Towards the 2026 NATO Summit hosted by Türkiye – 5: NATO’s position and future in a multipolar order
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 Summit on 7–8 July in Ankara. We spoke with retired Rear Admiral Dr. ...
By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist As the international system undergoes one of the most significant upheavals of the post-Cold War era, global power balances are also being reshaped. The war in Ukraine, U.S.-Russia competition, Europe’s quest for security, the future of NATO, and the rise of new power centers constitutes the key topics of discussion regarding the coming period in ...
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. Dr. Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of the Vatan Party, held a speech here. UWI presents below his speech. NATO’s Funeral Ceremony Is Being Held in ...
By İhsan Sefa – Retired Air Force Colonel At the Ankara summit, the handover of the 6th Corps to NATO is expected to be approved. Through this (and similar projects), whose groundwork had already been laid in advance, Türkiye is trying to demonstrate its “loyalty” to NATO. In return for these moves, the US, NATO’s patron, is offering Türkiye a ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist Türkiye has risen to become one of the most influential actors in the globally reshaping geopolitical order, particularly in recent times—both through its success in its strategy to eradicate the scourge of terrorism, which the West has inflicted upon it for half a century, and through its role in the evolving global geopolitical landscape. As ...
By Yunus Emre Özgün As the July 2026 NATO Summit approaches amidst a structural crisis of Western hegemony and the erosion of global legal norms, renowned peace and security scholar Prof. Dr. Biljana Vankovska dissects the “Siamese twins” of NATO and the EU, the securitization of the Balkans, and the tragic paralysis of international law in Gaza. The global geopolitical ...
UWI writer and political scientist Dr. Onur Sinan Güzaltan discussed the future of NATO, Türkiye-NATO relations, and developments in Iran on the Türkiye-based On4TV broadcast. We present the English translation of the interview to our valued readers. The ceasefire between the US and Iran started on April 8th. More than a month has passed now. The US and Israel seem ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The conflict between the U.S. and Iran—which remains far from resolution and is rapidly generating global repercussions—has sparked profound debates not only about the balance of power in the Middle East but also about NATO’s future and Europe’s security architecture. The U.S. decision in recent days to withdraw a portion of its troops stationed in ...
As always, the diplomatic agenda in Türkiye remained intense last week. The week was marked by meetings held and agreements signed between Turkish officials and their Western counterparts. The top topic was the “Strategic Partnership Framework Document” signed by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan during his visit to London. Another development of the week was President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s meeting with ...
By Yunus Emre Özgün On paper, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) promises a collective security umbrella. However, the geopolitical reality on the ground, stretching from paralyzed European capitals to the burning Middle East, reveals a profoundly different architecture. According to Dr. Daniele Ganser, the renowned Swiss historian and peace researcher who exposed the Cold War-era Gladio networks, the alliance ...
By Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of the Vatan Party (Türkiye) NATO is establishing a multinational corps headquarters in our southeast The Ministry of National Defense announced on 26 March 2023 that, within the scope of NATO’s Southeastern Regional Plan, a Corps Headquarters is being established and that the 6th Corps Command has been assigned to meet the needs of this Headquarters. ...
By Gökalp Erbaş The proposal of Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which is part of the ruling coalition in Türkiye, for a “Türkiye-Russia-China (TRÇ) alliance against the US-Israel evil alliance” has sparked discussions about the possibility and conditions of such an alliance. One wonders how this alliance proposal resonates in the world and especially in Russia. ...