Şeymanur Yönt
Şeymanur Yönt is a Deputy Researcher at TRT World Research Centre. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Istanbul University and a Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She has practiced as a lawyer for two years and worked as a publications and research intern at the American Society of International Law. Her research interests include public international law, international economic law, and development.
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Sovereign Data, Strategic Sectors: Why Healthcare and Automotives Are the New Frontlines
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
While outwardly justified through the lens of privacy protection, data localisation mandates increasingly function as covert instruments of digital...
Breaking or Bending: Rethinking Sanctions, Trade, and the Future of Global Markets
Welcome to the premiere episode of the Tipping Point, a new podcast series from the TRT World Research Centre.
For decades, the global economic system...
The Day After: Navigating the Aftermath of Trump’s Trade Turbulence
Trump’s recent wave of tariffs, first announced in April, went into effect on August 2nd. By the deadline, many countries, including the UK, Japan...
The July 9 Tariff Deadline: Will the Global South Speak as One?
President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, announced on “Liberation Day” and set to take effect on July 9, do not discriminate by country and target even...
Syria Sanctions Lifted: U.S. Signals and Regional Realignments
Sanctions are not only punitive measures; they are powerful tools of international signalling. When imposed, they communicate disapproval and intent to coerce behavioural change....
Retaliation, Negotiation, or Innovation? The Dilemma for Developing Economies in the Age of Tariffs
In Trump’s thinking, imposing tariffs is more than a means to reduce the trade deficit. It is a strategic gambit to remake the global...
Dodging the Storm: How Türkiye Can Navigate U.S. Protectionism
No one knows Trump's next move. The 47th President of the United States appears to be embracing a version of the "Madman Theory," a...
