Key leaders cannot prepare fast enough on issues such as NATO, Ukraine, and trade.

As the transatlantic allies adapt to Europe’s new geopolitical realities, maintaining unity against Russia will be critical. Türkiye will have a pivotal role to play in this long-term effort.

Latest developments in the Middle East signal that further escalation between Israel and Lebanon is likely.

With its foreign policy maneuvering space increasingly constrained, Turkey’s hedging between its NATO allies and Russia will be harder to maintain.

EU, French, and British votes will impact NATO’s agendas and policies—but only over time.

Turkey’s international ambitions have been thwarted by multiple crises, contradictory policies, and rule-of-law deficiencies.

Multiple crises have taken the international spotlight off Turkey. This, combined with Ankara’s contradictory foreign policy ambitions and rule-of-law deficiencies, limits the country’s global clout.

The meeting between Mitsotakis and Erdoğan gives hope that the Greek-Turkish reconciliation process remains unaffected by US-Turkey tensions.

Moscow is pushing Ankara toward lasting antagonism with the rest of NATO by putting pressure on their economic and political ties. But the trend is not irreversible, and Turkey has proved it can adjust its policies to appease the West.

Erdogan and his aides have wasted no time offering three reminders of the president’s power.