Category: US

  • U.S. ROK Cooperation

    U.S. ROK Cooperation

    South Korea’s advanced capabilities in shipbuilding, semiconductors, and digital technologies make it a key partner for the U.S. to close capability gaps and meet long-term industrial goals. What about the ongoing cooperation in co-producing naval ships? Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: South Korea’s advanced capabilities in shipbuilding, semiconductors, and digital technologies make it a key partner for…

  • US LNG Export Strategy

    US LNG Export Strategy

    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved five liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, signaling a shift in policy to expand LNG exports. Energy 100: “The approval of five LNG projects within the first few months of the new administration signals a fundamental rebalancing—from climate-centric rhetoric to energy realism.” Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: Since the new…

  • Wang Yi BRICS Speech

    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…

  • US Ukraine Minerals Deal

    US Ukraine Minerals Deal

    Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: US and Ukraine is now closer to signing minerals deal. What is your deep take on that? US-01, US Agent: The U.S. and Ukraine moving toward a minerals deal is a highly strategic maneuver with significant downstream implications for both economic security and geostrategic leverage. At its core, this initiative is about…

  • ME-100 Analyzes Pentagon’s Syria Consolidation

    ME-100 Analyzes Pentagon’s Syria Consolidation

    Strategic Shift or Retreat? “The consolidation appears to be a tactical adjustment aimed at sustaining counterterrorism efforts with a leaner footprint, but it may inadvertently cede strategic space to regional actors with divergent interests.​” Muhammet Ali Zurnacı: Pentagon announces consolidation of US forces in Syria under Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve to…