Speech of Sergey Glazyev, State Secretary of the Union State, at the NATO and Global Security Conference in Istanbul. The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO on June 26-27, 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for 7 and 8th of July in Ankara. One of the speakers was ...
The Number Isn’t the Story By Mehmet Enes Beşer In China, growth targets are never just about mathematics. They’re political signals, market messages, and—when set carefully—an attempt to manage expectations without surrendering momentum. That’s why the 2026 target matters less for its headline figure than for what it admits and what it protects. By anchoring growth in a 4.5%–5% range—and ...
Professor Semih Koray’s speech at the conference on Global Security and NATO in Istanbul. The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO on June 26-27, 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for 7 and 8th of July in Ankara. One of the speeches was held by Prof. Semih Koray, ...
Exclusive Analysis from Experts of Both Countries By Tehran Tapdigov, from Baku / Azerbaijan On June 28, the Pakistani military carried out air strikes and cross-border operations in Afghanistan’s eastern provinces of Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar. Islamabad stated that the operations targeted hideouts of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and affiliated groups responsible for carrying out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. Kabul, however, ...
What are the expectations for the NATO summit to be held in Türkiye? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The fact that Türkiye will host the 36th NATO Summit should not be viewed merely as a diplomatic organizational success. This summit will serve as one of the strongest indicators of Türkiye’s rising strategic weight within the evolving international system, its central ...
Speech of Konstantin Sivkov, retired Russian Admiral and Vice Chairman of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences, at the conference on NATO and Global Security. By Konstantin Sivkov, retired Russian Admiral and Vice Chairman of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO ...
Interview with Dr. Barış Adıbelli, faculty member in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Kütahya Dumlupınar University in Türkiye. Routes and corridors are taking up more and more space on the global agenda, shaping countries’ foreign policies and even their domestic politics. The war that began with the US and Israeli attack on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent ...
Turning Values into Strategy By Mehmet Enes Beşer The EU–Japan security partnership represents a promising but insufficiently developed pillar of international security cooperation. Despite the shared values, economic interdependence, and commitment to the international order grounded on rules, the EU–Japan partnership has been viewed more as symbolic affirmation of mutual intentions rather than strategic action aimed at practical implementation of ...
On the attempts of Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to aggravate situation amid Belarus and the Union State, a long-lasting partnership model between Moscow and Minsk. By Edvard Chesnokov Alexander Nosovich is a member of the Council for Foreign and Defense Policy (Rus. SVOP), the oldest and the leading Russian international affairs think tank. As an expert on Belarus, the Baltic States, and East Europe, ...
Speech of Haldun Solmaztürk, ret. Brig. Gen. Haldun Solmaztürk of the Turkish Armed Forces, at the Conference on NATO and Global Security. The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center organized an international conference on Global Security and NATO on June 26-27, 2026, in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the NATO summit scheduled for 7 and 8th of July in Ankara. One of ...