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Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, historian and author of Autocracy Inc. (Penguin, 2024), shares her reporting on how influential figures in MAGA world, including private citizens looking for personal gain, and others peddling anti-Democratic values, have become the primary way the U.S. does foreign policy, and are realigning the world order.Photo: USA President Donald Trump speaks as USA Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and USA Secretary of State Marco Rubio stand behind during the press conference at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkiye on July 8, 2026. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Suudi Arabistan, Husilerin Mekke'yi İHA'larla hedef aldığını öne sürdü; Husiler iddiayı yalanlarken Ankara'dan da saldırı iddiasına tepki geldi. AB, yeni ittifakların önemine değinirken Kanada'yla özel bir ortaklık kurma hedefini ilan etti.Bu bölüm Astons hakkında reklam içermektedir. Astons, 22 Eylül'de Çırağan Palace Kempinski'de düzenleyeceği etkinlikte Yunanistan Golden Visa programını ve Atina'daki güncel yatırım fırsatlarını ele alıyor. Ayrıntılı bilgiye buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.

Dış güçlerin yörüngesindeki işlevsiz ittifaklara sığınmak yerine Ankara ile düzenli istişare, hakça paylaşım ve diyalog zemininde buluşmak Atina'nın hem kendi ulusal çıkarları hem de bölgesel istikrar açısından en makul ve rasyonel tek seçeneğidir. Yazan: Prof. Dr. İsmail ŞahinSeslendiren: Halil İbrahim Ciğer

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM-Sunday morning — and the world is moving faster than anyone is comfortable with-The men building artificial intelligence are asking us to slow down — and for once, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic's own CEO all agree. The Houthis now control Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline. Mitsotakis stood on Kastellorizo and sent Ankara a message with no diplomatic language. And the death of Mazonakis is now a criminal investigation.

Listen to Daily Global #News from Grecian Echoes WNTN 1550 AM-Sunday morning — and the world is moving faster than anyone is comfortable with-The men building artificial intelligence are asking us to slow down — and for once, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Anthropic's own CEO all agree. The Houthis now control Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline. Mitsotakis stood on Kastellorizo and sent Ankara a message with no diplomatic language. And the death of Mazonakis is now a criminal investigation.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is signalling a move to expand nuclear power cooperation with Russia, just as his country's first Russian-built nuclear station prepares to go live later this year. The deepening partnership is likely to unsettle Turkey's western allies. On the sidelines of a recent gathering of regional leaders in Kyrgyzstan, Erdogan told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that Russia and Turkey “will take steps together to open some new power plants, along with the opening of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant”. The Akkuyu nuclear power plant, built by Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom on Turkey's Mediterranean coast, is due to go online later this year. Erdogan's announcement comes amid strained ties with Russia, as the Turkish leader has deepened relations with United States President Donald Trump. Ozgur Unluhisarcikli, head of the Ankara office of US think tank the German Marshall Fund, describes Erdogan's move as a “gesture” to Putin. “Although Turkey is competing with Russia geopolitically, and although Turkey is firmly anchored in NATO and is improving its relationship with the United States, it does not intend to sever all ties with Russia,” Unluhisarcikli explained. “Indeed, Turkey sees the Turkey-Russia relationship as a long-term strategic one. And this is, by the way, consistent with Turkey's balancing act.” Trump tests Turkey's energy dependence on Russia with lure of US power Nuclear lifeline For Ankara, nuclear energy promises to help it break free from its heavy reliance on imported power. Once operational, the Akkuyu plant in southern Turkey will supply as much as 10 percent of the country's electricity. Rosatom owns the Akkuyu power plant and will recoup the estimated €21.5 billion construction costs by selling electricity to Turkey, generating annual income of around €2-3 billion. Such income could be a vital tool for Moscow to mitigate tightening sanctions by both the European Union and the United States. “The Akkuyu nuclear power plant allows Russia to build itself various state-to-state payment channels to store liquidity in Turkish banks without necessarily interfering with any sanctions regulations,” according to George Voloshin of Acams, a global organisation dedicated to anti-financial crime, training and education. Voloshin believes that, given the project's 60- to 80-year lifespan, Turkey's commitment to Russian nuclear power will shape bilateral ties for the long term, with consequences. “It will be a source of scrutiny from western partners of Turkey. At the same time, nuclear energy has been so far shielded from any sanctions, so for Russia it is clearly a kind of lifeline,” he said. Turkey seeks Black Sea shipping deal as attacks threaten grain trade Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ankara has maintained that it is not bound by EU or US sanctions on Moscow. Yet behind the scenes, it has quietly followed many restrictions and secured crucial waivers, especially for Russian gas. By leveraging its pivotal location near Syria and Iran, Ankara has walked a diplomatic tightrope between its western partners and Moscow. However, deepening nuclear cooperation with Russia threatens to complicate the already difficult balancing act. “It would reinforce the already existing distrust between Turkey and Europe and Turkey and the United States,” warned Unluhisarcikli. “But at the same time, Turkey is in talks with other countries, the United States and South Korea. These are the main two competitors for Russia.”  Mutual dependency Turkey's dependence on Russian fossil fuels has stirred unease at home, and the idea of doubling down with Russian nuclear energy only heightens the sense of anxiety. “It is a dilemma,” Unluhisarcikli conceded. Yet with Russia willing to shoulder the hefty construction costs, cash-strapped Ankara has a strong incentive to continue the partnership. Russia expert Zaur Gasimov of Istanbul's Turkish-German University points out that more than a decade of joint investment makes it tough for Turkey to turn to alternative suppliers. "It's quite a profound project,” said Gasimov, “Russia conducts the training of Turkish specialists in the field of nuclear energy, which started 15 years ago. We now have three or four waves of Turkish engineers who stayed for longer periods in Russia; they learn the Russian language for two years, and you have an infrastructure of specialists.” However, Gasimov stresses that, given the scale of investment by both sides, it has created an important mutual dependency. “Its importance makes the two sides, somehow, at the end, interested in preserving a certain level of the relationship,” he said. This shared reliance might help keep Turkish-Russian rivalries in check, from North Africa to the Middle East, the Caucasus and the Black Sea. Yet any step toward deeper nuclear cooperation is bound to invite sharper scrutiny and rising suspicion from Ankara's western allies.

