Burak Elmalı
Burak Elmali is a Researcher at TRT World Research Centre in Istanbul. He holds an MA degree in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University. His research areas include the geopolitics of interconnectivity, the concept of great power competition between the U.S. and China and its manifestation in the Gulf. His works were published in various media outlets and he appears in TV as a guest interviewee.
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Author's Articles
The Politics of Language in the US–Israel War on Iran
The US-Israel war on Iran not only severely impacted regional insecurity, geopolitics, diplomacy, energy and trade, but it also signified a breakdown of the...
Will the Gulf Move Closer to China?
The Iran war has delivered a profound, systemic shock to the Gulf, fundamentally challenging two assumptions that have underpinned regional stability for the better...
Weaponising Connectivity: The Iran War and the Rise of Chokepoint Warfare
On the night of 7 April 2026, Iran announced its acceptance of a two-week ceasefire, with negotiations scheduled to commence on 10 April in...
Rerouting Risk: Türkiye and the Future of Gulf Connectivity
As the first month of the Israel-US-Iran conflict draws to a close, the ripple effects are already shaking global trade networks. The Strait of...
The End of Consensus? Multipolarity, Unilateralism, and the Fracturing Global Order
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The contemporary international system faces a profound structural paradox where the diffusion of global influence into complex multipolarity should...
Middle Powers as Agencies of Multipolarity: The Case of Türkiye
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
As the traditional liberal international order fractures under the weight of great-power unilateralism and selective norm enforcement, emerging middle...
Trading Routes, Treading Lines: India’s Connectivity Gamble
In an era of growing multipolarity, the absence of a single dominant power capable of setting and enforcing global trade norms has created a...
