Despite the provocations, the official stance remained clear: Syria is steadily moving toward a new phase of international partnerships.Alexander Seale09 July 2026
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.Ramzy Baroud09 July 2026
As each Gulf state has sought to strengthen its own security and deterrence capabilities, NATO's Ankara summit is critically important in determining whether NATO will become a stronger component of these emerging security policiesBetul Dogan Akkas08 July 2026
What will truly be tested at the Ankara summit is whether signatures can be translated into hard capabilities, capabilities into actionable doctrine, and doctrine into a coherent strategic vision for the allianceUtku Asker08 July 2026
Türkiye, as proof that states building agency early in the technopolar order are rewarded, is already demonstrating the path that strengthens the NATO from within.Erman Akilli08 July 2026
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
Netanyahu's ultra-conservative government has been progressively sowing the seeds of discord with Türkiye, especially after Ankara gained the upper hand in Syria and started helping rebuild the country
Netanyahu's ultra-conservative government has been progressively sowing the seeds of discord with Türkiye, especially after Ankara gained the upper hand in Syria and started helping rebuild the country
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 change
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 Mecca Agreement is neither a ‘Sunni NATO’ nor a declaration of complete US withdrawal. Rather, it is an early phase in the shift from unipolar security dependency towards a multi-actor, flexible, and interest-driven network of arrangementsOrhan Karaoglu
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 attritionAdam Yousef
Election of Mohamed Nur should be interpreted not merely as the conclusion of a political contest, but as the dawn of a new chapter. The litmus test will be whether the speakership can forge a consensus between different dynamics and groups.Tunc Demirtas
Türkiye-Saudi Arabia-Pakistan pact could lay foundations for broader regional architecture—one predicated not solely on military deterrence, but on defense-industrial integration, strategic trade corridors, and mutual prosperityRashed Aba-Namay
