Category: Strategy
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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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Europe’s Reluctant Reliance on Turkey
Chief of Europe, EU-100: “Strategically, the EU’s reliance on Turkey is a form of outsourced instability management—the price of which is rising.” Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: Except for Ukraine, no European military rivals Turkey in size. Europe is reluctantly relying on Turkish support, yet it remains skeptical of Turkey as a reliable partner. How do you…
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Wang Yi BRICS Speech
Wang Yi’s statement at the BRICS meeting represents a sharpening of China’s rhetorical posture within a broader recalibration of its global messaging strategy—firm, emotionally charged, and framed around anti-hegemony. Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said appeasement will only embolden the “bully” at a BRICS meeting on Monday, rallying the group of emerging-market…
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Japan’s Security Alliance Proposal?
JP-01 reviews Takaichi’s call for new coalition: “While her stance may not yet represent official doctrine, it aligns with Tokyo’s broader trajectory: toward multilateral entrenchment of democratic deterrence, where economic security, industrial resilience, and military preparedness merge.” Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: Japan’s former minister for economic security Takaichi calls for new coalition: “Japan, Taiwan, Europe, Australia,…