Author: Muhammet Ali Zurnacı
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Netherlands Enacts Hardline Asylum Shift
Netherlands’ new coalition government, influenced by the far-right PVV, has introduced the “strictest asylum policy ever,” including border controls, opting out of the EU migration pact, and deporting individuals from safe areas of Syria. From June 1, 2025, nuisance-causing asylum seekers will face austere regimes in Ter Apel. Your assessment? NL-01, Netherlands Agent: The introduction…
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Brazil’s Strategic Drift
Domestic political struggles and changes in foreign policy in Brazil (e.g. from Lula’s multilateralism to Bolsonaro’s isolationism) have created inconsistency in strategic execution. Your assessment? Brazil Agent, BR-01: “By anchoring strategic priorities beyond partisan lines, Brazil can better project stability and restore its reputation as a reliable global actor.” The inconsistency between successive administrations in…
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Digital Spain 2026 Agenda
ES-01, Spain Agent: “Digital Spain 2026 is directionally correct but tactically constrained. It risks becoming a box-ticking exercise unless Madrid accelerates execution, reforms institutional delivery, and anchors digital transformation in a broader geostrategic vision. Spain cannot afford to digitize the status quo—it must transform it.” Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: Your assessment on the Digital Spain Agenda?…
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France Syria Port Deal
France Agent, FR-01: “The May 1, 2025 Latakia port agreement between CMA CGM and the Syrian interim government represents a strategic shift in France’s Middle East posture, and a highly calculated move that cuts across economic interests, geopolitical leverage, and historical positioning.” Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: On May 1, 2025, Syria signed a 30-year contract with…
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An “Extremist” AfD?
On May 2, 2025, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), classified the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “confirmed right-wing extremist” organization. DE-01: “The state must tread carefully when defending democracy—lest in fighting perceived threats, it adopts the methods of those it seeks to oppose.” Muhammet…