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Portrait of Sinan Ülgen, EDAM director and Carnegie Europe senior fellow, discussing Türkiye’s regional strategy and Eastern Mediterranean tensions

Interview

Sinan Ülgen: “Greece–Israel partnership is viewed in Ankara as an axis to counter Türkiye”

Sinan Ülgen, director of Istanbul-based EDAM, examines Türkiye’s response to Greece’s strategic alignment with Israel, maritime disputes around Crete, the Cyprus electricity interconnection, and the shifting balance of power across the region

10/10/2026

Sea

Bulk carriers under construction at a misty shipyard, with additional vessels lined up in the distance behind the foreground hull

Maritime Industry

Dry bulk’s 2027 supply test: 52.1m DWT of deliveries meet an ageing fleet

06/10/2026

A nearly empty matchbox holds one remaining match, its head transformed into a miniature dry bulk carrier

Market

Dry bulk’s October test: prompt tonnage takes control

05/10/2026

Low-angle view of a large Capesize bulk carrier cutting through choppy seas under an overcast sky

Market

Capes hit the brakes as dry bulk loses momentum

05/10/2026

Security

Editorial illustration of a distant vessel above a scarred seabed, suggesting deliberate selection among vulnerable submarine cable routes

When the adversary chooses the failure

27/08/2026

Erdoğan, Mohammed bin Salman and Sharif holding signed copies of the Mecca Pact in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The Mecca Pact meets the Hellenic triangle, and both want Cairo

17/08/2026

Masked militants in desert camouflage sit armed with rifles in a rocky landscape, identified as a Baloch Liberation Army unit labeled “Fateh Squad”

The Baloch insurgency has mutated — and Pakistan is struggling to keep up

02/04/2026

Land

Editorial photomontage of Chios combining a local boatman, the Unknown Sailor monument, Pyrgi patterns, Kampos architecture, windmills and village life

Land

Chios where the sea becomes inheritance

29/09/2026

Editorial illustration of fragmented railway tracks separated by gaps, with a red freight container waiting before the disconnected network

Land

Rail corridors: ports do not create corridors, connections do

24/09/2026

Land

Amorgos: the island that does not shout, yet insists on existing in the future

15/09/2026

Energy

Two melting clocks in a sparse desert landscape, one more solid and one dripping black oil, representing contrasting oil strategies and timelines

Two clocks, one cartel: The UAE OPEC exit and the Sunni Gulf’s real fault line

02/05/2026

Aerial view of solar farm in Tengger Desert, Ningxia, China, November 2024

The war for oil in a world that is leaving it behind

06/03/2026

Expansive petrochemical refinery complex in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, featuring tall distillation columns, cranes, dense pipelines, and heavy industrial structures

Global oil at risk—and China feels the pressure first

03/03/2026

Geopolitics

An empty industrial weighbridge at a container terminal, with its weight indicator pointing into the red zone

Politics & Economy

Chinese ports break a record as Washington rewinds the tariff clock

30/09/2026

An Afghan war rug woven with military motifs unravels to reveal an older traditional geometric pattern beneath

Geopolitics

Twenty-five years after 9/11

17/09/2026

Editorial illustration showing a renminbi pipeline running toward Frankfurt and Deutsche Bank, with a central valve topped by a dollar sign

Politics & Economy

Europe’s first non-Chinese renminbi clearing bank arrives in Frankfurt, and the dollar still sets the limits

13/08/2026

Interview

Xiaoyu Lu, professor at Peking University’s School of International Studies, pictured outdoors in an academic setting

Xiaoyu Lu: “A China–U.S. clash is entirely avoidable — and the decisive choice lies largely in Washington”

26/09/2026

Portrait of General Jamil el-Sayyed in a dark suit against a muted olive-grey background

General Jamil el-Sayyed: “Israel should withdraw first — then Lebanon can deal with Hezbollah’s weapons”

19/09/2026

Portrait of Ali Alfoneh, senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute and expert on Iranian politics

From micromanager to collective rule: Ali Alfoneh on Iran after Khamenei

22/08/2026

Professor Roxana Nicknami, University of Tehran, photographed in a modern office during her interview on Iran, international law, deterrence, and regional security

Iranian scholar Roxana Nicknami on why international law and deterrence will shape the next Iran crisis

02/08/2026

GeoTrends Analysis

Abstract GeoTrends illustration of a world map formed entirely by tankers, with intense shipping concentrations linking the Middle East to China, the Atlantic to Europe, and the Black Sea to the Mediterranean

Where the tankers go oil power follows

07/10/2026

The world’s most profitable tanker routes are exposing a new geography of oil power, where the decisive variables are no longer miles sailed, but ships, scarcity, chokepoints and strategic dependence

Artistic illustration of shipbuilding evolution, from vessel blueprints to completed cargo ships, on weathered blue and red metal panels symbolizing Greece–China maritime cooperation

Why Greek shipowners choose Chinese shipyards

09/10/2026

Chinese shipyards initially attracted Greek orders through lower prices. Today, building capacity, improving quality and technical flexibility increasingly influence where Greek shipowners place newbuilding orders and plan fleet renewal

EDITORIAL

Beyond Borders

Sinan Ülgen: “Greece–Israel partnership is viewed in Ankara as an axis to counter Türkiye”

Dry bulk’s 2027 supply test: 52.1m DWT of deliveries meet an ageing fleet

Dry bulk’s October test: prompt tonnage takes control

Capes hit the brakes as dry bulk loses momentum

When the adversary chooses the failure

The Mecca Pact meets the Hellenic triangle, and both want Cairo

The Baloch insurgency has mutated — and Pakistan is struggling to keep up

Chios where the sea becomes inheritance

Rail corridors: ports do not create corridors, connections do

Amorgos: the island that does not shout, yet insists on existing in the future

Two clocks, one cartel: The UAE OPEC exit and the Sunni Gulf’s real fault line

The war for oil in a world that is leaving it behind

Global oil at risk—and China feels the pressure first

Chinese ports break a record as Washington rewinds the tariff clock

Twenty-five years after 9/11

Europe’s first non-Chinese renminbi clearing bank arrives in Frankfurt, and the dollar still sets the limits

Twenty-five years after 9/11

Europe’s first non-Chinese renminbi clearing bank arrives in Frankfurt, and the dollar still sets the limits

Xiaoyu Lu: “A China–U.S. clash is entirely avoidable — and the decisive choice lies largely in Washington”

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General Jamil el-Sayyed: “Israel should withdraw first — then Lebanon can deal with Hezbollah’s weapons”

From micromanager to collective rule: Ali Alfoneh on Iran after Khamenei

Iranian scholar Roxana Nicknami on why international law and deterrence will shape the next Iran crisis

Where the tankers go oil power follows

Why Greek shipowners choose Chinese shipyards

Christophe Tytgat: “The Greek example should be a source of inspiration for other EU Member States”

The U.S.-China rivalry is shifting to global trade by sea

Chinese people in Africa are threating of kidnapping

The new “weapons” of geopolitics are opening a Pandora’s box for the global economy

If the AfD ruled Germany: a foreign policy blueprint

America wants ships, shipyards and ports — but maritime power begins with cargo

Venezuela: the Atlantic’s next maritime play?

Digital transformation in shipping: why we cannot afford to wait any longer