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After Pax Americana: The Risks and Opportunities of Multipolarity

Today’s international system is neither fully unipolar nor genuinely multipolar. As Amitav Acharya aptly puts it, it resembles a multi-room theatre more than a chessboard. Following the end of the Cold War, Pax Americana established a US-led global order. Washington set the rules through its political, economic, and military reach, while its allies-often enthusiastically—reinforced this architecture.

India Between SCO and BRICS: Contrasting Platforms in a Shifting Order

India today finds itself at the intersection of multiple geopolitical currents. Its active engagement in both the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS group reflects its desire to balance great power politics with the imperatives of economic growth and regional stability. While the SCO and BRICS are often mentioned together as vehicles of the 'non-Western' or 'Global South' agenda, they are distinct in structure, scope, and purpose.

Turkish Military Presence in Africa: Redefining Ankara's New Roles

This study aims to analyze Turkish military presence in Africa in its new roles as a peace and security provider. Türkiye's military presence in Africa has sparked debates regarding Türkiye's great power status and the underlying lofty ambitions, as well as the potential linkages with other patterns and out-of-area military operations.

The Great Delusion How America Misread China

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 Trump’s first term—recently said in a talk at the Harvard Kennedy School that “the United States misunderstood China.“

China’s Geopolitical Vision and the Pursuit of Global Hegemony

China’s vision of global hegemony has become a central feature of the 21st-century geopolitics. Russia is often cast as a partner in this project. Both governments argue that a more multipolar and fairer international order is attainable, being less a new construction than a partial restoration of what they claim the global system should be.

Security Risks Caused by the War in Ukraine

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 consequences. After the war, Ukraine will still exist, but it will be a different Ukraine with all consequences for its immediate and broader international environment.

Israel's Chaos Influence in the Horn of Africa

On Jan. 1, 2024, Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland to gain access to the Red Sea, sparking reactions from both Somalia and the intinterernational community. Somaliland declared its independence unilaterally on May 18, 1991, following the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in Somalia in 1991.

TASAM and ISS (Mongolia) have signed a MoU

Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM) and the Institute for Strategic Studies of National Security Council of Mongolia (ISS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement.

5th Türkiye - Africa Defence Security & Aerospace Forum | 2022 Declaration

5th Türkiye - Africa Defence Security and Aerospace Forum whose main theme “The Future Security Ecosystem and Partnership for Strategic Transformation“ was held by TASAM National Defence and Security Institute, together with the 8th Istanbul Security Conference on the date of 04 November 2022 in Ramada Hotel & Suites by Wyndham Istanbul Merter, simultaneously as a sub-event.

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Turkey and the United States

The recent evolution of US-Turkish relations highlights broader challenges of the transition from American unipolarity t...