Henry Kissinger passed away at 100.
I dont want to go offtopic.
But should his realpolitik and his doctrine be studied and maybe applied in Turkish foreign policy?
The man left a polarising legacy but cant deny his cunning genius when conducting geopolitics.
Republic of Turkiye also has its fair share of crappy leaders.
The difference is you are not shackled to a shit leader as you can vote them out or they can be forced to resign.
In a monarchy until the King dies or abdicates. You are stuck with a shit leader.
Then again the Ottoman Empire is a...
I play lots of racing games I even bought myself a steering wheel and invested into my hobby.
You know what my parents say oh what a waste of money dont you think about the poor.
You see what I mean. I work and earn my money. Being poor is not a positive trait. This shit needs to stop.
F16V and EF are stop gap measures.
F35A and the F35B was still in the plans of the Turkish Airforce and the Turkish Navy until they got confiscated and kicked out.
Since F16V and EF are going through hurdles the plan is now the Kaan.
Stop gap measures will be fine until the Kaan is ready.
Every Islamic Empire in history did this.
Outsourced to minorities while Muslims were conscripted to fight in wars.
This took a toll. Wars are costly in money and in men.
Islamists can dream about the good old days. No point in imperialism if we cant exploit the lands we were ruling...
I believe these are the factors.
-Colonialism destroyed trade routes.
-Economy outsourced to minorities
-Muslims regardless of which empire it was Ottomans, Ummayads, Timurids, Mughals, Abbassids and Seljuks was conscripted to fight in the army. Fighting in the army was excused for Non...
Turkish Islamists speak Turkish just like everybody.
Nobody speaks Ottoman Turkish as it is extinct and evolved into modern Turkish.
Ottoman Turkish mainly a language learned by historians who want to read ottoman historical archives or people who enjoy being polygots.
Its all larp if they...
Japan was one of the parties of the treaty of Sevres.
Cant be trusted really. Far Eastern politics has always been quiet rather than loud mouth populist bullcrap.
We shouldnt trust China, Japan and SK. Always keep an arms length.
Once war weariness sets in along with morale plummeting I dont see Ukraine and Russia continuing this war.
If not its just going to be desertion upon desertion then a mutiny.
Russia was expanding before the invasion of Ukraine.
The West only turned a blind eye to it. They believed Russia wpuld be a great ally to have in the future and are willing to turn a blind eye to everything they do as long as it does not affect them.
Chechnya, Georgia, Syria along with...
Our warriors are fighting in such a nightmare of a terrain.
I really hope the Turkish public can accumlate knowledge and realise this fighting wont end in 1 day it will take years.
War is ending up in a stalemate with no side gaining any kind of advantage.
Ukraine has bascially successfully stood up and is still fighting while Russia bascially failed to end this war.
Russia still occupies 20% of Ukraine. Russia right now is on the defensive while Ukraine is on the...