Tensions are growing between Turkiye-Pakistan and Israel-Cyprus-Greece. Stability in the Eastern Mediterranean can no longer be taken for granted as a result of three recent developments: 1) the growing Turkish-Israeli rivalry in post-Assad Syria; 2) Israel’s reported plans to establish a rapid response force with Cyprus and Greece; and 3) Turkish ally Pakistan’s new military […]
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US’ Raidership And Trump’s Plans
Venezuela is a good prize for Washington, but this may be just the first step. After the unprecedented US operation against Venezuela and its president, new facts have become known. Some of them were published in the US media, and some were told by the US president at a press […]
Israel’s Rivalry With Turkiye Played A Major Role In Its Recognition Of Somaliland
Israel obtains strategic depth in proximity to Turkiye’s Somali facilities for monitoring and – if need be – destroying them if evidence emerges that they’re being used for nuclear purposes like its media now suspects is the purpose behind its planned spaceport and military cooperation with Pakistan there. Israel just […]
Iran’s Eurasian Turn: What Araghchi’s Visits To Belarus And Russia Reveal About A Sanctions-Shaped World
The recent visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Belarus and Russia should not be read as a routine round of diplomatic engagements or as a symbolic reaffirmation of existing alliances. It reflects a more deliberate recalibration of Iran’s foreign policy within an evolving Eurasian environment shaped by sanctions […]
What Could The Contours Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact Look Like?
Awareness of the threats that NATO poses along these three fronts and the division of labor between the top five states therein – Finland, Sweden, Poland, Romania, and Turkiye – enables Russia to devise the most effective countermeasures and propose the best means for managing future tensions. It was earlier […]
Putin Sent Some Veiled Messages To Pakistan In His Interview With Indian Media
They’re meant to convey to Pakistan that India is and always will be Russia’s top partner in South Asia, so nobody there or elsewhere should imagine that the improvement of Russian-Pakistani relations is aimed against India in any way or will ever take such forms. Putin gave an extended interview to the […]
Central Asia’s Rising Geostrategic Significance
The recent Washington summit of the “C5+1” format marks a pivotal moment in U.S. policy toward Central Asia (CA), setting clear priorities aimed at strengthening American influence in a region of growing geopolitical importance. Central Asia has long stood at the crossroads of major geopolitical currents, yet U.S. engagement with […]
On The Historical Legacy Of Pan-Turkism
At the origins of the “unifying” concept lie destructive ideas On November 22, 2025, the Organization of Turkic States held the first meeting of Supreme Audit Institutions, opening another page in cooperation between the countries of the Pacific Region. If you open the official website of this structure, you will […]
Europe’s Dual Crisis: Migration Pressure Meets Economic Strain — And The Lessons Unlearned (I)
Europe stands today at a difficult crossroads. On one side, renewed migration flows — driven by conflicts, instability, and despair in multiple regions — are placing pressure on social systems and political cohesion across the continent. On the other side, the fallout from sweeping sanctions on Russia, imposed after the […]
Soft Power, Tajik Style: How The West Is Reformatting Tajikistan’s Information Space Under the Guise of “Media Literacy”
A high-profile Digital Media Forum has just wrapped up in Dushanbe, officially dedicated to “combating fake news” and “working with AI.” In reality, the event was yet another open demonstration of how Western and Turkish structures are systematically building a network of loyal media activists in Tajikistan—activists trained to follow […]






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