OPINION

How the emerging Israel–UAE axis has brought Turkey closer to Egypt and Saudi Arabia?

MIDDLE EAST Theodoros Benakis -
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s back-to-back visits to Riyadh (3 February) and Cairo (4 February) highlight the continuing normalisation of Turkey’s relations with two of...

Turkey doubles down on Somalia

EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA Theodoros Benakis -
The final week of January witnessed an intense surge in Turkish activity in Somalia. Ankara has decided to deploy F-16 fighter jets to its...

The 2026 Sovereignty Act. Beyond the Greenland crisis: Why Europe must choose sovereignty or subservience

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The recent "Greenland standoff" was not an isolated diplomatic spat; it was a fire alarm for a continent still sleeping under a tattered American...

When tariffs become ultimatums — and Europe is forced to grow

EUROPEAN COUNCIL Theodoros Benakis -
Up Some political moves are judged by their immediate impact; others by the structural shifts they set in motion. The Trump administration’s threats to...

Why Turkey and Arab States prefer the survival of Iran’s Islamic Republic?

MIDDLE EAST Theodoros Benakis -
In the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s warnings of possible military intervention in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar – America’s closest regional...
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