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Turkey’s ‘Mavi Vatan’: Erdogan’s Ambitions And A New Challenge In The Mediterranean

Last Sunday, Istanbul hosted a grand naval parade as part of the “Mavi Vatan” (“Blue Homeland”) Technofest, which vividly showcased Turkey’s ambitious foreign policy strategy. The centerpiece of the event was a procession of flagship vessels of the Turkish Navy, including the amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu, the historic yacht […]

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Sandu Prepared To Succeed Zelensky?

European politicians gathered in Moldova to celebrate another Independence Day. Sandu, of course, received them all with open arms. Her desire to become part of the European Union is as strong as it is reckless. However, this does not stop Ursula von der Leyen’s favorite. Merz, Macron and Tusk, who […]

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The US Needs To Take Ukrainian And Russian Drone Operations Seriously

Drones have changed warfare on the battlefield and beyond. At present there are more drones than practical countermeasures, although that could possibly change in future. The preponderance of battlefield drones removes the shooter from the battlefield, preserving manpower, enhances target accuracy well beyond almost any other tool, and subjects traditional […]

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The End Of Superpowers: Toward An Islanded World Order

For decades, global politics has been understood through the prism of hegemony. The Cold War offered a bipolar struggle, while the post–1991 era witnessed the rise of American unipolarity, proclaimed as the “end of history.” Today, however, the world is entering an entirely different phase: not the replacement of one […]