İkili Görüş'te Aydın Selcen ve İlkan Dalkuç; Yunanistan, Mısır ve GKRY ortak açıklamasını, İran Hürmüz/Yemen Babülmendep blokajlarını ve ABD ara seçimini, Witkoff-Kushner diplomatik girişimleriyle Ukrayna-Rusya Savaşı'nı, Britanya ve 12 ülkenin Batı Şeria'daki yerleşimcilere boykot kararıyla seçim kampanyasını, Almanya'da Saksonya-Anhalt seçimlerinde AFD'nin yükselişini ve ABD ile Kanada arasındaki ticaret savaşını tartışıyor.00:00 Giriş00:30 Hayatlarımızı algoritmalara göre düzenliyoruz (beğenin-paylaşın demek istiyor)02:00 Gündem yoğun02:30 "Allah Trump'ı bildiği gibi yapsın; ne bu benzinin fiyatı"04:10 Allah bir kapıyı kaparsa diğerini açarmış: Fırsatla kriz aynı anda"05:10 "Dış politikayı Monşerler yapsın, dış politikadan bize ne" Yemen Meselesi15:40 Katar, ABD'den doğalgaz ithal ediyor mu20:20 Enerji, strateji, ittifak, enerji...22:50 Mekke Anlaşması'na dahil olmayan Mısır'ın Yunanistan ve GKRY ile anlaşma imzalaması31:00 "Mavi Vatan" sloganına dair35:20 "İslam Alemi, Türk Dili Konuşan Devletler, Müslüman Devletler"41:30 Trump ve Ankara asfaltı43:15 İsrail'i bu kez başta İngiltere olmak üzere Avrupa hedef almasının anlamı50:40 Rusya-Ukrayna Savaşı'nda son durum ve ateşkes/barış çabaları01:02:00 AfD'nin Almanya'da Saksonya-Anhalt seçimlerinde de yükselişi01:17:00 Trump: Verin full paket yetkiyi, alın 5000 doları01:20:45 Avrupa'da aşırı sağın ülkesel farklılıkları ve benzerlikleri01:25:30 Garip ama gerçek: ABD'nin Kanada ile ticaret savaşı⌨️━━━━━━━DAKTİLO1984 AİLESİNİN BİR PARÇASI OLUN!━━━━━━━⌨️

