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Do Leader Visits Still Matter? Reflections on a Remarkable Week in Global Diplomacy

Do Leader Visits Still Matter? Reflections on a Remarkable Week in Global Diplomacy

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E-International

Ali Balcı

Opinion – The Politics of Presence: Do High-Level Visits Matter in Preventing War?

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Arab and Muslim leaders exemplified how high-level, collective visits can amplify pressure.

07.10.2025 40

E-International

Ali Balcı

Too Strategic, Not Diplomatic: Why Turkish Universities Lack Research Centers on Classical Diplomacy

Turkish IR remains entangled in abstract theorizing, ideological narratives, and policy polemics, often at the expense of systematic, evidence-based...

23.07.2025 40

E-International

Ali Balcı

Do Leader Visits Still Matter? Reflections on a Remarkable Week in Global Diplomacy

Structural forces set the stage for global politics, but the personal diplomacy of leading figures actively constructs the contours of geopolitical...

26.05.2025 30

E-International

Ali Balcı