Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week, Türkiye’s political agenda remained intense. A meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy stood at the top of the agenda. Secondly, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan participated in a meeting in Damascus attended by Syrian President al-Sharaa and Zelenskyy. Meanwhile, statements by the Ministry of ...
The erratic leadership of NATO NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on March 22 that he is “absolutely convinced” that the alliance will be able to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Rutte stated 22 countries, including NATO members along with allies such as South Korea and Japan, are coordinating efforts to do that. Cem Gürdeniz, a retired Rear Admiral of ...
Between Alliances and Tensions: Greece, the West, and the Eastern Mediterranean Chessboard In recent years, Greece has found itself navigating an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, balancing its historical alignment with the NATO and Western powers against mounting regional tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. At the heart of this dynamic lie not only the country’s relations with Türkiye, but also the ...
Interview with Yiannis Rachiotis, an international relations expert, lawyer, member of the Hellenic Union of Progressive Lawyers and the International Association of Democratic Lawyers- IADL. From Athens / Greece US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio called in his speech in the Munich Security Conference to “revive the Western Civilization”. Amid the war in West Asia, western countries are mounting up ...
We are living through pre-war days similar to those the humanity experienced in the 1930s, and almost no one in Europe, Russia, or China seems to realize it. Very strange and highly contradictory statements have so far been issued by the Cypriot, Greek, and British authorities regarding the drones and missiles from Iran, because of which Greek and other NATO ...
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 ...