Political Economy of Industrial Policy in Türkiye: Strategic Blueprints and Institutional Bottlenecks
It is hard to find many policies whose trajectories have shifted as dramatically as industrial policy. Since 1945, it has reached a peak, then fallen out of favour, and subsequently made a strong recovery. With the rise of free-market economics in the 1980s, industrial policy became a byword for cor
Promoting Resilience and Prosperity in the Wider Black Sea Region and the Role of BSEC
The series of crises and disruptions the world has been through in the recent past, particularly the COVID pandemic, the War in Ukraine and other conflicts, the hybrid threats, the climate change, have heavily affected activities nationally and internationally as well, not least those in the area of
Adaptive Governance in Global Business: Strategic Resilience Through Spatial, Digital, and Human Capital Integration
Global business ecosystems are no longer shaped solely by efficiency or scale—but by their capacity to endure and adapt under sustained challenge. Over the past five years, pandemic shocks, geopolitical conflict, and energy volatility have forced firms to confront the fragility of tightly optimize
Energy Security, Green Transformation, and the New Challenges Emerging from Recent Geopolitical Conflicts in Türkiye and Europe
Berk Türkel Energy security has long been a fundamental concern for both Europe and Türkiye, two regions with distinct energy needs yet shared vulnerabilities. Europe, heavily dependent on imported energy, has urgently needed to diversify its energy supply due to geopolitical instability, e
China’s Approaches to the BRICS: Regional Geopolitics and Bilateral Dimensions
Devendra Kumar This paper provides a critical overview of China’s strategy in the BRICS. In the wake of the expansion of the membership of the group with the inclusion of five new members —Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, UAE, and Egypt— in January 2024, and the shifting regional and globa
Transatlantic Region: Where Energy Security Meets Green Transition in a Geopolitically Turbulent World
Mehmet Efe Biresselioğlu Energy security and green transition are currently two of the most urgent challenges in many countries of the Transatlantic region. In this regard, climate change and dependence on fossil fuels have prompted the transatlantic drive toward a low-carbon economy in rece
Energy Security in the Black Sea – Benefits of Romania – Bulgaria – Türkiye Cooperation
Ioan Gâf-Deac Energy security in the Black Sea is a matter of strategic importance both for the countries in the region and for the EU and NATO, since the Black Sea is a strategic crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Still, it is also a dense area with frozen and “unfrozen
Strategic Autonomy and Energy Security in the Balkans: The Critical Role of EU Integration
Amelia Hadfield Mustafa Demir According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy security can be defined as “the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price” (IEA, 2021). However, in today’s interconnected global landscape, this definition
The Encouraging Prospects of a “New Generation” of the Synthetic Fuels
Lorenzo Somigli For last two years, Russia and the West have been competing in a destructive war. The first year of the war in Palestine is approaching, and the siege of Gaza brings new horrors every day. Lebanon has once again become a frontline, and the blockade of Suez and the substantial
Sustainable Power: Transformations in Global Energy Security
İsmail Aykın As Europe faced a winter energy crisis in 2022, triggered by the disruption of gas supplies due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, energy security once again took center stage on the global agenda. Prices soared, and governments rushed to diversify energy sources. The crisis un
