Global Fault Lines: Weekly Developments Across Key Geopolitical Theaters (Dec 22–28, 2025)
Drone swarms over Kyiv, diplomatic breakthroughs in Yemen, and a surprise recognition…
Gaza, Not Ankara: The Real Motive Behind Israel’s Somaliland Recognition
In late December 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surprised many by…
Erdoğan’s Self-Inflicted Airpower Wounds: How Turkey Lost the Skies
Erdoğan’s response to the staged July 2016 coup attempt devastated the Turkish…
Ahmed al-Ahmed: The Hero Islamophobes and Anti-Immigrant Voices Did Not Expect
In the wake of terror, how we choose to tell the story…
Eight Muslim States Warn Israel Against ‘Exit-Only’ Rafah Plan
Turkey and seven other Muslim-majority countries have issued a sharp joint warning…
Five Turkish defense firms enter SIPRI Top 100 with record $10.1 billion in 2024 sales
Five Turkish defense companies generated a combined $10.1 billion in arms revenues…
Turkey’s Kızılelma drone fires radar-guided missile in beyond-visual-range test
Turkey’s jet-powered combat drone Bayraktar Kızılelma has struck a jet-powered aerial target…
TUAF543: Accident at FL240—or a Message to Ankara?
Video footage captured by onlookers appears to show the Turkish Air Force…
More Than Mischief: How a Weakened Moscow Seeks to Dismantle NATO from Within
Russia’s recent incursions into NATO airspace – three MiG-31 fighters briefly over…
Jerusalem as Political Football: Netanyahu’s “Assists” and Erdoğan’s Easy Goals
On the geopolitical football field, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish…
