Interview with ret. Major General Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güray Alpar By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist As the international system undergoes one of the most significant upheavals of the post-Cold War era, global power balances are also being reshaped. The war in Ukraine, U.S.-Russia competition, Europe’s quest for security, the future of NATO, and the rise of new power centers constitutes ...
Speech of Dr. Doğu Perinçek at the Conference on Global Security and NATO The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO on June 26-27, 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for 7 and 8th of July in Ankara. Dr. Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of the Vatan Party, held a speech ...
A lifeline for a dying NATO: the 6th Corps and the military fuel pipeline By İhsan Sefa – Retired Air Force Colonel At the Ankara summit, the handover of the 6th Corps to NATO is expected to be approved. Through this (and similar projects), whose groundwork had already been laid in advance, Türkiye is trying to demonstrate its “loyalty” to ...
How is Türkiye gradually increasing its influence in the new global order? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist Türkiye has risen to become one of the most influential actors in the globally reshaping geopolitical order, particularly in recent times—both through its success in its strategy to eradicate the scourge of terrorism, which the West has inflicted upon it for half a ...
Prof. Dr. Biljana Vankovska on NATO’s 2026 Paralysis, Paradox of the Balkans, Türkiye’s Hedging, and the Failed International Law Enforcement By Yunus Emre Özgün As the July 2026 NATO Summit approaches amidst a structural crisis of Western hegemony and the erosion of global legal norms, renowned peace and security scholar Prof. Dr. Biljana Vankovska dissects the “Siamese twins” of NATO ...
And recent conflicts in West Asia. By Gökalp Erbaş The proposal of Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which is part of the ruling coalition in Türkiye, for a “Türkiye-Russia-China (TRÇ) alliance against the US-Israel evil alliance” has sparked discussions about the possibility and conditions of such an alliance. One wonders how this alliance proposal resonates in ...
No visa for tanks trying to cross the Meric river into Türkiye Vatan Party Chairman Doğu Perinçek addressed the people on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at an Outdoor Meeting organized by the Vatan Party at the Post Office Square in Edirne, city bordering Greece. Perinçek stated that Türkiye was targeted in the NATO exercises under the command of the United ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week, the main agenda in Türkiye was the developments in Syria. Politicians, security officials and journalists are discussing moment by moment the developments and Türkiye’s position. Also, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the meeting, the wars in Ukraine and Palestine were discussed. Minister ...
Heading of Turkish foreign policy in the context of increasing multipolarity. The Turkish political scientist Umur Tugay Yücel published recently a book titled “The decline of US power and rising new powers”. Herein, he discusses the new global balance of power. According to Yücel, the US power is in decline, being replaced by other nations. This opens a new era ...
A look at the confrontation between Türkiye and NATO from Iraq to Syria, from the Black Sea to the Eastern Mediterranean. We conducted an interview with Turkish journalist Ceyhun Bozkurt on Türkiye-US relations, Türkiye’s position in NATO and Türkiye’s alternatives to the alliance.In order to evaluate these properly, we looked at the situation in a wide geography from Iraq to ...