Ankara is not pivoting to the East, but has some major disagreements with the West, Akif Cagatay Kilic has told RT
Türkiye will not abandon NATO, but will strengthen its trade and diplomatic relations with other global and regional powers if doing so benefits the Turkish people, MP and Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee chief Akif Cagatay Kilic told RT in an exclusive interview on Saturday.
Türkiye has been a member of the US-led NATO bloc since 1952. Repeated polling since 2016, however, shows that as many as 90% of Turkish people see the US as a potential enemy, while around three-quarters favor maintaining good relations with Russia.
“The US has in our view, and is doing still, some things that are hurting Türkiye’s geopolitical position and also our security,” Kilic explained, naming Washington’s support for Kurdish militias in Syria as one example. Ankara considers these groups – the PKK, YPG, and PYD – to be terrorist organizations.......More Below
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Sun Tzu, The Art of War
The Empire of Chaos is relentless. Lawfare, destabilizations, sanctions, kidnappings, color revolutions, false flags, annexations: 2025 will be the year of BRICS – plus BRICS partners – as choice targets under fire.
Inestimable Prof. Michael Hudson coined “chaos” as official US policy. That’s bipartisan – and it runs across all silos of the Deep State.
In the absence of long-term strategic vision, and amidst the progressive imperial expulsion from Eurasia, all that’s left for the Hegemon is to unleash chaos from West Asia to Europe and parts of Latin America – a concerted attempt to Divide and Rule BRICS and thwart their collective drive affirming sovereignty and the primacy of national ...
While NATO may be yearning to take on Russia in the Arctic, many of its troops lack the necessary expertise for survival in such extreme conditions.
Although NATO forces regularly participate in drills in the region, many remain unprepared for the harsh realities of Arctic life.
Though NATO forces routinely participate in the bloc’s drills in the region, many of them are still not prepared to survive in the Arctic’s harsh conditions, The Sun reports citing Minna Alander, a researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
"Not all NATO allies have the capabilities that are needed and that work in the Arctic environment and climate,” Alander said.....more below
