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The Terrorist Organization Behind the Curtain: The Madkhali Salafists

İsmail Yaşa 21.09.2020

First employed by Saudi Arabia against the Al-Sahwa Movement and later expanded for further use, the Madkhali Salafists have become a military organization, as seen in Yemen and Libya.

SOCIETY / CULTURE OPINION

Propaganda on the Big Screen: Damascus Time

Ayşe Pay 16.09.2020

With his film, Hatamikia conveys a message to the world, it's heritage, the Middle East, Islamic unity, the Shia alliance, and every Iranian that is in danger.

FOREIGN POLICY COMMENTARY

Reflection of Global and Regional Competition on Turkish Foreign Policy Analysis

Hakkı Uygur 15.09.2020

If regional powers such as Egypt, Turkey, and Iran are unable to forgo their negligible disputes, a vast region will resemble a prodigious mismanaged Lebanon.

FOREIGN POLICY OPINION

The United Arab Emirates' Flexible Approach towards Iran

Sina Azodi Giorgio Cafiero 10.09.2020

Iran’s brand of Shiism, size, population, and conduct in the Arab states, has historically influenced UAE’s strategic thinking.

ECONOMY COMMENTARY

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Signals New Policy Beginnings

Birkan Kemal Ertan 10.09.2020

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati, informed that the Central Bank will abandon the old policy understanding and implement more modern and reformist policies.

FOREIGN POLICY OPINION

Implications of the Iran-China Deal on India

Mohammad Pervez Bilgrami 07.09.2020

The deal, if implemented, could adversely impact India’s grand strategy in Iran.

SECURITY STUDIES COMMENTARY

The European Aviation Safety Agency’s Warning towards the Iranian Airspace

Esmatullah Surosh 20.07.2020

The EASA’s warning could lead Iran into isolation in the aviation sector, which would further undermine Iran's international influence and make the fight it is waging for on various fronts even more difficult.

ECONOMY

The Increasing Role of Geoeconomics: Competition between the Chabahar and the Gwadar Ports

H. Kürşad Aslan Yasir Rashid 24.06.2020

In the global contest for obtaining political and economic power, there are newly emerging trends; geoeconomics and regionalization processes are among those new trends.

OPINION ECONOMY

Iran’s Frozen Assets: The Case of South Korea

Yasir Rashid Arife Delibaş 17.06.2020

As the “maximum pressure” campaign continues, the release of the Iranian assets does not seem to be possible in the near future.

Editorial

SOCIETY / CULTURE

The Terrorist Organization Behind the Curtain: The Madkhali Salafists

İsmail Yaşa 21.09.2020

First employed by Saudi Arabia against the Al-Sahwa Movement and later expanded for further use, the Madkhali Salafists have become a military organization, as seen in Yemen and Libya.

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