Is Europe for or against Ukraine?
In the second week of the invasion, Zelensky reproached the West: “How many more people must die?” The article examines, country by country, the support European countries have given Ukraine.
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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.
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Is UN and NATO Intervention Against Russia Possible?
Europe faces its largest conventional war since the Second World War. The article discusses whether UN and NATO intervention against Russia is legally and militarily possible.
Is Russia Ready for Urban Warfare in Ukraine?
According to former CIA Director David Petraeus, urban warfare in Kyiv was inevitable. The author assesses the difficulties of combat in built-up areas through the examples of Aleppo and Grozny.
To Be Yelena Osipova
Yelena Osipova, a survivor of the siege of Leningrad detained with her anti-war placard, became a symbol of the individual who will not stay silent under repression. The author discusses the dynamics of conformity and courage through social psychology experiments.
Does Logic Always Work?
Years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, Castro said he would have allowed the missiles to be used even at the cost of his country being wiped off the map. The author argues, through the Ukraine war, that in the nuclear age leaders do not always behave rationally.
Fratricide: The Russia–Ukraine War
The war between two peoples who share a common history, language and culture has turned into fratricide. The author stresses that no struggle that sheds innocent blood can be just.
The Ukraine–Russia Question in 15 Questions
From neighbourhood to Crimea, from the Black Sea Fleet to NATO: we explain the Russia–Ukraine question in 15 questions.
“We Do Not Know the Road Map for the Resolution Process”
From the mass resignations of 2011 to Habur: behind the scenes of the resolution process. A former gendarmerie officer recounts the military and political background of the words “we do not know the road map”.
Is Nuri Gökhan Bozkır a Black Box?
Expulsion from the Special Forces, Syria with the FSA, a truck loaded with explosives and an arms company in Ukraine. Could Nuri Gökhan Bozkır’s dark past be the key to many secrets?
Will Erdoğan Prevent the Russia–Ukraine War?
As Russia massed 100,000 troops on the border, negotiations led nowhere and Ankara offered to mediate. The article assesses the crisis before the invasion and Türkiye’s role.
The Optimal Target in the Opposite Camp: Metin Gürcan
The arrest of former soldier and security expert Metin Gürcan on espionage charges raised the question of who is chosen as a target in polarised politics, and why.
Russia: A Superpower? (2)
From the downing of a Russian jet to the S-400s, Türkiye–Russia relations have been full of ups and downs. The second part of the series examines Russia’s relations with Türkiye and NATO through the question “What does Russia want?”
Russia: A Superpower? (1)
Brought to the brink of bankruptcy by the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia soon came to defy the US and NATO again. The first part of the series describes how this transformation came about.
Russia’s Latest Move: Kazakhstan
In January 2022 the protests in Kazakhstan were suppressed through the intervention of the Russian-led military alliance. The article traces the path from the Nazarbayev era to this crisis and Russia’s move in the region.
Germany Is Jealous of Us!
Armin Laschet, nicknamed “Turkish Armin”, was the favourite in Germany’s 2021 election but lost through small mistakes. The author comments ironically on the lessons the German election holds for Türkiye.
