Terrorism-Radicalism

Panorama ile Güvenlik Portalı ortaklığında geliştirilen ve eş zamanlı yayınlanacak olan “Odak Suriye” programının dördüncüsü için sanal ortamda bir araya gelen Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın (Kadir Has Üniversitesi), Doç. Dr. Nihat Ali Özcan (TOBB-ETÜ) ve Dr. Kaan Kutlu Ataç (Mersin Üniversitesi), Suriye’deki son gelişmeleri ve Rusya’nın Suriye politikalarının neler olduğunu…

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Mete Çubukçu ile Pasaport programı için Afganistan'da yaşananları ve son gelişmeleri değerlendirdi. Taliban'ın ve ABD'nin bugün Afganistan'da için bulunduğu durum ele alındı.

The Levant; Search for a Regional Order, 2018   The rapid developments of recent years have drastically altered the political and economic landscapes of most countries in the Levant. Faced with a myriad of challenges, the (re)construction of a regional order in the region remains a highly complex and difficult…

14 Ocak 2019 günü ABD Başkanı Donald Trump'ın Türkiye'ye yönelik yaptığı açıklama sonrası Türk-Amerikan ilişkileri HaberTürk Manşet programına değerlendirildi.          

Turkey’s long-awaited operation to “eliminate all terrorist elements” in the Afrin district in Syria’s northwest, called “Operation Olive Branch,” started at around 5 p.m. on Jan. 20 with Turkish air forces striking targets across the region. This is Turkey’s fourth military operation in Syria since the start of a civil…

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Sochi, Russia, on Nov. 22. The trilateral summit was an important juncture in finding a viable political solution for Syria’s six-year civil war, which has claimed nearly half a million lives. Since the early…

We have recently been watching Saudi Arabia with the same level of interest we had during the 1973 oil shock and the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. The normally reclusive and almost non-existent kingdom had suddenly made it to the headlines after what seemed to be a…

Iraq has been in turmoil one way or another since Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, decided to invade Iran in September 1980. The latest twist in the 37 years of turbulence came with the decision of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani to hold an…

PEW tehdit algıları araştırma sonuçları HaberTürk'te yayımlanan HT Gündem programında değerlendirildi.

Nearly nine months after the start of the offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) to retake Mosul after three years, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory and government control of his country’s second largest city on July 9. But the city is devastated, thousands…

On the eve of the national elections, Britain was hit by another terrorist attack on June 3 when a group of attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then stabbed bystanders with knives. While the police stopped the assailants by shooting them, the attack left seven people…

The NATO summit in Brussels on May 25, three days after the Manchester suicide bomb attack, was an important gathering not only because it brought together the newly elected Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May with other leaders, but also because they decided to step up NATO’s role in the…

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, better known as Hamas, issued a new political document in Doha, Qatar on May 1. The document, titled “General Principles and Policies,” contains 42 articles and was an outcome of four years of internal deliberations among various fractions of Hamas, from Gaza and in prison…

The uncertainties caused by the absence of a grand bargain between Russia and the United States are having a costly effect on both Turkey and the rest of the world, according to Mustafa Aydın, the rector of Kadir Has University. The lack of response to Russian moves in the Caucasus led to Russia’s…

Since the outbreak of the civil war in Syria, there has been conclusive evidence that chemical weapons have been used against civilians at different times and locations. The death toll as a result of chemical agents has already exceeded many thousands. In Ghouta, for example, a chemical attack by the…

Turkey-U.S. relations have passed through many phases since the end of the Second World War, with many ups and downs. Every period has its own label and legal framework attached to it. One tag that caught the imaginations of decision-makers and pundits alike was the “strategic partnership” of the late 1990s,…

Avrupa'da hızla yükselen aşırı sağ hareketler, popülist liderler, Türkiye ve Hollanda arasında yaşanan kriz CNN Türk'te Taha Akyol'un hazırlayıp sunduğu Eğrisi Doğrusu programında tartışıldı.

It has been more than three years since Ukrainians gathered at Maidan Square in Kyiv on the night of Nov. 21, 2013, to demand closer integration with Europe and the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych. As the protests spread and Yanukovych refused to sign the Association Agreement with the EU,…

After months of preparation and supported by the U.S.-led coalition’s air power, the Iraqi army finally started its military operation to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Oct. 17, 2016. Since then, the operation has maintained a slow but…

As the year comes to an end, looking back might provide insights for the challenges ahead. 2016 will be remembered as a watershed year in the future for the international system. The unpredictability of change, fear of the unknown and the horrors of unabated violence around the world have stamped…

Last Saturday was a sad day globally and in Turkey. While twin attacks in the center of Istanbul killed 44 people and wounded more than 150, a suicide attack on a military base in Aden killed 48 and wounded at least 40 and, the next day, a bomb attack at…

It has been six years since the so-called Arab Spring hit North Africa and the Middle East. The subsequent uprisings that began with popular anti-government protests in several countries for equality, representation, and better life conditions turned into a deadly civil war in Syria, after security forces used excessive force…

Following the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president on Nov. 8, debate on his foreign policy priorities have become the trending topic with their repercussions for the United States and beyond. Although he never explained the details of his policy choices throughout the election campaign, his off-the-cuff remarks about…

Irak ve Suriye'de İŞİD'e yönelik düzenlenen operasyonların Orta Doğu'daki güç dengeleri üzerine etkileri Buket Aydın'ın hazırlayıp sunduğu NTV'deki Bugün Yarın programında değerlendirildi. 

