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Jul 17, 2026, 7:01 PM

Turkey’s Erdogan: A Highly Questionable Antisemite

TOI: Erdogan derides Israeli and Greek Concerns Recent reports and public statements have raised serious questions about the future of the U.S. Turkey alliance. At the heart of the debate are allegations that Erdogan considered joining Iran during its conflict...

Jul 16, 2026, 12:44 PM

Japan-Türkiye Hedging Tests India’s Indo-Pacific Bet, Greece Anchors Stability

Japan-Türkiye Hedging Tests India’s Indo-Pacific Bet. An AI Illustration

A recent article suggested that Japan may cultivate Türkiye as a “secondary strategic pillar”, raising the more important question of whether such “hedging” is compatible with the long-term partnership India expects from Japan. The key issue is whether such...

Abdullahi Hussein Daud

Jul 15, 2026, 6:16 AM

Turkey’s Strategic Blunder on Somaliland

For years, Turkey has systematically obstructed Somaliland's pursuit of international recognition while portraying itself as an impartial mediator in the Horn of Africa. This policy exposes a glaring double standard. Ankara fiercely defends and militarily protects the Turkish Republic...

Jul 14, 2026, 12:46 PM

Turkey Emerges as Israel’s Next Challenge

Two silhouettes view the Galata Tower and skyline from across the water on a sunny day in İstanbul, free download available for non-commercial and commercial use as downloaded from the website Pexels (https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouettes-overlooking-galata-tower-in-istanbul-38298154/).

With international diplomacy largely consumed by Iran's nuclear ambitions and the future of its regional influence, a growing number of Israeli strategists argue that Turkey deserves equal attention. Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ankara has pursued a more assertive...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 12, 2026, 10:37 PM

Israel Needs a Decapitation Deterrence Doctrine

President Trump recently stated on Truth Social that he has already directed the U.S. military “to fire one thousand missiles” and sustain operations to decimate and destroy Iran if the Mullahs assassinate him. This position stems from Israel’s intelligence...

Benjamin Adam Saidel

Jul 10, 2026, 6:02 AM

What do Tom Barrack and Türkiye’s President Recep Erdoğan have in common?

Tell Fekheriye, northeastern Syria, viewed from the east (photo: Sebastian Hageneuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons). The Armenian cemetery discussed in the text lies beyond the visible portion of the site and is not shown in this photograph.

More than you might think. Both have portrayed the Armenian Genocide, in which up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed, as something open to question rather than as a historical fact. Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Türkiye and Special...

Jul 9, 2026, 11:06 PM

The Leading Men of My World Cup

Effortlessly, Astronaut put his arm around me as he spoke to my friends. It occurred to me he was getting to know them. We had just watched Colombia advance to Round of 16 against Ghana and were wearing matching...

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

Jul 7, 2026, 7:46 PM

Turkey Is a Bigger Threat to Israel Than Iran

As Ankara hosts NATO’s 2026 summit this week, Western governments are indulging a dangerous fantasy: that Iran’s battered proxy network has eased the main threat facing NATO and Israel. But they are wrong. The Iranian regime remains dangerous, but Turkey...

Jul 7, 2026, 3:06 AM

Beyond Recognition: Israel, US, Somaliland, & the New Strategic Enviroment

Member of Somaliland Security Forces - 2013

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With the end of the 2026 US-Iran conflict, the strategic alignments of the greater Middle East will begin to reshape themselves to adjust to the new post-conflict reality. Already, there are indications of the potential formation of a Saudi-Egypt-Pakistan-Turkey...

Jul 6, 2026, 6:16 AM

The Middle East — The Memory Palace of Civilizations

The Cradle of Civilization Civilization emerged first in Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and soon afterward along the Nile. Whatever sequence historians ultimately prefer, one fact remains unmistakable: the Middle East has been humanity's most consequential civilizational crossroads...

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