The grammar of military science is unforgiving. Defense architectures built on European autonomy assumptions and that sideline Türkiye or non-EU NATO nations are doomed to fail: they will neither deter threats to Europe nor prevail a war.
The grammar of military science is unforgiving. Defense architectures built on European autonomy assumptions and that sideline Türkiye or non-EU NATO nations are doomed to fail: they will neither deter threats to Europe nor prevail a war.
The Antalya Diplomacy Forum is not merely a discussion platform. Rather, it reflects an attempt to translate Türkiye's multi-directional engagement strategy into a structured diplomatic setting.Bilgehan Ozturk
Doctrine of demolishing Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque reveals the most dangerous fusion of politicized religion: extremist Christian Zionist theology intertwined with settler-colonial Jewish nationalism.Khalid El-Awaisi
Afghan-Pakistani escalation is a strategic chokepoint for Chinese investments. By forcing Islamabad to divert military and financial resources to its western flank, external architects may be seeking to undermine the economic viability of the CPEC
US/Israeli war on Iran constitutes a turning point for the US and the international order under its leadership. It marks the end of American hegemony and the transition to an imperial posture -- yet that posture, too, has encountered its limitsMuharrem Eksi
With Viktor Orban moving into opposition, Peter Magyar's voters expect a reorientation of Hungary's foreign policy: improved relations with EU and neighboring countries, including KyivZoltan Egeresi
Development Road project is not merely a transport initiative but a strategic land corridor with the potential to reshape global supply chains and produce long-term effects on regional power balances, trade volumes, and security architecture26 March 2026
Rather than allowing US-Israel-Iranian conflict to drag on at enormous cost to the US and the world, it is far more rational to pursue a diplomatic resolution and address outstanding issues through dialogue. 26 March 2026
Buffer zones as a military solution in the region were tested between 1985 and 2000. In 2006 Lebanon War, Israel avoided re-occupying Lebanon, relying instead on air power and UN peacekeepers. Now, in 2026, Israel is returning to buffer zone thinking24 March 2026
Russia is not willing to cede its partner Iran to American influence, while simultaneously seeking ways to convert the US-Israel and Iran conflict into a diplomatic opportunity23 March 2026
The new constitution represents a redesign of state institutions. It reflects a transition from a traditional post Soviet model toward a more structured governance system suited to a middle power operating in a complex international environment
20 March 2026
Hard times become manageable when the global economy is reshaped by secure, regional routes. In this era of upheaval, the central importance of Türkiye, through the Middle Corridor and the Development Road, will finally be understood by the world
19 March 2026
Bayraktar K2 is more than a new loitering munition. It is a strategic response to the concepts that modern warfare has pushed to the center of defense planning – cost economics, magazine depth, and swarm tactics18 March 2026
According to UN High Commissioner Volker Turk, more than 11,300 civilians were killed in Sudan last year. When the thousands more who remain missing are factored in, the full scale of Sudan's humanitarian crisis becomes more alarming13 March 2026
Iran's ambiguous political process, the Gulf's exposure to high-cost strikes, and Washington's continued offensive operations may prove to be the defining dynamics fueling both regional escalation and growing economic risk in the period ahead12 March 2026
Contrary to what much of the Western media has been asserting, there is no concrete basis for labeling Mojtaba Khamenei a "hardliner." Nor does the political and sociological reality Iran currently faces leave much room for such an approach11 March 2026
What Türkiye's president wants is simple: Israeli and Palestinian children being able to sleep peacefully in their beds. So long as the policies of Israel's hardliners continue, those children will never have reason to hope for a better futureIlnur Cevik
This ceasefire should be seen as a tactical exit ramp that each party walked onto for very different reasons. Understanding those reasons is the key to forecasting whether the pause hardens into peace or dissolves back into war.Ali Bakir
