NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on March 22 that he is “absolutely convinced” that the alliance will be able to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Rutte stated 22 countries, including NATO members along with allies such as South Korea and Japan, are coordinating efforts to do that. Cem Gürdeniz, a retired Rear Admiral of the Turkish Navy and one ...
In recent years, Greece has found itself navigating an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, balancing its historical alignment with the NATO and Western powers against mounting regional tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. At the heart of this dynamic lie not only the country’s relations with Türkiye, but also the growing role of Israel and shifting strategies in the broader Middle East. ...
From Athens / Greece US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio called in his speech in the Munich Security Conference to “revive the Western Civilization”. Amid the war in West Asia, western countries are mounting up their military deployment to the Eastern Mediterranean, while tensions are increasing between Greece and Türkiye over the positioning of air defenses on some Greek islands. ...
Very strange and highly contradictory statements have so far been issued by the Cypriot, Greek, and British authorities regarding the drones and missiles from Iran, because of which Greek and other NATO forces rushed—or are rushing—to the island. 1. The British Secretary of State for Defense, John Healey, announced on Sunday morning that two Iranian missiles were launched toward Cyprus ...
The phrases in the title of this article belong to Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. The threat of a global war isn’t just on Vučić’s mind. But on everyone who’s been following world affairs even a little. To better understand Vučić’s remarks, it’s worth recalling the developments that have recently taken place in global fault lines: Yes, all these developments point ...
China hosted the “25th Heads of State Council Meeting” of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1. During the meeting, 24 documents were approved, including the Tianjin Declaration and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Development Strategy until 2035. The close interactions and photo ops between the leaders of India, China, and Russia caught the eye. President ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The process that began on October 7, 2023, with Hamas’s “Aksa Tufanı” operation and continued with Israel’s extensive attacks that turned into a genocidal war against Gaza, has led to new deep fractures and alliances not only in the Palestinian arena but also on the global stage. One of the most notable developments in this ...
By Gökalp Erbaş Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service recently announced that it had received intelligence about NATO’s intention to make Moldova a center of war against Russia. Transnistrian officials also believe that NATO plans for a direct attack on the Transnistrian Republic are being developed. Anyone who has been following developments in the region over the past year, and who has ...
From Brussels / Belgium We are continuing our interview made in Brussels, Belgium, with European representatives and their views on NATO and militarization. Today, we asked Hillal Sor for his opinions. Sor is Secretary General of the metalworkers’ Trade Union within the General Labour Federation of Belgium. His trade union has 130,000 members and is the leading representation in the ...
From Brussels, Belgium End of June, NATO celebrated its summit of Heads of State in the Dutch city of Den Haag. The organization’s Secretary General is Mark Rutte, a former Dutch Prime Minister. Given these facts, let’s ask a Dutch politician on his views of the summit and its decisions. Jimmy Dijk is member of the House of Representatives and ...
The Iran-Israel war and the use of NATO bases in Türkiye to provide intelligence assistance to Israel have once again brought Türkiye’s NATO–US ties and US–Israel relations back into focus. We asked Prof. Dr. Atakan Hatipoğlu, faculty member at Aydın Adnan Menderes University of Türkiye, two questions: What does Türkiye’s NATO membership mean in the aftermath of the Iran-Israel war? ...
From Brussels / Belgium On their recent summit of heads of state, NATO members have agreed on increasing each country’s defense spending to 5% of the GDP. This decision caused a lot of criticism and opposition in various European countries, leading to mass demonstrations in Madrid, Rome, and Brussels. One of the main participants in the latter was the Workers’ ...