How the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime is changing the balance of power in the Middle East
The local conflict in Syria has brought global changes to the country and the region. Russia has largely lost influence and is unlikely to retain...
How Turkey is using the conflict between Georgia, Russia and the U.S. to influence these countries
Georgia has become Turkey's fiefdom. Ankara is skillfully playing political games there, maneuvering between the interests of Tbilisi, Moscow and Washington. It is almost impossible...
Elections in Georgia as an example of the end of the “era of liberal democracies”
The world is changing rapidly, and there is no place for liberalism and democracy in the idealistic sense. In the framework of global confrontation, these...
How Turkiye promotes its interests through “pan-Turkism”, “neo-Ottomanism” and “Islamism”
When it comes to Turkiye's influence, the expanses of Anatolia, the Middle East and Central Asia come to mind. However, Ankara is effectively promoting the...
Israel’s global fate is increasingly murky and pessimistic
It is now abundantly clear that Israel has triumphed over Hamas, avenging the October 7 massacre by its militants, but this triumph is only tactical....
How important and revealing are the election results in Turkey
On May 28, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has led Turkey for 20 years in various capacities, won the second round of the presidential election over...
Three versions of Erdogan’s illness as three versions of Turkey’s future
The presidential election campaign in Turkey in 2023 was one of the most vivid and unpredictable in Europe, and can only be compared with the...
There are fewer and fewer free media in the world, and the “entertainment” ratings of such freedom are increasingly biased
There is a not unreasonable belief that the most susceptible to corruption are representatives of the police or oversight authorities, which are designed to combat...
Recep Erdoğan faces a turning summer of 2023
Before the new year, the position of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seemed unclouded and despite the economic difficulties in the country, his "nuclear" conservative...
Sweden is attacked not only by Turkey, but by the entire European bureaucracy and the second one is much more dangerous
The past year has not been an easy one for Sweden. After applying to join NATO, the country was attacked by Recep Erdogan. In revenge...