The recent NATO summit celebrated in Türkiye’s capital city of Ankara has brought a number of changes for the alliance, regarding militarization, defense spending, more aggressive posture both towards Russia and West Asia. These are continuations and radicalizations of already taken steps within the alliance. In the framework of the summit and beyond, the host country, Türkiye, has agreed to ...
Over the past three years, the war that erupted between Israel and the Palestinian resistance on October 7, 2023, has transformed into a raging regional war across multiple fronts. No sooner do these fronts calm down and subside than they flare up again, entangling various international and regional parties in different ways. During these years, Israel—backed by the United States—has ...
Interview with Prof. Erenel from the Istinye University and Prof. Işıksal from the Near East University. The recently signed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between France and the Greek Cypriot Administration (GCA) has triggered sharp criticism from Turkish Cypriot and Turkish officials, who argue that the deal alters the military balance on the island and strengthens a growing French strategic ...