Author: Muhammet Ali Zurnacı
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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…
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Chinese Oligarchs and Communism
Do you think the Chinese oligarchs live a communist life? CN-01, China Agent: No, China’s oligarchs—business tycoons, princeling elites, and politically connected billionaires—do not live a Communist life in any meaningful Marxist-Leninist sense. Their lifestyles, asset portfolios, and global influence networks are far more reflective of elite capitalist classes elsewhere than of any proletarian ideal. But this…