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On a recent visit to Istanbul ahead of Turkey’s critical May 14th elections, I was struck by a number of things. The first was seeing how deeply scarred folks were from the February 6th earthquake — having been hit not only with grief but also the realization that at the end of his 20-year reign,…
Moscow threatens to bolster border defences if western military alliance deploys troops inside FinlandRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia has said it will bolster its defences near its 1,300km border with Finland after the Nato secretary gen…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his doors are now closed for US Ambassador to Ankara Jeff Flake following the diplomat’s meeting with Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the presidential candidate from the main opposition Republican People’s Party.
Finland’s entry into the military alliance after Turkey formally signed off is a significant defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
Parliament in Ankara passes bill allowing membership after second-to-last objector, Hungary, voted in favourTurkey’s parliament has approved a bill to allow Finland to join Nato, clearing the way for Helsinki to join the western defence alliance as war…
Sweden, meanwhile, remains on the outside looking in, as Turkey and Hungary have not moved to approve its membership.
After an upgrade in diplomatic relations, some experts told Breaking Defense that defense cooperation may be in the interest of both countries, but there’s a long way to go.
Seismic shifts, literal and figurative, are threatening President Erdogan’s grip on power for the first time in 20 years, writes Ian Bremmer.
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided not to take part in the democracy summit taking place in Washington this week, opting instead to engage with the US on a bilateral basis to encourage democratic values, reported Dawn.The virtual summit, led by the United States, started on Tuesday.The issue of Pakistan’s participation in the Second Summit for Democracy in the US had been under discussion for some
Turkey will support China’s peace plan for Ukraine if it creates a “foundation for negotiations.”This was announced by Erdogan’s representative, Ibrahim Kalin, in an interview with the Turkish NTV channel.He noted that the West ignored the Chinese plan…