Category: Strategy
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Hyper-Realist Views on Turkey
Turkey is one of the few countries that is clearly corrupted in socio-political and socio-economic terms, with an extreme imbalance between its ‘military power’ and ‘economic power.’ Similar countries include Iran and Russia. To survive, it is inevitable for Turkey to experience this tragedy and make its people live it. In other words, this is what conservative politics calls ‘a…
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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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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
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China Mediates the Middle East
Muhammet Ali Zurnaci, Istanbul China’s latest sensational mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, aiming to restore their relations, can be evaluated primarily based on two scenarios. Scenarios: The probable scenarios that could be written to prove it was an ineffective diplomatic attempt would simply be enough to determine the negative limits of China’s political influence…