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Collective-defense pacts are meant to make war less likely. Poorly designed ones can do the opposite. If allies make sweeping promises without the military integration, decision-making mechanisms, and escalation controls needed to carry them out, they may invite adversaries to test the boundaries of these promises. The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, signed on Aug.

Following years of quiet ascent, Turkey’s combat drone industry now finds itself at a moment of decision. Having secured a rapidly expanding footprint across Africa, Central Asia, and the Middle East, Ankara is now pivoting toward NATO and European defense-industrial integration. But this dual-track strategy — expanding defense exports to fragile and conflict-affected regions and embedding in the NATO ecosystem — may no longer be sustainable as geopolitical polarization intensifies.

Osman Kavala kaynağı belirsiz iddialarla tam 1000 günü aşkındır tutsak. Osman Bey’le özgürlüğü sırasında birebir tanışma fırsatım olmadı, ama aydın ve demokrat bir iş insanı olarak Türkiye siyasetinin çok sesli bir yere gelebilmesi için sergilemiş olduğu çabalara tanığım.