Author: Muhammet Ali Zurnacı
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Turbulent Crossroads: Turkey’s Geo-Economic Challenges
Turkey finds itself at the crossroads of complex global, regional, and sub-regional competitions, where the escalation of these potential security risks looms large, threatening to overshadow potential opportunities. This nuanced perspective emphasizes not only the presence of security risks but the potential for their intensification, adding a layer of complexity to the challenges faced by…
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The US’ Shifting Approach to the Israel-Hamas War
How is the US gradual balancing towards the Israeli-Hamas war evolving? A search for a pattern. Phases: In the early days of the crisis, all institutions of the United States unequivocally and synchronously supported Israel. From the President to all public institutions, the same voice and emotional tone resonated, to the extent that some diplomatic…
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The Israel-Hamas War: Recommendations to Washington
What happened and How? 1. Washington was manipulated very quickly and support for Israel was reinforced primarily based on emotional responses and reactions. 2. After risk calculations made by MAZ Corporate Risk Team 2.1. The risk of America being dragged into a multi-front war has emerged (political-military). 2.2. It became clear that the unconditional, banal,…
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Is Putin in a Crises of Decision-Making?
The latest crisis orchestrated by Wagner chief Prigozhin has deepened the questions regarding whether Russia is heading towards a political crisis stemming from an impasse in decision-making. From the very beginning I had scenarios on this unexpected issue: Here are the simplest possible scenarios for the decision-making mechanism of Russia thereafter. Scenarios: According to the…
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On The National Security Strategy of The Federal Republic of Germany
Germany’s first National Security Strategy seems to have fallen short of expectations. Analysts around the world did the job of detailing the paper fair enough. MAZ Corporate adds and underlines the points below: Muhammet Ali Zurnacı, Istanbul, June 17, 2023