Speech of Konstantin Sivkov, retired Russian Admiral and Vice Chairman of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences, at the conference on NATO and Global Security. By Konstantin Sivkov, retired Russian Admiral and Vice Chairman of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO ...
On the attempts of Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to aggravate situation amid Belarus and the Union State, a long-lasting partnership model between Moscow and Minsk. By Edvard Chesnokov Alexander Nosovich is a member of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (Rus. SVOP), the oldest and the leading Russian international affairs think tank. As an expert on Belarus, the Baltic States, and East Europe, ...
The ice surrounding the Transnistria–Chișinău tensions, long characterized as a “frozen conflict,” had already begun to thaw following the 2022 Russia–Ukraine war. By Gökalp Erbaş In recent days, the political agenda in both Moldova and the Transnistrian Republic has been dominated by a new decree enacted by Russia on May 15, designed to facilitate the acquisition of Russian citizenship for ...
A summary of rising tensions world wide. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan The phrases in the title of this article belong to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. The threat of a global war isn’t just on Vučić’s mind. But on everyone who’s been following world affairs even a little. Is World War III an unavoidable threat? To better understand Vučić’s remarks, it’s ...
Some reasons why Ankara must turn to the East. China hosted the “25th Heads of State Council Meeting” of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1. During the meeting, 24 documents were approved, including the Tianjin Declaration and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Development Strategy until 2035. The close interactions and photo ops between the leaders ...
Steps taken within the EU and NATO, military and defense industry partnerships, energy, economic, and diplomatic cooperation. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The process that began on October 7, 2023, with Hamas’s “Aksa Tufanı” operation and continued with Israel’s extensive attacks that turned into a genocidal war against Gaza, has led to new deep fractures and alliances not only in ...
Among possible scenarios is the “Ukrainization” of the country. By Gökalp Erbaş Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service recently announced that it had received intelligence about NATO’s intention to make Moldova a center of war against Russia. Transnistrian officials also believe that NATO plans for a direct attack on the Transnistrian Republic are being developed. Anyone who has been following developments in ...
Interview with Hillal Sor, the metalworkers’ trade union Secretary General. From Brussels / Belgium We are continuing our interview made in Brussels, Belgium, with European representatives and their views on NATO and militarization. Today, we asked Hillal Sor for his opinions. Sor is Secretary General of the metalworkers’ Trade Union within the General Labour Federation of Belgium. His trade union ...
On the “Trump Norm” to spend 5% of GDP for defense and the public opinions reactions. From Brussels, Belgium End of June, NATO celebrated its summit of Heads of State in the Dutch city of Den Haag. The organization’s Secretary General is Mark Rutte, a former Dutch Prime Minister. Given these facts, let’s ask a Dutch politician on his views ...
Conclusions in the aftermath of the Iran-Israel War. The Iran-Israel war and the use of NATO bases in Türkiye to provide intelligence assistance to Israel have once again brought Türkiye’s NATO–US ties and US–Israel relations back into focus. We asked Prof. Dr. Atakan Hatipoğlu, faculty member at Aydın Adnan Menderes University of Türkiye, two questions: What does Türkiye’s NATO membership ...