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Ontological Insecurity and Emotional Governance in Turkish Foreign Policy Karel Franco Valansi & Erman Ermihan https://www.globacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GA-Reports-Ontological-Insecurity-and-Emotional-Governance-in-Turkish-Foreign-Policy.pdf  February 2026 Abstract This paper examines how ontological insecurity and emotional governance shape Turkish foreign policy behavior under the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Moving beyond rationalist assumptions, it argues that Türkiye’s assertive and often reactive diplomacy reflects a struggle for a stable self-identity amid shifting regional hierarchies and perceived external threats. Emotional narratives—particularly pride, humiliation, and resentment—play a central role in legitimizing foreign policy decisions and framing Türkiye’s relations with the West, the Middle East, and domestic audiences. Understanding this emotional-ontological nexus offers crucial insights into Türkiye’s sometimes unpredictable foreign pol...

In December 2025, marking nearly two years since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Hamas Media Office published a 42-page document titled “Our Narrative: Al Aqsa Flood -Two years of Steadfastness and the Will for Liberation.” This document, or rather manifesto, which functions less as a factual account than as a strategic narrative, summarizes the War in the Gaza Strip from Hamas’s perspective as evidenced by the title “Our Narrative.” This document is similar in its format to their previous document, issued in January 2024, during the war. Although the new version is a lengthy update, the document is written after the ceasefire agreement and adopts a completely different tone and purpose. Concerned about the ongoing conflict, the 2024 version was more defensive and more explanatory in its nature, aiming to answer the criticism addressed to their October 7 (2023) attack on Israeli soil. The new version is written in an apparently more assertive and confident tone, laying out how Hamas f...

Avrupa güvenliği Rusya’nın hibrit askeri stratejisinin merkezine yerleştirdiği düşük maliyetli dronlarla her zamankinden daha karmaşık ve kırılgan hale geliyor. Polonya hava sahasındaki son ihlallerden Ukrayna savaşına kadar uzanan bu yeni dönem, hem caydırıcılık doktrinlerinin sınandığı hem de Avrupa’nın hava savunma mimarisindeki yapısal açıkların görünür hale geldiği bir dönemi işaret ediyor.   Ucuz dronlarla pahalı platformları meşgul eden bu asimetrik yaklaşım, NATO’nun savunma reflekslerini ve işbirliği potansiyelini test ediyor. Çok katmanlı gözetleme, karşı-dron teknolojileri, hızlı komuta-kontrol mekanizmaları ve savunma-istihbarat entegrasyonunun eksikliği, kıtanın ortak kırılganlığına dönüşürken; Türkiye’nin hem dron hem de karşı-dron ekosistemindeki yükselişi bu güvenlik açığının kapatılmasında önemli bir aktör olarak öne çıkıyor.   Pano...