Ferhat Polat
Ferhat Polat is a Chevening Scholar from the 2022 cohort and a researcher at the TRT World Research Centre. Holding an MA in Middle East Studies from the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, he specializes in North African geopolitics and security, with a particular focus on Libya. Polat is often invited as a commentator on news channels and has contributed numerous essays and articles on geopolitical issues that have been published in various journals, newspapers, and digital outlets.
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Author's Articles
Libya as a Theatre of Global and Regional Power Competition
The paper examines Libya’s transformation into a major arena of regional and global power competition since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The...
Corridors of Power: The Strategic Stakes of the Türkiye–Libya Deal
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The 2019 Türkiye-Libya Maritime Delimitation Agreement fundamentally reconfigures the contested geopolitical landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean, shifting the regional...
Gold, Militias, and War: Sudan’s Complex Path to Peace
A civil war erupted in Sudan on 15 April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the...
Libya’s Turning Point? Towards State Control Amidst Militias’ Decline
Libya stands at a critical crossroads after the killing of Abdelghani al-Kikli on Monday, head of Libya's Support and Stability Apparatus (SSA) and one of Tripoli's...
Libya’s Unfinished Revolution: Between Hope and Stalemate
More than a decade after Gaddafi’s ouster, there are glimpses of hope in Libya, and signs of economic recovery are plentiful. GDP grew by...
Gold, Guns, and Geopolitics: The Sudan Conflict and Its Regional Implications
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
Sudan’s internal power struggle has fundamentally mutated into a highly lucrative transnational proxy war, where competing foreign state and...
Syria’s New Dawn: Lessons from Libya’s Transition and the Road to Stability
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The collapse of the Assad regime presents a perilous geopolitical vacuum where the success of Syria's democratic transition depends...
