The speech of Scott Ritter, former US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer, at the conference on Global Security and NATO. The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO on June 26-27, 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for 7 and 8th of July in Ankara. One of the speakers was ...
Towards the 2026 NATO Summit hosted by Türkiye – 5: NATO’s position and future in a multipolar order
Interview with retired Rear Admiral Dr Deniz Kutluk, from the Turkish Naval Forces. Emrah Zorba, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Teori from Türkiye, interviewed Retired Rear Admiral Dr Deniz Kutluk about the NATO Summit on 7–8 July. We are sharing the interview published in the journal’s July 2026 issue, with our readers. Translated into English by UWI. Türkiye is hosting NATO ...
On the attempts of Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to aggravate situation amid Belarus and the Union State, a long-lasting partnership model between Moscow and Minsk. By Edvard Chesnokov Alexander Nosovich is a member of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (Rus. SVOP), the oldest and the leading Russian international affairs think tank. As an expert on Belarus, the Baltic States, and East Europe, ...
No holding deal between the US and Iran, the war in Ukraine facing expansion and continuing crises in Europe: The very basis of a 500-year-old order are being shaken, with uncertainty ahead. The old order has collapsed, and a new one has yet to be built. The tremors continue. No deal holds between Iran and the US The agreement between ...
The speech of Kay-Achim Schönbach, former commander of the German Navy, at the conference on NATO and Global Security. The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO on June 26-27, 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for 7 and 8th of July in Ankara. One of the speakers was ...
On Polish President’s decision to revoke medal from Ukraine’s Zelenskyy On 19th July, Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced on X that he revoked the Order of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest state honor, from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The reason behind the decision was the naming of a Ukrainian military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (“Heroes of the UPA”), ...
Russia is expected to continue strengthening its air defense and electronic warfare systems while simultaneously increasing pressure on Ukrainian military and industrial infrastructure. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist As the Russia–Ukraine war enters its fifth year, both the geographical scope of the conflict and the methods used by the two sides continue to evolve. What was once largely associated with ...
Ultimately, the key to any permanent peace lies in the “permanent” defeat of the US and Israel, along with their regional proxies. “Trump is ready for a deal…” It’s perhaps the phrase we’ve heard most often recently regarding the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Iran. “Trump is good, but his team is bad…” With the start of Trump’s second term, ...
Interview to Sputnik Türkiye The open letter sent by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with Putin’s response, has drawn international attention. In an interview with Sputnik Türkiye, Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek discussed the obstacles standing in the way of the peace process, Türkiye’s potential role, and the ongoing debate over Zelenskyy’s legitimacy. Zelenskyy’s letter came shortly after ...
Either the forces defending the Western-centered world, unipolarity and American hegemony will prevail, or the forces favoring the tendency toward multipolarity. Ukraine carried out an attack on a school and a dormitory in the Luhansk region on the morning of May 22. According to President Vladimir Putin, at least 39 people were wounded, and six people lost their lives in ...