

NATO’s New Strategic Concept Is Facing the Ukraine Crisis

A huge military buildup near the Russian-Ukrainian border, bellicose statements from Russian President Vladimir Putin, tons of offensive weaponry (including main battle tanks, infantry combat vehicles, and Iskander short-range ballistic missile systems) make for a tense situation that raises the risk of conflict between the two countries to an unprecedented

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Jan 18 , 2022

Op-Ed

The Crux of the Eastern Mediterranean Dispute: The Megisti Island Case

The maritime delimitation problem in the Eastern Mediterranean and other disputes related to the Aegean Sea have been the source of chronic tension between Turkey and Greece since 1974. The newly discovered oil and gas reserves, estimated to be 879 million barrels and 286.2 trillion cubic feet, respectively, have added

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Nov 21 , 2021

Op-Ed

Holding Its General Assembly in Turkey Could Imperil INTERPOL’s Legitimacy

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Download PDF The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) General Assembly convenes on November 23-25, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey. It will be one of the most historic meetings for the body, as the majority (12 out of 13) of its Executive Committee members, all of its appellate body members, and the

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Nov 10 , 2021

Op-Ed

Nation-Building is Dead. Long Live Nation-Building!

Download PDF The return of the Taliban after the disastrous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan led to a torrent of post-mortems. But they often missed an important lesson: that nation-building can be enormously beneficial for the post-conflict countries and for the rest of us – if only we could figure

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Oct 4 , 2021

Op-Ed

The Riddle Over Representation of Kurds in Turkey’s Politics

While there have been numerous failed attempts to resolve the Kurdish issue in Turkey in the past, the Syrian conflict has added new dimensions and complexities to an already challenging matter. The political undertakings occasionally dubbed as “democratic openings” or “resolution processes” have ultimately faltered due to a multitude of

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Democracy & Human Rights

Jul 28 , 2021

Research

Political Astroturfing in Twitterscape: The Role of Troll Armies in Turkey’s Democratic Backsliding

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Disinformation campaigns on social media are particularly detrimental to the healthy functioning of a democracy, given the increasingly central role of social media in political communication[1]. A growing number of governments have been deploying disinformation campaigns on social media for the manipulation of public opinion and agenda-setting, two practices that

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Jul 2 , 2021

Podcast

Withdrawal of US Military from Afghanistan: Risks and Responses

Download PDF The withdrawal of US military from Afghanistan has been on the presidents’ agenda over the last decade. The decision to actually do so, however, has been delayed multiple times because of the U.S. concerns about a resilient Taliban insurgency and the inability of the Afghan government to

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