How the Tulgar Helmet Will Enhance Turkey’s Defense Capabilities
The development of ASELSAN’s Tulgar helmet marks a remarkable advancement for Turkey’s defense technology and promises to increase the country’s…
Defense
Germany: No Objection to Eurofighter Sales to Saudi Arabia
In a surprising turn of events, Germany has announced its decision not to oppose the sale of Eurofighter jets to…
The Vilnius Summit: What Are the Prospects for NATO?
In Ukraine’s view, if accession to NATO is not assured at the end of the war, a new war with…
NATO Summit in Vilnius: Ukraine, Sweden, and China Are on the Agenda
Can Ukraine become a NATO member? It seems unlikely that NATO will support this.
Vilnius Summit: Why Can’t the United States Rally NATO against China?
It will not be as easy for Washington to rally NATO members behind its fight against Beijing as it has…
“Space Governance is Just a Reflection of Power Politics,” An interview with Bleddyn E. Bowen
“Space politics is the same as terrestrial politics: you have countries that want to make money and people who don’t…
How Disruptive Military Innovation Determines the Fates of Great Powers
What will the next big thing in warfare be? How can militaries successfully adapt to meet the challenge?
The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War
From sanctions to competing for influence abroad, warfare has taken a more subtle, sly, undeclared, unending, and, most importantly, unrestricted,…
Russia-Ukraine War Pushes for New Defense Calculations
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is compelling European countries to rethink their defense spending and security strategies.
Dassault Rafale vs. F-35: More than Just Selecting a Combat Aircraft
The competition between the F-35 and the Rafale is emblematic of the political value and strategic significance of modern, sophisticated…
What Can the F-35 Crisis Further Lead To?
Turkey’s removal from the F-35 program will not eliminate potential risks by Russia. It will only hamper NATO influence in…
Turkey Manufactures National UAVs, an Interview with Haluk Bayraktar
While we were testing Bayraktar Mini ten years ago in southeastern Turkey, military officers told us: “No one interacted with…
The White House Intrigue
Trump will continue to pull the brakes on any figure that might begin to overshadow him, just like he did…
Turkey’s Defense Industry grows steadily
Turkey’s defense industry has been developing rapidly. At the very beginning of the 2000s, the country’s rate of dependency on…
Turkey’s Prospects and Challenges for a National Missile Defense System
In order to ramp up production based on the use of national resources, thus diversify domestically produced technologies and goods,…
VIDEOS
Nakba Survivors Speak: “The sky was our blanket and the ground was our mattress”
Politics Today
May 17, 2021
Palestinian refugees still long for returning to their towns and villages from which they were expelled in 1948. As Israeli bombs fall non-stop on Gaza, Politics Today spoke to four Nakba survivors. Nakba has started in 1948 but it has not stopped since then.
Exploiting the Female Body: The YPG Case
Politics Today
February 2, 2021
Women in the YPG are represented in the Western media with happy and pretty faces who fight for freedom, equality and democracy. However, this is a marketing strategy that conceals the fact that these women also suffer from depression, harassment, and exploitation. In this video, two experts, Huseyin Alptekin and Zeliha Eliacik, explain how the female body is exploited by the YPG.
Political Blocks in the Middle East
Politics Today
January 7, 2021
Major political shifts and divides are occurring today in the Middle East. There are alliances and blocks that emerged. This geopolitical restructuring is taking place in a multipolar world, where regional actors will depend more on their hard-power to secure their interest. Andreas Krieg, Ali Bakeer, and Giorgio Cafiero comment on the political blocks in the contemporary Middle East.
How Political Borders Are Redrawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East
Politics Today
December 7, 2020
Political borders are changing and re-drawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East. A revisionist paradigm predominates over the global politics and the status-quo of earlier decades is left behind. Sami al-Arian, Heba Raouf Ezzat and Adam McConnel comment on the changing political borders in contemporary international politics.
Kingdoms of Fire: The Political Backstage (Part I)
Politics Today
October 26, 2020
Kingdoms of Fire is funded by the UAE, directed by a British, and the satellite channel is owned by Saudi Arabia. It is more than just an art that has attracted so much attention due to its funders, timing, and giving a completely different narrative of history. In this video, three experts Dr. Heba Raouf Ezzat, Dr. Vehbi Baysan and Dr. Yenal Göksun explain the political background of this TV drama.
