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ANALYSIS: Istanbul 2022, the trap — why Putin's peace is nothing but disguised capitulation
In diplomacy, ghosts are dangerous. They seem to offer a way out, a solution, a precedent to cling to. In June 2026, Vladimir Putin…
COMMENTARY: Tens of billions in contracts: Ankara, or the war transformed into an industrial fair
There is something dissonant about the imagery that surrounds a NATO summit in wartime. The press releases about "tens of billions in defense contracts."…
DECODING: Five percent of GDP: the budget revolution Rutte wants carved in marble at Ankara
Five percent. Two digits, one percentage sign, and a seismic shift in how the Western alliance understands its own survival. When NATO Secretary General…
ANALYSIS: Ankara July 7-8: the NATO summit where the West stakes its credibility against Putin
On July 7 and 8, 2026, the leaders of 32 allied nations plus partners from the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East will gather at…
COMMENTARY: The Frozen Oil Cap: The Price War Gets Harder
The Western sanctions system has a gaping flaw: it only applies to nationals and companies from the countries that adopted it. Turkey, India, and…
OPINION: Rutte and Cohesion: The Hard Truths of Ankara
The NATO summit in Ankara, in June 2026, was no ordinary summit. For the first time since the end of the Cold War, allies…
COMMENTARY: Istanbul 2022 as a condition — Putin freezes diplomacy
On June 23, 2026, during an operational meeting with members of his government, Vladimir Putin said the following: "Russia is ready for peace negotiations…
COMMENTARY: Stringer and NATO "Cohesion" — The Honest Conversations of Ankara
There are moments when a senior officer says something so direct that it stops you cold — not from shock, but from the sheer…
REPORT: The E5 of Berlin Charts the Road to Ankara — Europe Finally Takes Its Destiny in Hand
On June 24, 2026, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomed the leaders of Europe's four other largest military powers to the Federal Chancellery in Berlin:…