Edam Blog
74th UNGA: A Sad Day for Democracy
What attracts global attention at UNGA’s annual plenary sessions is the first week of general debate since it serves as…
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Edam Blog
Never a Day of Peace
With the release by Iran of Stena Tempero on Monday, the tanker dispute between Iran and the UK reached its…
Defense Intelligence Sentinel
Counting Down to a Regional War in the Middle East? The Aramco Attack Could Trigger an Escalation
COUNTING DOWN TO A REGIONAL WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST? THE ARAMCO ATTACK COULD TRIGGER AN ESCALATION Dr. Can…
Edam Blog
Chaos Reigns as the 74th UNGA Opens
The 74th regular Session of the UN General Assembly opens tomorrow in the wake of the drone attacks which knocked out…
Edam Blog
“The End” for the Tanker Crisis?
Two days ago, the Guardian reported that White House national security adviser John Bolton “an ultra-hawk on foreign policy who under…
Edam Blog
Iranian Diplomacy at Work
Last Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif made an unexpected visit to Biarritz during the G7 summit. There he met…
Edam Blog
Quo Vadis Turkey (3)
Co-authored with Yusuf Buluc (*) A year ago, if one were patient enough to draw up a list of the…
Arms Control
Turkey and the Russia’s Deadly S-400: The Air Defense System That Changed Everything
On July 12, 2019, Turkey began receiving the first batch of the S-400 deliveries from Russia. Ankara’s aspirant procurement can fundamentally transform…
Edam Blog
Artificial Intelligence and the Risk of New Colonialism
Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to machines that perform cognitive tasks like thinking, perceiving, learning, problem-solving, and decision-making. There is lively…
Edam Blog
Turkey’s Foreign and Security Policy Quandary
On July 5, The Atlantic published an article by Thomas Wright, Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. The title was…