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Greece

Sea of Islands – 2: Lesbos

29 October 2026
Greece

Sea of Islands – 1: The North Aegean Islands

25 October 2026
Regional Security

Whose war is this? Rethinking Iran’s role in Houthi attacks

23 October 2026
Iran Domestic Politics

The Climate of Mobilization in Iran and the "Janfada" Campaign

12 October 2026
Regional Security

Iran celebrated US exit, but it may lose Iraq

9 October 2026
Greece

How Europe's ships entered the shadows

22 September 2026
Regional Security

How Did the US/Israel-Iran War Become a US-Iran War?

9 September 2026
Regional Security

After sixty days: The search for order in Hormuz and regional balances

2 September 2026
Regional Security

Caspian is no longer a safe rear area

7 August 2026
Regional Security

Why Did Ukraine Target Iran in the Caspian?

30 July 2026
Regional Security

Cost of compromise: US, Iran’s battle across borders and within

23 July 2026
Regional Security

The US Operation on Iran’s Coast and the Meaning of Its Target Selection

16 July 2026
Intelligence

Recording a Country: Western Travelers, Botanists, Cartographers, and Photographers

14 July 2026
Iran Domestic Politics

Where Are the Accord’s Opponents in Iran Taking the Process?

13 July 2026
Regional Security

Beyond the Bombing: Israel’s Search for a New Iran Strategy

11 June 2026
Regional Security

A New Wave on the Iran-Israel Line: Where Is the War Heading?

10 June 2026
Iran Domestic Politics

Why Iran’s real war begins when the bombing ends

3 June 2026
Greece

The Greek Press and the Diaploki Machine

25 May 2026
Greece

The Greek Party System: From Metapolitefsi to the Current Turmoil

25 May 2026
Regional Security

Is Pakistan’s Mediation a Choice or a Necessity?

24 May 2026
Iran Domestic Politics

The Prolonged War in Iran and the Dynamics of the Home Front

8 May 2026
Intelligence

What Does Roman Gofman’s Appointment as Mossad Chief Mean for Iran?

22 April 2026
Regional Security

What Does Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Management Plan Change?

7 April 2026
Regional Security

The threat is stronger than the execution

4 April 2026
Regional Security

How Successful Has Iran’s Passive Defense Doctrine Been?

1 April 2026
Regional Security

What Risks Do the US Ground Operation Scenarios for Iran Carry?

24 March 2026
Regional Security

The Tactical Victory Trap: Is Israel Making the U.S. a Partner in its Strategic Failure on Iran?

17 March 2026
Regional Security

If Iran Runs Out of Missiles, Will It Surrender?

14 March 2026
Iran Domestic Politics

Khamenei assassinated: The Martyr Washington created

2 March 2026
Regional Security

Why Is Israel Silent in the US-Iran Standoff?

17 February 2026
Iran Domestic Politics

Social Dynamics in Iran: The Current Situation and Trends

13 February 2026
Regional Security

US-Israeli motives to attack Iran: Can they achieve their goal?

2 February 2026
Iran Domestic Politics

How Did the Iranian Diaspora Respond to the Protests?

8 January 2026
Iran Domestic Politics

Economic desperation fuels Iran’s latest protests

7 January 2026
Intelligence

Iran’s Counter-Espionage Law

4 December 2025
Regional Security

Iran's Strategic Threshold after October 7 and the Transformation of Its Proxy Architecture

11 October 2025
Iran Domestic Politics

Pahlavi nostalgia: A legacy without future

15 September 2025
Nuclear File & Diplomacy

Beneath the surface: Iran-E3 nuclear talks

15 September 2025
Regional Security

Iran after the Twelve-Day Conflict: Transition to a Proactive Security Doctrine

12 September 2025
Caucasus

The Implications of the Azerbaijan-Armenia Agreement for Iran

28 August 2025
Caucasus

The Zangezur Corridor and Iran's Strategic Concerns

13 August 2025
Intelligence

The Role of Iranian Intelligence During and After the Twelve-Day Conflict

8 August 2025
Regional Security

Ideology over insight: How strategic blindness left Iran exposed

28 July 2025
Regional Security

The 12-day conflict is over: What is next for Iran?

28 July 2025
Regional Security

From rebellion to regional power: The Houthis

28 July 2025
Regional Security

Pursuit of systemic paralysis in Iran

1 July 2025
Africa

What Does the Iran–Ethiopia Security Memorandum Mean for the Two Countries?

26 May 2025
Regional Security

What outcome awaits negotiations in the US-Israel-Iran triangle?

28 April 2025
Regional Security

The 1991 Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm’s Opening Airstrike and Its Consequences

22 April 2025
Regional Security

Are The Yemen Strikes A Rehearsal For A Possible Operation Against Iran?

11 April 2025
Regional Security

Netanyahu's nuclear gamble: The risks of escalation with Iran

3 April 2025
Regional Security

Striking the head: Israel's Iran strategy

21 March 2025
Regional Security

Iran’s Post-Syria Forward Defense Concept and “Long Arm Strategy”

4 March 2025
Regional Security

What is Iran seeking in its cooperation with PKK?

11 February 2025
Regional Security

Iran's strategic setbacks and rhetoric in Syria

31 December 2024
Regional Security

The Syrian Opposition’s Aleppo Offensive and Its Repercussions in Iran

9 December 2024
Iran Domestic Politics

What Will Pezeshkian Do in the Face of the Approaching Threat?

