Ph.D. Dr. Kemal Inat, Editor, Ismail Numan Telci, Editor
In the first article of the eighth issue, Zehra Yılmaz explains the ISIS policy towards women. Yılmaz’s study focuses on the rationale behind the participation of women to ISIS sides despite the former applies a harsh ideological attitude towards women in general. In the second study of the issue, Tunahan Yıldız discusses the Turkomans of Iraq from the perspective of sectarian confrontation and conflict. Nurcan Baklacıoğlu’s study focuses on one of the most vital consequences of the Syrian civil war. Baklacıoğlu focuses on the Syrian women on a quest of reaching Europe while it presents a snapshot of the dramatic journeys of the migrants. In his article, dealing with the Regime Security and Tunisian Foreign Policy, Selim Dursun focuses on the dual relationship between the regime security and foreign policy making in Tunisia where Arab Uprisings had started. The fifth article written by İlhan Aras critically analyzes French politics towards the Middle East during the Arap Uprisings. In the article entitled “Gulf Security Policy based on the US-Saudi-Iranian Cooperation: Double Column Policy”, Hafız Mammadov examines an important period of history between Saudi Arabia and Iran which are prominent actors of the region. Together with his study, the present issue provides an in-depth analysis of USA’s Middle East policy.
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