Analysis
The Makkah Pact: When Security Meets Connectivity
The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed by Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in Makkah on 7 August, has emerged as one of the clearest...
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...
The New Politics of a Terror-Free Türkiye
Türkiye is approaching a potentially historic political transition. For decades, terrorism and the Kurdish question have shaped the country’s security agenda, party politics and...
Rare Earths and the Weaponisation of Interdependence
Two years ago, this publication argued that rare earth elements (REEs) were becoming a new geopolitical battleground. A family of 17 elements, rare earths sit within the...
The Mecca Pact: Taking Security into Regional Hands
The agreement signed last week in Mecca by Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, formally known as the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement or, more simply,...
Building Interdependence: The New Logic of Türkiye-Iraq Relations
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi’s visit to Ankara strengthened the strategic partnership between Ankara and Baghdad at a time when the Middle East remains...
Making NATO Matter Again
The 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara took place at a defining moment for the Transatlantic Alliance
Russia's war against Ukraine, escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, and widening...
Türkiye’s Search for a Rational Opposition
Recent geopolitical upheavals, domestic political realignments, and the growing complexity of public policy have exposed the limits of opposition strategies built primarily on ideological antagonism....
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...
Weekly Newsletter
Türkiye in Focus
10-14 August 2026 Edition 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