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Türkiye in Focus
14 August 2026 Edition
This week we cover:
- A Historic Step Towards Permanent Resolution: Parliamentary Consensus and a New Era
- The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement as a Concrete Step Towards Stability Amid a Fracturing Middle Eastern Security Architecture
- Operation Against the Alihan Kuriş Criminal Network
The Mecca Accord and Iran’s Strategic Dilemma
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7 by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, marks a potentially consequential shift in the Middle East’s security landscape. Its premise is straightforward: an...
A New Axis in the Eastern Mediterranean
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The trilateral alignment between Greece, Israel, and Southern Cyprus illustrates a profound geopolitical paradox, where an alliance initially publicised as...
A Deficit of Coherence? Türkiye and the Search for American Strategic...
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The United States is experiencing a structural rationality crisis where its immense geopolitical power is no longer guided by...
The Price of Passage: Iran’s Hormuz Strategy
The escalation of the US-Israel war on Iran has thrust the world into uncharted geopolitical waters, transforming the Strait of Hormuz from a bustling...
From Protection to Integration: Colombia’s Migration Experiment
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The Colombian model represents a fundamental shift from security-centred deterrence to socioeconomic regularisation, yet it risks institutional fragmentation if national policy objectives outpace local service capacity. This...
The China Test for a Stronger NATO
At NATO’s Ankara summit in July, the numbers told a compelling story. European allies and Canada had increased core defence investment by more than...
Governing the Algorithm: Muslim, Catholic, and Jewish Visions for Ethical AI
Strategic Argument and Areas of Debate
The pursuit of technological sovereignty and AI-enabled military precision creates a profound ethical contradiction, as state actors and commercial...
The Hejaz Railway and the New Silk Route of the Middle East
On June 9, Türkiye’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu signed a memorandum of understanding with his Saudi counterpart Saleh Bin Nasser al-Jasser to...
Beyond the Myths: Protecting Climate Migrants in a Warming World
As climate shocks intensify, displacement is rising, yet global discourse is driven more by political fear than facts. Though most climate-displaced people stay within...
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