Category: Turkey
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Initial Cost of Turkey Earthquake
Initial Economic Analyses from Türkiye and Beyond The initial economic analyses concerning the earthquake in Türkiye are based on two main foundations: Some Turkish economists and casual observers see this historic earthquake as something already experienced, which is likely why they seem calm and well-prepared, backed by their high scientific self-esteem. However, their overly dignified…
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Counter Strategy PEK
Environmental Conditioning is likely to force PEK into making quick decisions. Turkey is deeply involved in diplomatic activity, searching for areas of maneuver despite feeling increasingly cornered by the hyperactive counter-diplomatic moves of other regional middle powers attempting to influence regional and subregional functions. Turkey remains hesitant about cross-border operations (land and maritime) due to the potential…
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What is PEK?
In the Time of Soaring Prices and Roaring Images MUHAMMET ALİ ZURNACI Eurasia, Near East, and Asia:Celebrating, ping-ponging, and smiling… Conscription, devaluation, turmoil…Roaring, cheering, relaxing… Gas, tourism, and oil…Pretending, forcing, forgetting… Sanction, sanction, sanction…Tanks, drones, and nuclear weapons… Why do they play with the soil?Why do they keep laughing? One would not call the poem…
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Soaring Costs
The Dominoes and the Day Goes By The costs of the Ukraine crisis, compounded by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, continue to cause ripples not only in the destabilized region but across the globe. The intricate relationship between defense budgets and inflation creates an uncertain balance for nearly every country in the medium…