Turgut Altuğ 1965'te Tarsus'ta doğdu; tarım işçisi bir ailenin dokuz çocuğundan biri. Ankara'da siyaset bilimi, İzmir'de ziraat okudu ve 1992'de, 27 yaşında Almanya'ya geldi. Bonn'da yüksek lisans yaptı, 2002'de Hohenheim Üniversitesi'nde Bolivya And Vadileri'ndeki Criollo keçileri üzerine doktorasını tamamladı. 2009'da Kreuzberg'de Türkisch-Deutsches Umweltzentrum'u kurdu. Almanya'nın göçmenlere yönelik ilk çevre örgütü. 2011'den bu yana Berlin Eyalet Parlamentosu'nda milletvekili; uzun yıllar Yeşiller'de doğa koruma, çevre eğitimi ve gıda politikaları sözcülüğü yaptı, 2025 sonunda partisinden ayrılarak SPD grubuna katıldı. 20 Eylül'deki seçimlerde aday değil; 15 yılın ardından aktif siyasete veda ediyor. Hayatını anlattığı kitabı geçen hafta çıktı. Turgut Altuğ ile sunucumuz Gökçe Göksu sohbet etti. Von Gökçe Göksu und Elmas Topcu.

26 Ocak 2022… “Bu kişi Hablemitoğlu cinayeti zanlısı olarak şu anda ülkemiz yargısına hesap veriyor!” Erdoğan, Star TV canlı yayınında Hablemitoğlu cinayetinin zanlılarından Nuri Gökhan Bozkır'ın MİT tarafından Ukrayna'dan Türkiye'ye getirilişini böyle duyurmuştu. Bir akademisyen olan, Fethullah Gülen cemaatinin devlet içindeki kadrolaşmasını, Alman vakıflarının Türkiye'deki faaliyetlerini ele alan kitaplarıyla gündeme gelen Necip Hablemitoğlu'nun adı MİT Müsteşarlığı için de geçmişti. Nuri Gökhan Bozkır'ın ifadelerine göre, suikastı yapan ekibin başında Albay Levent Göktaş vardı. Özel Kuvvetler'de görev yapan, Öcalan'ın Türkiye'ye getirilmesi operasyonunda da yer alan, sonraki yıllarda Ergenekon davalarında hapis yatan Albay Levent Göktaş'ın da adının 2002 yılında MİT Müsteşarlığı için geçtiği söylendi. Hablemitoğlu cinayeti için hep Fethullahçılar işaret edilmişti. Şimdi ise Ergenekon sanığı bir albay cinayetin bir numarası olarak suçlanıyordu. Tam 20 yıl sonra yıllarca üzeri kapatılmış bir faili meçhul cinayet dosyası yeniden açılırken, Necip Hablemitoğlu'nun eşi Şengül Hablemitoğlu paylaşımında “Adalete, devlete inancımızı ve güvenimizi kaybettik…” diyordu ve kendilerine hiçbir yetkilinin ulaşıp bilgi vermediğinden yakınıyordu. 18 Mayıs 2023… Ankara 28'inci Ağır Ceza Mahkemesi'nde görülen davada tüm sanıklar tahliye edildi! Bu olanları niye hatırlatma ihtiyacı duyduğumuz belli. Adalet Bakanı Akın Gürlek'in Uğur Mumcu ve Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu dosyalarının yeniden açıldığını duyurmasının ardından pek de bir beklenti içinde olmamak gerektiği açık. Hele ki Akın Gürlek'in “ucu nereye giderse gitsin” sözü, bu işlerin bir yere varmayacağının ilanı gibi adeta. Futbolda yönetim “hocamızın arkasındayız” dediğinde birkaç haftaya kalmaz hocanın kovulacağını anlarsınız ya; üst düzey bir devlet yetkilisi çıkıp da bir dava için “ucu nereye giderse gitsin” dediğinde de yine anlarsınız ki bu iş de bir yere varmayacak. Sebebi açık değil mi? “Ucu nereye giderse gitsin” diyen, işin ucunda büyük nüfuz sahibi mercilerin, yani aslında devletin ve/veya devletlerin olduğunu ikrar ediyor demektir. Dolayısıyla gerçekten de Uğur Mumcu cinayeti için dönemin Emniyet Genel Müdürü Mehmet Ağar'ın söylediği gibi “tuğlayı çekerseniz duvar yıkılır!”. Duvarın müteahhitlerinden ve muhafızlarından o duvarı yıkması beklenir mi? O duvarın adını koyalım. O duvar adlı adınca kontrgerilladır. NATO'nun komünizm tehdidi adı altında ABD'nin/CIA'nın üye devletlerde (bu ülkelerin iktidarlarının, ordularının vb. tam bir işbirliği ile) kurduğu işçi ve halk düşmanı gizli orduların adıdır kontrgerilla! Karanlıkta bırakılmış ne kadar katliam varsa (1 Mayıs, Maraş, Çorum, Sivas, Gazi, 10 Ekim vb.) ne kadar cinayet varsa (Kemal Türklerler, Abdi İpekçiler, Bahriye Üçoklar, Uğur Mumcular, Necip Hablemitoğulları, Hrant Dinkler, Tahir Elçiler…) onun altında kontrgerillanın imzası vardır. Meseleyi bu şekilde kavradığınızda, nasıl oluyor da Hablemitoğlu dosyasındaki gibi FETÖ ile Ergenekoncular aynı suikastın sanıkları oluyor diye kafanız karışmaz. Gerçek gazetesinde “12 Eylül Terör Örgütü” başlıklı yazımızda kanıtlarıyla birlikte yazmıştık. Resmî anlatının aksine, Fethullahçıların devlete sızmadıklarını, ellerindeki NATO kartvizitiyle, ABD'nin bizim çocuklar dediği 12 Eylül paşalarının himayesinde devlete yerleştiklerini bilirseniz, olaylara farklı bakarsınız.