17 November 2024
Iran Domestic Politics

Iran’s 1906 Constitutional Law (Full Text)

31 October 2024
Caucasus

How Was Iran's Reaction to the Zangezur Corridor Received in Armenia?

17 September 2024
Personal Notes

Why Was Servet-i Fünûn Important?

23 August 2024
Personal Notes

On Armenian Ashugh Literature

20 August 2024
Regional Security

Iran Will Not Respond to Haniyeh’s Assassination in a Way That Triggers War

4 August 2024
Iran Domestic Politics

Masoud Pezeshkian’s Likely Approach to Foreign Policy

19 July 2024
Iran Domestic Politics

What should we understand from Pezeshkian's emphasis on "Turkishness"?

19 July 2024
Iran Domestic Politics

What the 2024 Presidential Election Process in Iran Reveals

19 July 2024
Nuclear File & Diplomacy

Iran's Approach to the Development Road Project

1 July 2024
Personal Notes

Conceptual Thinking: Building a World Out of Concepts

28 June 2024
Personal Notes

Life’s Minefield: Fallacies

20 June 2024
Caucasus

Pashinyan's Tough Test

13 June 2024
Iran Domestic Politics

The Death of Raisi and the Subsequent Events

13 June 2024
Personal Notes

What It Means to “Compose” Something

13 June 2024
Interviews

A Striking Assessment of Raisi’s Death: Khamenei’s Son Was His Biggest Rival

24 May 2024
Iran Domestic Politics

The Helicopter Crash That Shook Iran

24 May 2024
Regional Security

Iranian Public Reactions to Operation True Promise

6 May 2024
Regional Security

What Was the Aim of Iran’s Attack on Israel?

18 April 2024
Caucasus

Armenia's Desire for EU Membership and Iran's Stance

16 March 2024
Africa

Iran's Approach to the African Continent and Its Strategic Objectives

14 March 2024
Iran Domestic Politics

How and Why the Reformers Lost Hope

29 February 2024
Iran Domestic Politics

Preparing for the Post-Khamenei Era in Iran

27 February 2024
Regional Security

Anatomy of Iran's Attacks on Syria, Iraq, and Pakistan

26 January 2024
Regional Security

Iran’s Strategy of Turning Ansar Allah Into Another Hezbollah

19 January 2024
Africa

Iran's Growing Presence in the Horn of Africa and Yemen

30 December 2023
Migration

Iran's Practices Towards Afghan Refugees

24 December 2023
Regional Security

A new alternative for Greece: Iran's Kamikaze Drones

24 December 2023
Africa

Why Iran's Africa Policy Should Be Closely Monitored

23 December 2023
Iran Domestic Politics

The Decline of Human Capital in Iran and Ongoing Debates

23 December 2023
Personal Notes

The Story of Simurg

27 November 2023
Personal Notes

Simurg’un Sedası: A Message From the General Coordinator

27 November 2023

Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and Türkiye in the Iranian Press

20 November 2023

Iran's Decentralized Structure and Challenges for Israel

8 November 2023

Problems With Water Supply in Iran

2 August 2023

Reformists’ Search for a Strategy Ahead of Parliamentary Elections

30 June 2023

Background of Iran's Sensitivity Regarding the Hirmand River

1 June 2023

Mosaddegh and Operation Ajax

27 May 2023

Iran's Water Crisis and Growing Concerns

28 April 2023

Efforts to Restore Lake Urmia and Their Political Repercussions

31 March 2023
Interviews

Interview: Domestic politics affecting Washington’s foreign policy: Turkish expert-Tehran Times

26 March 2023
Interviews

Interview: China's Belt and Road Initiative can change regional balance: Turkish expert-Tehran Times

26 March 2023
Regional Security

Coverage of the Bombing in Türkiye in the Iranian Press

25 March 2023
Nuclear File & Diplomacy

Iran’s Alternative Soft-Power Instrument: Health Diplomacy

25 March 2023
Regional Security

Türkiye as a “Foreign Instigator”

25 March 2023
Intelligence

Khedmati’s Interrogation and What Recent Events Suggest

25 March 2023
Iran Domestic Politics

Recent Protests in Iran

24 March 2023
Regional Security

Reactions to the Tanker Crisis in Iran and Greece

24 March 2023
Intelligence

A New Espionage Debate in Iran: The Catherine Shakdam Affair

24 March 2023
Migration

Why Iranians Migrate to Türkiye

24 March 2023
Migration

Internal Migration in Iran

24 March 2023
Iran Domestic Politics

The Background to the Khuzestan Protests

24 March 2023
Migration

On Türkiye’s Internal Migration Problem

25 February 2023
Regional Security

Franco–Ottoman Relations in Terms of France's Middle Eastern Policies During the Reign of Louis XIV

14 November 2022
Migration

Some Notes on the Human Trafficking and Recklessness of Human Smugglers

14 July 2021
Nuclear File & Diplomacy

Can Biden Fix Things Up With Iran?

16 June 2021
Personal Notes

Narrating the World (Dünyanın Hikaye Edilişi) — Marco Polo

3 June 2021
Regional Security

France and the Middle East — Part 1

3 June 2021
Regional Security

France and the Middle East — Part 2

3 June 2021
Personal Notes

Some Reflections on Teaching Turkish in Iran

3 June 2021
Personal Notes

Remembering Yücel Özkorucu

3 June 2021
Personal Notes

Roman Armenians: The Hayhorom

2 June 2021
Personal Notes

An Old Iranian Execution: Do Karaji

2 June 2021