Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have traveled to Russia to present the final version of a 28-point “peace plan” to Putin after talks with the Ukrainian side. The plan, which the Trump administration has given […]
The Biden administration’s decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missile systems against targets inside Russia has marked a significant escalation in the war. Ukrainian leaders had long struggled to persuade Washington to take this step, but reports suggest that […]
Donald Trump’ın başkanlık seçimlerinden zaferle çıkmasının ardından Avrupalı devletler Rus işgaline karşı Ukrayna’ya desteğin akıbeti konusunda kaygılanıyor. Biden yönetimi görev süresi bitene kadar Ukrayna’ya verilen desteği pekiştirmeye ve kalıcı hale getirmeye çalışıyor. AB ve NATO yetkilileriyle Ukrayna’ya desteğin artırılması konusunda […]
Speaking for the first time after Sunday’s presidential election, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to a question about the possibility of a violent conflict between Russia and the West by describing the current situation as above. Stressing that “everything is possible […]
The world was not in good shape on the second anniversary of the Russian-Ukrainian war. A quick look at the most recent developments alone would suffice to appreciate that we are entering a period of fragmentation and high risks. – U.N. Secretary-General […]
As we bid farewell to 2022, let’s take a look back at the most defining moments of the year Undoubtedly, one of the most defining moments of this year was the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. That crisis evolved into […]
The recently-improved capacity of Türkiye’s defense industry and the country’s active policies will play an important role in the search for a new security architecture As Türkiye fixates on next year’s elections, new developments have been taking place in international […]
The opening ceremony of the United Nations General Assembly’s 77th session took place in the shadow of the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia’s decision to abort its invasion of Kyiv marked the beginning of the conflict’s second phase. We have now reached […]
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which the Western media depict as an anti-Western alliance, continues its enlargement. The organization, which has nine members following Iran’s admission, recognized Egypt and Qatar as dialogue partners at the Samarkand Summit. At the same […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will fly to Samarkand, Uzbekistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit. The organization, of which Türkiye is a dialogue partner, was established in 2001. Its members include Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan […]
I visited Sochi, Russia as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s official delegation on Friday. The visit took place in a new world, one shaped by a great power competition (which the Ukraine war deepened), and was a significant gathering […]
“The Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian Ports” was concluded at Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace on July 22, with Turkey and the United Nations serving as mediators. The agreement that “will save millions of people from […]
Two summits in Jeddah and Tehran held three days apart turned all eyes to the Middle East. The Western media promptly portrayed the two events as the formation of rival alliances. As a matter of fact, some went as far […]
Ankara is not against NATO’s expansion amid the Russia-Ukraine war but objects to Finland and Sweden’s unacceptable policies on terrorist groups The war in Ukraine put a spotlight on the question of NATO expansion. Some American strategists, including John Mearsheimer, […]
Ankara endorses NATO’s key goals and wants the alliance to address its security concerns – that’s all President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently announced that Turkey did not have “positive thoughts” on the admission of Finland and Sweden into NATO. We […]
The toll of the war on civilians in Ukraine is increasing every day. The harsh aerial bombings of some towns in Ukraine and the clashes between Ukrainian and Russian forces have generated another major refugee flow into the heart of Europe. In […]