Opinion

OPINION - 2025 East-Med wrap-up: Trump embraces stability

OPINION - 2025 East-Med wrap-up: Trump embraces stability

In 2025, Trump proved willing to break with the Beltway's received wisdom, reject unproductive policies followed by previous administrations, and trust several vitally important East Med figures that Washington think tankers scorn.

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Europe's strategic test in Ukraine war: Frozen Russian assets
17.12.2025

Europe's strategic test in Ukraine war: Frozen Russian assets

Europe has no command structure beyond NATO and little appetite for one. The EU is poorly equipped for such a task, not only as it lacks key European military players, such as the UK and Türkiye, but also because EU treaties limit its defense powers

OPINION - Democratization of warfare: Innovation in the battlespace and the drone challenge
16.12.2025

OPINION - Democratization of warfare: Innovation in the battlespace and the drone challenge

Success in future warfare will depend less on individual platforms and more on the alignment of doctrine, technology, and industrial responsiveness.

OPINION – Hungary-Türkiye relations: A new step for Turkic Cooperation
12.12.2025

OPINION – Hungary-Türkiye relations: A new step for Turkic Cooperation

Facilitated by Türkiye, Hungary's accession in 2018 as an observer to the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) (the then Turkic Council) added a new pillar to Hungary's traditional foreign policy.

OPINION - The new US National Security Strategy: Unmistakably Trumpian
11.12.2025

OPINION - The new US National Security Strategy: Unmistakably Trumpian

This National Security Strategy should be taken more seriously than previous such documents. The value of a published strategy as a signal of intent is clear – it lays out opportunities and redlines for friends and foes alike

OPINION - Understanding the drivers of Türkiye's economic growth
10.12.2025

OPINION - Understanding the drivers of Türkiye's economic growth

Türkiye is not complacent, it recognizes the need to constantly evolve and advance its disinflation program, and despite signs that inflation has been more than halved, the goal is to bring numbers down to what is truly manageable.