by Sebastian S. Stolberg | Jan 8, 2018 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
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 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare
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 Yasin YAVUZ | Aug 23, 2017 | Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare, Research
After the cold war Russia managed to hold on to its ICBMs power with nuclear capabilities despite the economic difficulties and political instability. Even just after cold war during 1990s, it managed to develop SS-27 high tech ICBM without any participation of the...
by Mustafa Ozkan | May 30, 2017 | Commentary, Defence & Security, Political & Hybrid Warfare
“We have won a war with a lot of heroes flying around in planes. The next war may be fought with airplanes with no man in them at all,”said General Henry Arnold, the only Air Force General to hold a 5-star rank in two different US military services, (1945).[1] The...
by Sebastian S. Stolberg | May 10, 2017 | Defence & Security, 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...
