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Uhh, dude...Netanyahu lost, just so you are aware. Maybe not the analogy you were looking for.

??? Again, didn't bring up Netanyahu or Israel. Why do you continue putting words in my mouth?

You don't need to tell me what tariffs are, you just elaborated on my point - Trump tried to "bring back production to the US" (loosely paraphrased) and it ended up backfiring and exposing just how deeply reliant we are on China. And it's not just China, from LBJ onward the manufacturing sector...

I've never spoken of Turan before. But thanks for putting words in my mouth, my dear Iraqi friend. I'm sure the mullahs and the IRGC appreciate your steadfast devotion.

It's worth noting that Trump also bragged about destroying China's economy with trade tariffs which...didn't work out so well. The US is an economic juggernaut but it's not the God of International Finance as some people here mistakenly believe.

It's probably Iranian. Russians don't really bother using drones, they just go for air sorties. Would've been useful to have those Israeli ties about now, they are experts in sabotaging Iranian tech.

A son does not necessarily inherit the virtues of his father. Selcuk is also Erdogan's son-in-law, in case you forgot, and he benefits extensively from Erdogan's corruption.

I could've sworn that France already had one in orbit or maybe I was confusing them with the UK. Either way, pretty cool.

True, I wanna see how the exoskeletons are coming along.

I'm sorry but if you think my post was deflecting and not addressing, then you didn't read it thoroughly enough.

I did though. You raised the question of whether Turkey will have to sacrifice it's foreign influence in order to improve relations with the West. I pointed out that no, this is not the case and fear-mongering over it is silly. Presumably screwed over his, his family's and his friends'...

If I recall correctly, the issue was that the new governor had a ton of illegal wealth accumulated on the side through corruption, smuggling, etc, and when his wife went shopping, they discovered the amount on her credit card (there's basically no privacy in Iran) and that's why he got slapped.

They are far from irrelevant countries. This is just an astoundingly stupid move on Erdogan's behalf. Who cares what ambassadors say? Tell them that no, we are not releasing Osman Kavala and there are good reasons for it. This feels like spur-of-the-moment idiocy which will bite Turkey in the...

Not forcing the central bank to keep lowering interest rates, making the currency crash, doesn't mean giving up on foreign influence. If anything, it will make Turkey's ability to exert influence even stronger. I've already pointed out in another comment that Western states are specifically...

How nice, they even colored it red to indicate where the points of failure are. What an absolute mess of a project this is.

??? Do you truly believe that getting Erdogan and AKP out means Turkey will give up on global influence? Seriously? The cat has been let out of the bag, there's no putting it back now. If anything, getting someone into power who is not actively sabotaging the economy will bolster Turkey's...

The solution should be to make sure military courts cannot be misused, not abolish them entirely.

Maybe not, the mine clearing seems to be progressing faster than expected. I suspect that by 2029-2030, Karabakh will be (mostly) fully safe to traverse with the occasional warning to travelers to mind their step and not venture too far away from the roads.

Right you are it would seem. Or at least it falls on the right date. In the interest of saving face, I still maintain that Biden isn't a typical Irish surname. One group of separatists supports another. Nothing new.

This is only possible if you have China's levels of human capital and authoritarian lack of regard for human rights. There is no actual way that Turkey, a country lacking many of the advantages that China possesses and also plagued with many issues that China doesn't have to deal with, can pull...