War has diminished economic prospects of both countries, with medium-term outlook appearing relatively gloomy. What commenced as rapid offensive in February 2022 has metamorphosed into military and economic war of attrition
War has diminished economic prospects of both countries, with medium-term outlook appearing relatively gloomy. What commenced as rapid offensive in February 2022 has metamorphosed into military and economic war of attrition
Friedrich Merz acting wisely and skillfully on the international stage is an asset that benefits Germany as a whole; however, against a backdrop of growing strategic uncertainties, it does not appear sufficient to bring a fundamental turnaroundUlrich Schlie
The Mideast needs new success stories. Iraq and Türkiye have the capacity to write one of the region’s most compelling chapters if they can move beyond traditional cooperation towards genuine integrationAli Faleh al-Zaidi
Amid challenges facing the peoples and states of the Middle East, their shared destiny requires decision-makers to strengthen cooperation, promote rapprochement, and reject conflict and warAhmed Al-Jumaili
With key players like Türkiye anchoring the flanks, the future trajectory of the broader alliance should be based on a scenario where the European NATO allies finally take considerably more responsibility for their own security.Jaap de Hoop Scheffer07 July 2026
What the Alliance needs is a combat network architecture that is able to learn, produce, and update faster, rendering gray-zone pressure below the Article 5 threshold obsolete. The defense aspect of the Ankara Summit will take shape in this domain.Can Kasapoglu06 July 2026
Türkiye has the tools to contribute meaningfully to NATO 3.0. The question is whether the allies will choose the strategic imagination that the moment requires.Huseyin Dirioz06 July 2026
British society is changing, and individual leaders are struggling to cope with that change. This leaves voters in a political wilderness, which is dangerous.Klaus Jürgens01 July 2026
Political instability leaves Britain in a profoundly dysfunctional state – unable to come to terms with the fact that it has ambitions and pretensions way beyond both its means and the capacity of its politicians to match them in the real world.Tim Bale23 June 2026
Do wars negatively impact the economies of all participants? Do they impact economies across the globe? Is the impact uneven, and if so, to what extent?Adam Yousef22 June 2026
The collapse of the current ceasefire in Gaza and the launch of a slow-motion genocide offer a legal and historical lesson: the shelf-life of security arrangements and piecemeal accommodations that preserve the core of the occupation has expired.Mutaz M. Qafisheh and Mazen Alzaro18 June 2026
If anyone keeps on dreaming that their shares in SpaceX will bring them profit, they should consider that they may also help the company build a monopoly powerful enough to claim humanity’s air, water, salt, and memoriesMelike Tanberk17 June 2026
One must approach prospects of US-Iran agreement with caution. It is essential to recognize that this is not a comprehensive peace agreement but rather a transitional frameworkAli Bakir16 June 2026
Türkiye's defense industry breakthrough stands as prominent example in ‘Neo-Kruppist Era,’ poised to generate a lasting geopolitical impact precisely to the extent that its technical capability operates in tandem with its foreign policy vision.Umit Naci Yorulmaz15 June 2026
Emine Erdogan, by championing child safety, challenging the hegemony of 'techno-colonialism,' and driving global ecological initiatives, has demonstrated that the role of the modern first lady can be a powerful force for structural changeMeryem İlayda Atlas
Whether NATO 3.0 ultimately contributes to greater international stability or accelerates geopolitical fragmentation will depend not only on the alliance's future evolution but also on how China and NATO manage their growing strategic interactionVusal Guliyev
Israel's government is the most isolated in the nation's history, facing international legal scrutiny and eroding global legitimacy. In this state, Israel is burning through its last remaining diplomatic cards to lash out against its critics.