Bu bölümde Berlin'e gidiyoruz ve konuğum, 2019'dan beri orada yaşayan ve Berlin'de Ne Yenir hesabının arkasındaki isim: Işınsu Ağca. Işınsu, Adana'da doğup büyüyor, Ankara'da TOBB ETÜ'de mimarlık okurken yüksek lisansının ikinci yılında Almanya'ya geliyor ve eğitimine Bauhaus'ta devam ediyor. Sonrasında Berlin'de bir mimarlık ofisinde çalışmaya başlıyor.Yaklaşık üç yıl mimarlık yaptıktan sonra işten çıkarılmasıyla aslında hikayesi biraz yön değiştiriyor ve Berlin'de Ne Yenir, zamanla tam zamanlı işine dönüşüyor. Şimdi Berlin'de hem bir ajansta çalışıyor hem içerikler üretiyor.Işınsu ile Almanya'ya gelme kararından Berlin'de öğrenci ve mimar olmaya, kariyer değiştirmekten içerik üreticiliğine, Berlin'de yaşamaktan şehrin yeme içme sahnesine kadar pek çok şeyi konuştuk. Işınsu'nun Berlin önerileri ile daha fazla lokal öneri ve şehirdeki güncel etkinlikleri keşfetmek için Lukal'e bakabilirsiniz.Bu bölüm, İngiltere ve İrlanda'da öğrenci konaklaması için en iyi imkanları sunan GoBritanya'nın katkılarıyla sizlere buluşuyor. 2013'ten beri öğrencilere konaklama çözümleri sunan GoBritanya, özellikle uluslararası öğrencilerin ilk tercihi olmaya devam ediyor. Daha fazla bilgi için www.gobritanya.com'u ziyaret edebilirsiniz.

