Turkey’s NATO Membership: Saving the Country from NATO Itself?
For instance, Turkey’s procurement of Russia-made S-400 missiles angered the U.
Japan: Military Expansion amidst National Decline
Read: Another Sakoku? Japan’s Ongoing Stagnation Is Closing the Country
China as Japan’s eternal boogeyman
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has, of course, provided a bandwagon for the LDP to obtain support for a larger military, and has been relentlessly exploited.
Report: “Europe Boosts Defense Spending to Counter Russia’s Aggression”
Since the Russia-Ukraine war escalated, 29 European states have pledged more than $209 billion in new defense funding—a trend that is expected to climb in 2023.
Qatar World Cup Is Over: A Timeline of the Controversies Surrounding the Tournament
On February 28, 2022, FIFA decided that “Russian teams, whether national representative teams or club teams, shall be suspended from participation in both FIFA and UEFA competitions until further notice.
The US-Canada Security Partnership: A Shield against the Realist World?
Read: The Indo-Pacific: China, Australia, and the US Compete over Supremacy
International order crisis?
The war between Ukraine and Russia has ascertained the importance of security in the present international order.
Turkish-Ukrainian Defense Cooperation: Drones, Engines, and More
Other examples include Okhotnik by Russia, MQ-20 Avenger and XQ-58 Valkyrie by the United States, and WZ-7 Soaring Dragon by China.
The Shaping of Sino-GCC Relations: Economic Alliance or More?
Read: Saudi and Emirati Pivot to Russia and China: Shift of Axis or Extreme Hedging?China and GCC are inevitable partners in commerce.
Iranian Drones in Ukraine: Why and How They Got There
“Today, the Russian army used Iranian drones for attacking the Dnipropetrovsk region and Odesa,” Zelenskyy stated in a late-night video address.
How Realistic Is It to Go Retro in Turkey-Syria Relations?
Also, the rapprochement is a result of Russian pressure rather than Ankara’s and Damascus’s wills.
Why We Should Immediately Switch from Conventional to Sustainable Agriculture
However, these limitations are approached with suspicion due to the COVID19 pandemic and the food insecurity that emerged following the Russia-Ukraine War.
Kleptocracy Goes Global While the World Becomes Multipolar
Recently, Chatham House removed the name of Russian-Turkmen ex-banker Dmitry Leus, a Conservative Party donor, from the “The UK’s Kleptocracy Problem” report after a “threatened legal action for libel.
EU-China Relations: Rivals or Partners?
he year 2022 witnessed several tensions in EU–China relations, mostly due to COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, the Russia-Ukraine War, and Taiwan.
Turkish Thrace vs. Alexandroupolis: A New Page in the Turkey-Greece Energy Competition
Thus, a non-Russian gas option will be born in the region.
Digital Power Politics: The US Digital Doctrine Is Evolving
With the shifting global balance and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States’ digital doctrine appears to be evolving from being a pioneer in pushing internet openness to tracking constraining digital adversaries, such as Russia and China, and projecting U.
The Saudi-Backed OPEC Plus Decision: A Weapon or a Hedge?
In this context, Saudi Arabia appears to be behaving like Russia, using oil to gain leverage over the West and back Russia, which is losing ground on all fronts.
SETA Report Claims Social Housing Can Solve Turkey’s Housing Problem
Read: Report: War in Ukraine Affects the Global Economy and TurkeyThe main problem in the housing sector is the disruption in the supply and demand balance.
Poor Countries Should Not Have to Bear the Brunt of Extravagant Wars
The virus might be microscopic, but the pandemic has been a macro-level phenomenon, affecting countries around the world with deaths, medical costs, swelling fiscal deficits, rising inflation, and global economic slowdown—all this only to be worsened by Putin’s war on Ukraine.
Europe’s Energy Crisis: Bad Luck or Myopia?
The pipeline has the single largest gas transmission capacity, about 50 billion cubic meters annually, and directly links Russian gas to Germany.
Food Inflation, Global Crisis, and Turkey
The agreement resumed Ukrainian grain exports, and paved the way for Russian grain, fertilizer, and food exports to reach the outside world.
Italy’s New Far-Right Prime Minister: Giorgia Meloni
Meloni has supported Ukraine during the Russian invasion and stands for the sanctions against Russia in line with Italy's Western allies.