İŞİD'e karşı Musul'da başlayan operasyon Oğuz Haksever'in sunduğu Öğle Bülteni'nde değerlendirildi. 

The international community took its breath 10 days ago when Colombians took to the polls in a nationwide referendum to have their say on a negotiated peace deal to end the longest-running insurgency in Latin America. The result, though, shattered expectations, as Colombian voters rejected it by a margin of…

Fransa’daki 14 Temmuz Ulusal Gün kutlamalarında meydana gelen terör saldırısından sonra gözler tekrar terör örgütü İŞİD’e çevrilirken,terör saldırısında kullandığı yöntemde yeni bir tartışma konusu oldu. İstanbul Kadir Has Üniversitesi Rektörü Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Fransa’daki terör saldırısıyla ve İŞİD’in saldırıda kullandığı yöntem ile ilgili dikkat çeken açıklamalarda bulundu. İŞİD’in son…

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Fransa’daki 14 Temmuz Ulusal Gün kutlamalarında meydana gelen terör saldırısını ve yeni terörü KHAS Pusula Haber'e değerlendirdi.

The heads of state and government of the 28 NATO member countries gathered in Warsaw on July 8-9, along with Montenegro, whose membership is going to be ratified soon, and 26 partner countries and representatives from several international organizations. The Warsaw Summit was a landmark gathering for NATO due to…

The most recent offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria has paved the way to retaking several sites held by ISIL for a long time. Last Friday, the Iraqi army and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), made up of mainly Shia militias,…

Following the latest news about intensified preparations to launch an operation against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Mosul, it has stepped up its assaults in various parts of Iraq in recent weeks. Most recently last week, it carried out a suicide attack with an explosives-laden…

Advances in information technologies and the increase in the use of the Internet have drastically changed human life. The biggest transformation has in fact occurred in cyberspace and a substantial amount of information has already been moved to online storage. These changes undoubtedly create various opportunities as well as challenges,…

The U.N.-brokered Syrian peace talks, which were supposed to find a diplomatic solution to the five-year-old bloody civil war, was suspended just after three days of fruitless bickering and shady meetings around the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The talks were doomed from the start, as various groups on the ground…

The rise of non-state actors, mainly terrorist organizations, in recent years has dramatically increased the volume of violence and number of casualties around the world. According to the Global Terrorism Index, prepared by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the death toll from terrorism increased by 80 percent in 2014…

Kadir Has Üniversitesi Türkiye Araştırmaları Merkezi'nin yayınladığı "Türkiye Sosyal Siyasal Eğilimler Araştırması" sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesi

Turkey is a complicated country. It’s not just foreign observers – citizens also fail to make sense from time to time given the fast-changing agenda. Thus, regular public opinion surveys are welcome as they provide rare insights about the preferences of the Turkish public. One such survey, the Turkey Social…

Kadir Has Üniversitesi Türkiye Araştırmaları Merkezi'nin yayınladığı "Türkiye Sosyal Siyasal Eğilimler Araştırması" sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesi

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center and Pentagon by al-Qaeda-affiliated extremists were a watershed event in international politics as they signaled, among other things, the unmistakable rise of non-state actors and their potential impact on the global security environment. Recognizing the importance of the…

Ortadoğu'da yaşanan gelişmeler ve Rusya'nın Suriye'ye askeri müdahalesinin Türk dış politikasına etkileri Taha Akyol'un hazırlayıp sunduğu Eğrisi Doğrusu programında değerlendirildi.

The international security agenda and the theoretical ways to study it have expanded tremendously since the end of the Cold War. Once the strict control of the global east-west military ideological rivalry lifted, various new threats and ways to analyze them emerged. These were the issues discussed in a three-day…

Ortadoğu'da değişen dengeler ve artan PKK terörü "Günlük" programında ele alındı.  

The downing of a Russian aircraft by Turkey after repeated warnings over violation of its national airspace on Nov. 24 has created sudden tension in Turkish-Russian relations after years of rapport. Although Turkey technically had the right to take necessary precautions in line with its rules of engagement adopted on…

Europe has been struggling for some time to cope with its disgruntled Muslim minorities, increasing refugee flows, and homegrown terrorists who radicalize through global jihadist cells and gain experience on the ground around the world before returning to create trouble. Europe-wide tension has recently increased following the terrorist attacks in…

The series of coordinated gun attacks and suicide bombings in multiple targets in Paris and Beirut on Nov. 13, 2015, killed at least 170 people and severely wounded several hundred. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility of both attacks in France and Lebanon, once again…

