Lao Tzu says, “Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Misunderstandings and ill-conceived calculations can push even great powers into situations they never intended to enter. John Bolton—who served as U.S. national security advisor during President...;

Istanbul hosted a highly significant event in the academic field of intelligence studies from October 10 to 12, 2025. The “International Congress on Intelligence Studies,“ organized by the National Intelligence Academy, brought together 250 academics from Turkey and around the world. ;

This analysis compares two academic papers discussing various aspects of China’s ascent as a global power. The first study, by Zweig et al. (2020), examines the return of domestic talent to and from China, investigating obstacles encountered by overseas scholars upon re-integrating into domestic i...;

The 11th Istanbul Security Conference will be held with global participation on November 27-28, 2025, at Wish More Hotel Istanbul, under the main theme of “Defence, Security and Intelligence Revolution” by the TASAM National Defence and Security Institute. As a limited number of external participant...;

With all its co-events, the Istanbul Security Conference, to be held for the tenth time this year, will be organized on November 21-22, 2024, with global participation under the main theme of "Technopolitics New World: Security of Security - Mind, Generation, Family, Faith, and State Security" by TA...;

Although after the war ends, Ukraine will most certainly keep its status of an independent state, the final quality of its statehood and nationhood is undefined. Russia’s ongoing destruction of Ukraine has already changed its demographic, economic and social structure with the most severe long-term ...;

In the 100th year of the Republic, on 23-24 November 2023, the 9th Istanbul Security Conference titled as "Strategic Transformation in the Ecosystem" will be held by TASAM-NDSI with global participation at Istanbul Kent University Kağıthane Campus. Last day to register is today, and the Participants...;

From the understanding of security in the past, which focused only on military threats from the Cold War period, which prioritized the security of states; in addition to the state actor, there is a transformation towards a new security understanding that deepens and expands in the political, economi...;