The concept of a “multi-vector policy”—long employed in the foreign policies of Central Asian countries—is now evolving from merely a diplomatic balancing tool into a regional strategy.
What kind of security order would a possible reduction in the U.S. military presence create in Europe? It examines whether this change will produce new defence partnerships that increase Europe’s strategic responsibility and whether it will heighten tensions within the Alliance on NATO’s eastern flank.
The aim of this study is to question the on-the-ground counterpart of the AES’s “strategic autonomy” discourse. In this direction, the study proceeds around the question of whether the Sahel states’ ending of their security relations with France has completely removed them from an externally dependent security order, or has merely changed the address and the form of the dependency.
Within the scope of this analysis, the Mecca Alliance will be examined based on known details; a framework will be established by addressing the questions of “why” and “how”; and it will be compared with similar alliances that were formed or attempted in the past. Subsequently, the perspectives of regional countries—particularly Egypt and Iran—on the Pact, their foreign policies and international relations, as well as the comments of regional analysts regarding the likelihood of these states’ participation, will be addressed.
Applications of Abstracts and Panel Proposals for the Global Strategy Conference 2026 are open! Applications for papers and panels in English or Turkish and in-person or online will be evaluated by the International Scientific Committee.
This study examines the potential that the agreement holds for the Turkic World. In this context, it addresses the institutional innovations brought by the agreement, the search for balance emerging from the perspective of Türkiye and other actors, as well as its potential limitations.
Second International Conference of Leading National Analytical Centers of the Organization of Turkic States was held on 16 September 2026, in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
This study will analyze the strategic dimensions of the Middle Corridor, assess the cooperation undertaken by the OTS in this context, and examine the strategic opportunities and geopolitical risks that the Middle Corridor presents for OTS member states.
This report examines, in an information-focused manner, the preparatory process for the 26th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State held in Bishkek, the summit’s agenda and participants, the leaders’ statements, the SCO Plus meeting, the documents adopted, the bilateral meetings held on the margins of the summit, and Türkiye’s activities at the summit.
The Global Strategy Conference, annually event, will be held on the 10-11 December 2026 in Istanbul/Türkiye with hybrid format, to be organized by the Center for Diplomatic Affairs and Political Studies (DIPAM); Istanbul Aydın University; and Trocadéro Forum Institute.
Applications of Abstracts and Panel Proposals for the Global Strategy Conference 2026...
Second International Conference of Leading National Analytical Centers of the Organization of...
The Global Strategy Conference 2025, held in Istanbul on November 20-21, 2025,...
The concept of a “multi-vector policy”—long employed in the foreign policies of...
A Europe that increases its defense spending would, in theory, reduce the...
The Three Seas Initiative (3SI), which connects the Adriatic, Baltic, and Black...
What kind of security order would a possible reduction in the U.S....
The aim of this study is to question the on-the-ground counterpart of...
Within the scope of this analysis, the Mecca Alliance will be examined...
