Mert studied Political Science and International Relations at the Izmir University of Economics until 2024, where he graduated as an honour’s student. Currently completing his Master’s Degree for Political Science and International Relations at the same university. His primary fields of research are international security and organizations.
An Arab Alliance: A New Hope?
Middle Eastern politics have been haunted by the idea of a "Arab NATO" for more than fifty years. When the brutal reality of power struggles are faced, it fades away,…
Strategic Isolation: European Security Impasse
Europe’s struggle for strategic autonomy highlights its growing security responsibilities, internal divisions, and reliance on NATO amid shifting global power dynamics. The concept of "strategic autonomy," long debated in European…
Regional Security Organisations and Their Role in International Security Architecture: The African Union, SCO and ASEAN
Since the conclusion of the Cold War, global security architecture has undergone substantial change. Complex, transnational challenges—including pandemics, cyberattacks, terrorism, and climate disasters—now increasingly converge with traditional interstate wars, often…
Visible Serenity, Invisible Threats: A Security Paradox in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean
INTRODUCTION The trend of rapprochement between Greece and Turkey after the catastrophic 2023 earthquakes, popularly referred as the "earthquake diplomacy" provided a historically hostile association an injection of optimism (ELIAMEP,…
The China–Russian Strategic Partnership: A Pragmatic Challenge to the Liberal Order
The China–Russian relationship has become one of the most significant political alliances of the global political scene in recent years. Their bilateral co-operation has intensified throughout all areas — in…