Djallel Khechib is a Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA) at Istanbul Zaim University in Turkey. His work focuses on Geopolitics, International Relations theory, Great Power Politics, Turkish Foreign Policy, Algerian Foreign Policy, Geopolitics of North Africa, Eurasia, and the South China Sea. Khechib's articles and translations appear in a number of academic journals in Arabic and English. He is the author of “The Liberal International Order: Rise or Fall? John Ikenberry Versus John Mearsheimer” (2021/in Arabic), "The Inoperative Regional Power: Algerian Classical Foreign Policy in a Changing World (Critical Reflections in the Light of Soft Power Approach)" (2022/ In Arabic). "Geopolitics in the 21st Century: The Triumph of Geography and Return of Thucydides's World" (2021/ In Arabic), among many other articles.