The Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Istanbul, Javad Maboudifar, has answered our questions on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Maboudifar underlined that the main philosophy of the revolution was achieving the country’s independence. Pointing out that Iran has achieved great successes in spite of the embargos, Maboudifar stated that “Iran and Turkey always be friends ...
The Trump Administration has declassified a basic document on its policy towards China during its last days on government, on January 5th, 2021. The National Security Council, headed by H.R. McMaster, wrote this document, titled The United States Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific (USSFIP), on February 15th, 2018 as a Memorandum to the US government. The document can be read ...
For too long, Turkey has ignored or misinterpreted its own interests in the East. Its ignorance has mostly come from a blind engagement in favor of Western liberal democracies. Its misinterpretations, meanwhile, were predominantly created by its total abdication in face of American strategies in the region. Now, however, the situation has changed. Turkey is rediscovering its potential as a ...
It is well known that the mass migration issue is a widespread problem throughout the world. It is a phenomenon that exceeds civil society institutions, political parties and governmental capabilities. Crucial for capitalism in the 21st century, think tanks define it as a “global challenge” that threatens the established liberal order already in crisis. In Central America, there are several ...
The Turkish-Russian Joint Monitoring Center, established within the scope of monitoring the ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, began work on January 30. End of the Minsk Group era The establishment of the Monitoring Center points to the beginning of a new era in the South Caucasus and the Karabakh issue. This period puts an end to the Minsk Group process, which had ...
Last week, the Turkish public agenda was busy with four main topics. The first topic was the debates over a change in the Turkish constitution, which has been demanded by various political groups. The second was Defense Minister Hulusi Akar’s visit to Germany and his discussions with his German counterpart about the Eastern Mediterranean. The third agenda item was the ...
The US Think Tank, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) has published a report titled “From Trump to Biden: The way forward for U.S. National Security” in January 2021. The report presents policy proposals to the Biden Administration concerning a broad range of countries. In the Middle East, proposals concerning policy towards Turkey and Syria aim to progress the ...
The Atlantic Council has published a 76-page Cold War roadmap against China. While the US-based institution serves a text anonymously for the first time in its history, the title of the published report refers to the famous text of the Cold War, the ‘Long Telegram’. The Chinese Foreign Affairs described the report targeting the country’s leader as “cowardice”. A telegram ...
“Not a single party was prepared for the big shake. Everyone was thinking, dreaming, sensing, trying to guess… Revolution? It was beyond even the possibilites of reality. Everyone knew that revolution was not an option, it was nothing more than a dream. Power, a distant dream… the dream of many generations… Yet, even though I didn’t believe it, I automatically ...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered a Department of Defense-wide stand down to discuss the problem of extremism in the ranks, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. The order was given after several active duty members took part on the Capitol Assault 6th of January. All units ordered to discuss Pentagon spokesperson Kirby stated in a ...