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Items by Buğra Sarı
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On the universality of Gazan resistance: A century-long struggle for human rights
The struggle of Gaza’s people is frequently interpreted through the competing languages of security, nationalism, religion and geopolitics. Each illuminates part of the conflict, yet each can obscure its most fundamental question: are Palestinians entitled to the rights every human being possesses simply by being human? Viewed through the history…
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How Israel destabilizes the Middle East: Denying sovereignty and the right to exist
Israel’s pursuit of security increasingly rests on a destabilizing proposition: that its neighbours become less threatening when their capacity to exercise sovereignty is diminished. Since the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, this approach has become particularly visible across several distinct arenas. Military operations, territorial incursions and restrictions on political…
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Why Turkiye should not go to war with Israel – it is already winning without one
Restraint is hardest when it looks like weakness. Israel’s 18 August strike on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase, followed by direct Israeli-Turkish warnings, has revived a dangerous question: are Turkiye and Israel approaching war in Syria? Ankara should avoid the arena where Israeli power is strongest. Turkiye is gaining ground without…