by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Jan 8, 2018 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics, Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare
Increased tension over the past couple of years between West and Turkey has reached to another level after Turkey and Russia signed an accord for supplying S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries. The S-400 deal, reportedly worth some $2.5 billion and according...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Sep 17, 2017 | Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Turkey has been a key ally for the western world for decades. Once a role model democracy in the middle-east and formidable NATO ally with a stand out armed forces in the region, Turkey safeguarded the southeastern flank of the alliance with confidence....
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Jul 30, 2017 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Turkey is willing to buy S-400 missile defence system from Russia and there are some serious recent developments regarding this deal. Recent Developments On July 14, 2017, Bloomberg published a detailed article about that deal. The main points of the deal...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | May 10, 2017 | Modern Air & Space Power, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
Turkey is one of the few countries conducting air defence almost solely with aircraft, despite sizable armed forces with a wide array of capabilities. As odd as it sounds, it has been a disturbing reality for military officials for a long time as the Armed Forces...