Dear Readers,

In our previous issue, our esteemed former Editor Ambassador (R) Yiğit Alpogan had noted that “we continue to live in a restless world”. In this period in which our 18th issue has been published, we are witnessing that our world has become even more restless. The Ukraine- Russia war, which has been ongoing for four years in Türkiye’s immediate geographical region, has now been joined by the Iran-US/Israel conflict, which has taken on a regional character. The erratic behavior of the US in South America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East and the inconsistent stance of the EU in the international political arena have shaken the foundations of the liberal international order (or have completely destroyed it), an order that had been established after the Second World War and reinforced after the Cold War. BRICS countries are seeking to accelerate the transition to a multipolar world order with a more equitable distribution of power, while the US -unwilling to lose its superpower status- has set its sights on all its “rivals,” primarily China. In this period of global widescale review and recalculation of interconnectedness, partnerships, and alliances, Türkiye -situated amidst all these developments- is strengthening its position by pursuing a cautious foreign policy based on delicate balances. The positive
outcome emerging from these pessimistic developments is the understanding that brute force and economic threats do not yield much for those who employ them, whereas diplomacy and win-win formulas clearly lead to healthier outcomes for the future.

Have a nice reading,

Mehmet Oğuzhan Tulun
Editör

Sovyet Mirasından Ulusal Kimliğe: Orta Asya'daki Türk Devletlerinde Kimlik İnşası - Batuhan Eren Demir

Building Consensus: Elderly Rights as a Regional Norm in the Turkic World - Dr. Teoman Ertuğrul Tulun, Berna Sarıca

Orta Asya'da Jeoekonomik Rekabet: Çin'in Artan Etkisi ve Japonya, ABD ve AB'nin Stratejik Yaklaşımları - Seyda Nur Osmanlı

Minilateral Defence Cooperation in the Balkans and Serbia's Strategic Response - Şerif Sav

Birinci Dünya Savaşı ve Kurtuluş Savaşlarında Milli Mücadele'nin İlkbahar Ayları ve Doğu Cephesi Komutanı "Şark Fatihi" Kazım Karabekir Paşa - (E) Büyükelçi Bilge Cankorel

İran'da Siyasal Direncin Tarihsel Temelleri: Bazar-Ulema İttifakı - Bora Odabaşı

Is the WTO Dead? An Assessment of the Crisis, Continuity and Transformation of the Multilateral Trading System - Aykut Aydeniz

Batuhan Eren Demir (MA Candidate, Karadeniz Technical University/Institute of Social Sciences-International Politicis, Trabzon)

Dr. Teoman Ertuğrul Tulun (Analyst, Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM))

Berna Sarıca (MA Candidate, Social Sciences University of Ankara, Turkic World Studies, Ankara)

Seyda Nur Osmanlı (Scholar in Residence, Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM))

Şerif Sav (BA in International Relations and Psychology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada)

(R) Ambassador Bilge Cankorel

Bora Odabaşı (Scholar in Residence, Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM))

Aykut Aydeniz (Commercial Counsellor at Permanent Mission of Türkiye to the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland)