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Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 PM

Could Bangladesh Become South Asia’s Next Ukraine?

Bangladesh is depicted inside a transparent shield associated with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, raising the central question: would the Makkah Pact provide real protection or only a political promise? (AI-assisted illustration created by the author for editorial purposes.)

The possibility of Bangladesh becoming South Asia’s next Ukraine may sound extreme, but two major security developments have made the question harder to dismiss. Dhaka is considering the Makkah Pact while preparing to buy Chinese J-10CE fighter jets. India...

Aug 28, 2026, 6:21 PM

Article 5 Has a Map. Turkey Does Not Get to Redraw It.

An Israel–Turkey clash would be extraordinarily costly to both. But the decisive variables are not platform counts: who is attacked, where, which legal basis is activated, and who is obliged - or chooses - to enter. Cyprus sits at...

Justine Johnston Hemmestad

Aug 25, 2026, 5:40 AM

Summer in Jerusalem

The Nameless One has very recently given a first-hand account of Jerusalem in today’s climate (literally). He reveals, “So far, the summer has been fantastic—not too hot, at least not in Jerusalem—and we are already entering the beautiful month...

Aug 25, 2026, 5:37 AM

Is Turkey Togarmah?

Yes. Obviously yes. Short of relocating eighty-five million Turks, their army and their borders to Siberia, the ground Ezekiel named sits inside Turkey and will keep sitting there. Beth-togarmah was a fortified town the Assyrians called Til-garimmu, on the frontier...

Sheldon Kirshner

Aug 24, 2026, 7:18 PM

Syria: An Israeli And Turkish Battleground

Since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Israel has repeatedly struck military bases and equipment in Syria and seized bits of territory in the southern part of the country, all in the name of protecting...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 24, 2026, 2:24 PM

Israel-Turkey Tensions: Would Russia or America Back Erdoğan Against Israel?

Turkey stands at the center of competing strategic pressures involving Israel, Russia, NATO, Ukraine and the new Makkah defence framework. Illustration created by the author for editorial purposes.

For years, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has tried to keep Turkey close to competing powers at the same time. Turkey remains a NATO member, maintains important relations with Russia, supports Ukraine militarily, and is expanding its influence in Syria, where...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 23, 2026, 11:03 AM

Could Bangladesh Joining the Makkah Pact Deepen Its Crisis With India?

A strategic map showing Bangladesh’s position beside India and its possible defence links with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey under the Makkah Pact. Created by the author for editorial purposes.

The Bangladesh Makkah Pact debate is becoming much more than a story about a new defence agreement. Bangladesh has not joined the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, but senior officials in Dhaka have publicly...

Purna Lal Chakma

Aug 22, 2026, 11:38 AM

Could an Israel-Turkey War Trigger NATO’s Article 5?

Illustration: Israel and Turkey face growing military tensions as questions emerge over NATO’s Article 5 and Turkey’s new defense agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Image created by the author for editorial purposes.

For years, a direct Israel-Turkey war seemed too dangerous to become real. The two countries could trade accusations, downgrade relations and compete for regional influence, but an actual military confrontation between Israel and a NATO member remained a worst-case...

Aug 16, 2026, 11:35 AM

Resolution 1701 Prescribed the Right Order, Israel Is Paying for Hesitating to Enforce It

Twenty years after the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, UN Security Council Resolution 1701 still sets the right end state for Lebanon: one state, one authority, no militia army. Israel tolerated its violation. Hezbollah converted seventeen years of quiet into military...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Aug 12, 2026, 4:44 AM

Southern Eyes: Crushing Iran’s Western Terror Hub

Long before the State of Israel woke up to the threat, the Islamic Republic of Iran recognized Latin America as its ideal strategic depth. The timeline of Tehran’s unchecked penetration is a damning indictment of regional security. In 2008,...

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