OPINION

To be truly secure, Europe must wean itself off foreign technology

DEFENCE Theodoros Benakis -
Europe needs protection. That was true even before Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, before the conflict in the Gulf threatened to spill over onto...

The limits of Iran’s war of attrition

MIDDLE EAST Theodoros Benakis -
The ongoing war between Iran and the United States–Israel coalition reflects the logic of contemporary warfare. This is not a conventional war defined by...

The Sovereignty of Action: Why the “wait-and-see” Europe is dead

OPINION Theodoros Benakis -
The response to my recent proposal for the 2026 Sovereignty Act has exposed a rift between those who recognise the world as it is...

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...
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