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Drone Diplomacy: How Türkiye is Rewriting Africa’s New Security Order

Security
Read: Pickup Trucks and Drones: Who Is Financing the War in the Sahel? Somalia as proving ground If the African continent as a whole has become the proving ground for Ankara’s drone-centered approach to security diplomacy, Somalia has functioned as something closer to a strategic and diplomatic laboratory, the site where each successive increment of Turkish military involvement has first been tested before being exported elsewhere on the continent – and of course Libya is another case.

Türkiye’s Middle East Policy Following July 15

Turkey
However, in the strategic transformations in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Libya, the significant electoral success of Islamist and conservative parties—which reflected broader societal trends rather than those of groups aligned with the West—completely altered the perspective of the US and other Western actors on the region.

A Fractured Alliance: NATO in the Washington-Tehran Crisis

World
Similarly, in Libya, the Alliance’s basis of legitimacy was derived not from its own founding articles but from the UN Security Council’s authorisation to protect civilians (Resolution 1973); NATO became the institutional vehicle implementing this authorisation due to its command-and-control capabilities, yet the composition of participants remained variable, with members such as Germany remaining on the sidelines.

Türkiye’s Motto of Peace and Deterrence: The EFES 2026 Exercise

Turkey
Read: How the Tulgar Helmet Will Enhance Turkey’s Defense Capabilities Integration with allies and partners: Libya and Syria One of the key elements that makes the EFES Exercise unique on a global scale is the ability to manage forces from different nations—despite differences in language, doctrine and operational culture—with a ‘united and joint’ will within the same scenario.

A New Game at the Southern Gate of the Red Sea: Somaliland

World
Recent regional developments include renewed momentum for southern secession in Yemen, discussions of a de facto division in Sudan's Darfur region, successful direct elections in Somalia's Benadir region (including the capital), the crash of an aircraft carrying the Libyan chief of staff and his delegation, and Israel's decision to recognize Somaliland.