As predicted, Russia started to feel the ugly face of the Syrian quandary. After a flashy entrance, Russian forces are settling in for a long haul and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) affiliates are biting them. The most direct attack, befitting a radical extremist group, came on…

Major wars, along with scientific and technological inventions, have shaped the course of history. The world has witnessed two major wars within a generation and several small ones in the twentieth century, which has been the most destructive era so far. Despite the pain and suffering they cause, armed conflicts…

The Russian military build-up and bombing in Syria has added to the already existing tension between Russia and the West since the former’s occupation of Crimea, and has prompted a new confrontation area on NATO’s southeastern flank in addition to difficulties on the eastern flank. Russia’s deliberate violations of Turkish…

The civil war in Syria has entered a new phase with the active involvement of Russia. In reality, Russia has been part of the conflict on the margins since the outbreak of the crisis through its support of President Bashar al-Assad, both with its arms supply and diplomatic clout in…

Şanlıurfa Suruç'ta 20 Temmuz 2015 tarihinde yaşanan terörist saldırının Türk siyasetine yansımaları

Bu yazı 21.05.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Amid the heated debates about NATO’s collective defense capabilities’ relevance in new, evolving security challenges in its eastern and southern flanks, NATO Foreign Ministers’ Summit met in Antalya, Turkey between 13-14 May 2015. The two-day gathering was the first time since April…

Bu yazı 19.03.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The fighting in Syria, which started with an uprising against the Bashar al-Assad regime and transformed into a deadly civil war, has entered its fifth year. As of January 2015, it has claimed over 220,000 lives, displaced 7.6 million people inside Syria,…

Türkiye'nin Suriye'de bulunan Süleyman Şah Türbesi'ne düzenlediği Şah Fırat operasyonunun Türkiye'nin Ortadoğu politikasına etkileri

Kadir Has Üniversitesi Türkiye Araştırmaları Merkezi tarafından hazırlanan "Türkiye Sosyal Siyasal Eğilimler Araştırması" sonuçları Taha Akyol'un hazırlayıp sunduğu "Eğrisi Doğrusu" programında değerlendirildi. 

Kadir Has Üniversitesi Türkiye Araştırmaları Merkezi tarafından hazırlanan "Türkiye Sosyal Siyasal Eğilimler Araştırması" sonuçları Güne Bakış programında değerlendirildi.

Bu yazı 15.01.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The massacre at the office of satire magazine Charlie Hebdo in France on Jan. 7, 2015 topped headlines all over the world throughout last week, and world leaders marched across Paris to pay tribute to the victims and protest senseless violence against…

The rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the withdrawal of Iraqi government forces towards Baghdad and the continuing civil war in Syria have created a dangerous security vacuum at the core of the Middle East. The advance of ISIL is now threatening the Kurdish controlled…

After being stopped in front of Kirkuk with the combination of the resistance from Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and U.S. air strikes, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has carried the fighting into Syria and has been battling with Kurdish groups in Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobane/Kobani in…

The Middle East is yet again on the top of the world’s agenda with its endless troubles. The most recent trouble comes from the rising threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It has dominated the headlines with its sudden rise to power, control of vast…

Bu yazı 05.06.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The voters from the 28 member states of the European Union (EU) cast their ballots for the European Parliament for four days between May 22 and 25. The results were somewhat expected, but shocking for many nevertheless. The rise of the anti-establishment parties…

Bu yazı 05.12.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The volatility of the neighboring countries and impulsive positions taken by the policy makers have profoundly disturbed Turkey’s foreign policy since the beginning of the Arab spring. Avoiding its ever-changing and easily consumed policy pronouncements, ranging from “zero-problem with neighbors” via “regional…

ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLER, CİLT 5, SAYI 18, YAZ 2008 Mustafa AYDIN* ve Sinem AÇIKMEŞE** Bu makale, grup kimliği temeli olarak İslam dini ile uluslararası güvenliğe tehdit olarak ortaya çıkan siyasal İslam arasındaki bağlantı özelinde kimliğe dayalı güvenlik tehditlerinin etnik, dinsel ve medeniyetlere ilişkin boyutları ve bu tehditlerin küreselleşmeyle ilişkisini incelemektedir. Çalışma,…

GLOBALISATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLANGES: RECONCEPTUALISING SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY, ed. by H.G. Brauch, J. Grin, C. Mesjasz, et al., Berlin and New York: Springer, 2008, 413-420  Mustafa Aydın and Sinem Açıkmeşe Ethnic and religious issues have gained attention with the spread of globalization. Their divisive character and potential to create…

GLOBALISATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES: RECONCEPTUALISING SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY, SPRINGER, 2007 Mustafa Aydın and Neslihan Kaptanoğlu The end of the Cold War and the 9/11 attacks had profound effects on international relations. Despite the interpretation of 9/11 by some as manifestation of the growing importance of globalization at the…

CONNECTIONS, THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL, WINTER 2006 This paper discusses the growing connection between religious identities, globalization and terrorism, with a particular emphasis on Islam.The author examines the connection between Islam as a religion and Islam as a threat in the globalized world. Further, he clarifies the differences between the new…