Strategy&Future

Ridvan Bari Urcosta and Marek Budzisz talk to Dr. Can Kasapoğlu (the director of the defense and security program at the Istanbul-based think-tank EDAM and a fellow with the German research institute SWP) on the geopolitical future of Turkey and whether Turkey would become a Great Power.

Ridvan Bari Urcosta and Marek Budzisz talk to Dr. Can Kasapoğlu (the director of the defense and security program at the Istanbul-based think-tank EDAM and a fellow with the German research institute SWP) on the geopolitical future of Turkey and whether Turkey would become a Great Power.

In the recent decade, the advanced UAVs technologies proliferated far beyond the traditional powers – Israel, the U.S. and West, at large – that dominated this technological field. Recently, Turkey emerged as a strong player in drone technology and indigenous production and is now competing for shares in the Third World markets. The Turkish leap into the league of the drone powers was unexpected and therefore a stunning event for many experts and politicians.

The book which I would like to present has historical importance for those who are interested in the revolutionary events in Iran between the three historical periods of this ancient country.

The Theaters of Greco-Turkish War: a geostrategic projection. Part V

It is not a sci-fi movie anymore: the war of the drone is reality and it is happening now. The current conflict in the South Caucasus started on 27 September with Azerbaijan air and forces armed with massive support of artillery against the positions of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh.

The Theaters of Greco-Turkish War: a geostrategic projection. Part IV

The Theaters of Greco-Turkish War: a geostrategic projection. Part III

The Theaters of Greco-Turkish War: a geostrategic projection. Part II

“…The Napoleonic Wars showed that for the successful conduct of a war, along with other preparatory measures, a thorough study of the theater of military operations, as well as of all military forces and assets of both belligerents, is necessary.” Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary „We are in the exact same situation as we were in 1974. Whatever had to be done that day, will be done again, no one must doubt it.” Halusi Akar, Turkish Defence Minister, 30 August 2019

This book sheds light on the Soviet Union’s strategic convulsions in Afghanistan when the country almost collapsed but still by inertia was trying to behave as a Superpower with geopolitical commitments.

The dramatic relations between Greece and Turkey are rooted in history, religion, ideology and ultimately geopolitics. The Russian-Turkish Wars in the XVIII and XIX centuries tremendously weakened the Ottoman Empire, opening up the way for the declaration of independence by many young nations in the Balkans. However, compared with the rest of the Balkan countries, the Greeks had a millennial tradition of statehood and immediately after their declaration of independence in 1821, they started a regional rivalry for control over the lands of former Byzantium.