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Lately, all eyes were on South Asia, however it is still important for the business community in Turkiye and around the World, to follow the developments in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region, due to the importance for global trade and supply chains, as well as connectivity projects. Furthermore, India’s role for Africa and the Global South is an issue to follow closely for the future.

Lately, all eyes were on South Asia, however it is still important for the business community in Turkiye and around the World, to follow the developments in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region, due to the importance for global trade and supply chains, as well as connectivity projects. Furthermore, India’s role for Africa and the Global South is an issue to follow closely for the future.

On Jan. 1, 2024, Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland to gain access to the Red Sea, sparking reactions from both Somalia and the intinterernational community. Somaliland declared its independence unilaterally on May 18, 1991, following the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in Somalia in 1991.

After Tito’s death in 1980, Yugoslavia faced an economic crisis and growing internal tensions, exacerbated by the suppression of Kosovo’s autonomy in 1989. In 1991, Slovenia and Croatia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992, triggering the Bosnian War.

The history of Yugoslavia is a complex process shaped by unification efforts, ethnic tensions and foreign interventions. From the establishment of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 to the Socialist Federal Yugoslavia established under the leadership of Josip Broz Tito, the country has experienced significant political, social and economic transformations.

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP) is an approach that integrates students' cultural backgrounds with academic achievement, cultural awareness, and sociopolitical consciousness.

First and foremost, I extend my heartfelt greetings to all of you and express my gratitude for your participation. It is a great honor to once again be here at the opening of the 10th Istanbul Security Conference, held under the esteemed leadership of our distinguished president, and to deliver one of the opening speeches.

The 8th Turkey - Gulf Defense and Security Forum, held under the main theme “Red Apples for Security Partnership,“ was organized by the TASAM National Defense and Security Institute as a co-event of the 10th Istanbul Security Conference on November 22, 2024, at Wish More Hotel Istanbul. The Forum hosted speakers and protocol participants from various countries and regions, as well as diverse fields and sectors.

Despite a strong historical and cultural background, the relations between Türkiye and the Middle East, or more narrowly, Türkiye and the Gulf Countries, where strategic dialogue is still evolving, need to transform from a fragile axis into a cooperation axis that adapts to new balances, roles, and alliances. When viewed with vision and sagacity, this has been tested in various crises that the spirit of history and time has reminded us of for a long time.

If you are interested in submitting a paper in order to attend at the sessions of the 11th Istanbul Security Conference and/or its Co-Events as a speaker, you need to submit via [email protected] with an MS Word document which includes following items: Title of your paper | 300 words abstract, 5 keywords | Your Institutional Connection and CV | Your Cell Phone Number (if not written in the CV)

Türkiye’s emergence as a decisive middle power in global AI governance depends on its potential and the strategic mobilization of its governance capacity. The second part of this article demonstrates how Türkiye can leverage its advantages, such as its technical competencies, foreign policy architecture, data sovereignty initiatives, and young human resources, into global leverage points.

It is widely recognized by experts that the anticipated impacts of new and emerging technologies on the cyber domain will shape the multidimensional security landscape of the future. Technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous devices and systems, telecommunications...