The World Is Running Out of Safe Energy Routes
The latest developments in the Middle East make one thing increasingly clear: the energy shock is no longer only about oil prices. It is about...
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The New Middle East
The latest twist in Washington’s strategy towards Iran perfectly illustrates the strategic confusion that now surrounds the Middle East. Only twenty-four hours after announcing a...
Turkey’s Market Status Is Becoming a Strategic Risk
For years, Turkey has occupied a unique position within emerging markets. It combined the dynamism of a large economy with deep and liquid capital markets,...
The Price of Peace
Markets celebrated the announcement of the interim agreement between the United States and Iran as though geopolitical risk had suddenly disappeared. Investors immediately priced the...
Turkey Is Burning Its Dollar Lifeboats
For years, emerging markets accumulated US Treasuries as a form of financial insurance. They were supposed to be the ultimate reserve asset: liquid, stable, universally...
When the Wells Fall Silent
Wars are often measured in territory, in tonnage, in casualty reports and communiqués. But the real violence begins when the pipes stop flowing. What is...
Turkey’s Democratic Paradox: The West’s Favourite Hypocrite
When Turkey imprisoned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival over the weekend, thousands of protesters poured onto the streets. However, the response from the...
Trump’s Middle East Policy: A Blueprint for Regional Chaos
If Donald Trump’s latest stance on Gaza and the Middle East proves anything, it’s that short-term thinking and reckless bravado remain the defining pillars of...
A Precarious Transition in Syria
As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees to Moscow, leaving behind a palace ransacked by looters and streets filled with jubilant crowds in Damascus, the world...