In August 2026, Beijing ordered state agencies to strip out Windows build and move to domestic Linux systems. The clearer reading, then, is that Beijing's replacement drive, more than Washington's controls, forms the lasting constraint
In August 2026, Beijing ordered state agencies to strip out Windows build and move to domestic Linux systems. The clearer reading, then, is that Beijing's replacement drive, more than Washington's controls, forms the lasting constraint
Path is being paved for Greek Cypriots’ demands through illusion of EU guarantees and NATO. In such a context, the significance of President Erdogan’s visit to the TRNC on the anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation is growingMurat Aslan20 July 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 Atlas16 July 2026
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 Guliyev14 July 2026
250 years after the foundation of US, Americans agree on the need to maintain alliances and a major role in world affairs, but do not agree on all alliances or on wars of choice.Robert Stephen Ford13 July 2026
The "Flamingo protests" deserve close attention not only because of their potential impact on Albanian politics, but also because of what they may reveal about the future trajectory of Albania’s European integration.Marlind Laci10 July 2026
As old assumptions underpinning the Western security order begin to erode, one reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: Türkiye is no longer a peripheral actor in the global security equation.Esra Karataş Alpay 10 July 2026
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
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
Multiple factors, from a shared white nationalist ideology to explicit political endorsements, explain unprecedented rapprochement between US Republican Party and European far rightFarid Hafez
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 countryIlnur Cevik
In a system increasingly comfortable with turning land into wasteland and political prisoners into objects, the crocodiles may get more immediate legal protection than people inside the prisonRaed Mohammed Mahmood Amer
Unreliable passage through the Strait of Hormuz will continue to force a structural adjustment in the global economy, with losers slowly and painfully giving way to distant and often unlikely winners.Christopher Smart
