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Security policy, counter-terrorism, intelligence and defence in Europe and Turkey, from the individual’s sense of security to the strategies of states.
Scott Savitz of RAND recommended two of Machiavelli’s books to the US administration. The article examines the occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq in light of Machiavelli’s ideas on occupation and governance.
The decision to leave Afghanistan to the Taliban was in fact taken in Doha in 2020. The article assesses the rise of the Taliban and the consequences of its agreement with the US.
In June 2021, KDP Peshmerga and the PKK clashed, while the Turkish Armed Forces pushed 30 km deep with the Claw-Tiger operations. The hottest period in Northern Iraq in recent years.
As the US and NATO withdrew, the Taliban took Kandahar and Herat with almost no resistance. Who is the loser in Afghanistan?
Turkey has been in Afghanistan with NATO missions for 21 years, and every parliamentary mandate passed almost unanimously. But does Turkey really have an Afghanistan policy?
The timing of “Operation Swamp”, which followed the drug seizures at Mersin Port, is striking. The author questions the relations between drugs, the mafia and law enforcement.
Secret services first try to “persuade” their target; the honey trap is one of the best-known ways. This part of the Honey Trap series describes an alleged operation against Abdullah Öcalan.
In June 2021, hundreds of kilos of cocaine were seized at Mersin Port six days apart. The author questions the issues behind these mysterious seizures and the relationship between law enforcement and the mafia.
In 2021 the British press claimed that Dong Jingwei, a senior head of Chinese counter-intelligence, had defected to the US. The article examines the background of the claim and its meaning in the intelligence wars.
Intelligence services study their targets' habits and weaknesses; the honey trap and kompromat turn these weaknesses into weapons. The introductory article of the Honey Trap series.
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