Filmekimi, Cannes'da öne çıkan yapımların da yer aldığı seçkisiyle Ekim ayında İstanbul, Ankara, İzmir ve Mersin'e geliyor. HBO, 25 Aralık'ta başlayacak Harry Potter dizisinin ilk kapsamlı fragmanını yayımladı. Bu bölüm Royal Canin hakkında reklam içermektedir. Royal Canin, Türkiye'deki 10. yılını kedi ve köpeklerin sağlık ve beslenme ihtiyaçlarını odağına alan Deneyim Evi ile kutluyor. Ayrıntılı bilgiye buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.

Turkey is racing to restore safe passage for cargo ships in the Black Sea as attacks on shipping disrupt grain exports and push up prices. Russia and Ukraine are major global wheat exporters, but Black Sea trade has been severely disrupted as both sides step up attacks on shipping and port infrastructure. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced this week that Turkey was working on a plan to ensure safe passage in the Black Sea for commercial shipping and said he was in touch with both Ukraine and Russia. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that he raised the issue with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the sidelines of a gathering of regional leaders in Kyrgyzstan. The Turkish move comes as Ukraine and Russia have ramped up their attacks on shipping and ports in and around the Black Sea. In 2022, Turkey and the United Nations brokered a deal between Ukraine and Russia to ensure safe passage for Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea. The agreement lasted a year. While Turkey has maintained good ties with both sides, reaching another agreement will be much harder, warned international relations professor Huseyin Bagci of Ankara's Middle East Technical University. “The tension is increasing more than ever before,” Bagci said. “It's not enough to have good relations, because the two sides – the Ukrainians and Russians – should sit down and talk about a common solution to this problem. Turkey cannot solve this problem alone.” What the SDF's dissolution means for Syria's Kurds and neighbouring Turkey Growing attacks In August Ukraine offered a ceasefire on commercial shipping, but the offer was rejected by Moscow, which said it wanted a broader deal. Ukrainian drones continue to strike Russian shipping, while Russia has continued missile attacks on Ukrainian ports and ships. This surge in attacks comes as both nations rush to export their grain harvests. Grain prices have risen sharply, by as much as 30 percent, international grain broker Can Atbasoglu said, even as both sides scramble to find new routes for their exports. “Russia will do their best to export as much as they can, both from Russian Baltic ports and EU Baltic ports like Latvia and Lithuania; they're also exporting,” Atbasoglu said. “Ukraine will also export as much as they can from Romania as well and through the Danube ports. But the export pace will be definitely lower. So it will definitely stay bullish for the markets. Prices are definitely going to stay like this or can have a further increase.” Fears of wheat price surge amid Ukraine-Russia clashes in the Black Sea Ships staying put At one of Istanbul's many shipyards, the docks are crowded with ships that once braved the Black Sea. One vessel bears the scars of a drone attack and is under repair. Others undergo routine maintenance as shipowners hesitate to risk new journeys into dangerous waters. The superintendent of one ship, speaking anonymously, says repairs are nearly finished, but uncertainty clouds the future. “We wanted to take the ship out to the Black Sea before entering the shipyard, but because of that risk, we didn't enter the Black Sea and didn't take on any cargo. We've been in the shipyard for 50 days for repairs, but we don't know what will happen once the repairs are finished,” the superintendent said. Turkish shipowners warn that many are on the brink of bankruptcy, as idle ships rack up costs of up to 50,000 euros a month in mooring and crew expenses. Ziya Ustel, CEO of Turkish shipping company VI-ZA STAR, says high freight rates are being offered for Black Sea routes, but the risks are too great. “They are offering high freight rates, etc,” Ustel said. Without a diplomatic solution, few shipowners will be prepared to risk their vessels, Ustel warned. “The main thing is to find out a real solution,” Ustel added. “Otherwise, no one will try anything anymore.” Turkish diplomacy Ankara is expected to step up its efforts to find a solution. Grain brokers say hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough may be one reason prices have so far remained below the record highs seen at the start of the war. But if Turkish efforts fail and attacks on Black Sea shipping continue, higher grain prices could have a considerable impact, especially on the world's poorest nations, many of which depend on Russian and Ukrainian grain.

On Monday Greek and Israeli officials met in Tel Aviv to sign the largest bilateral defense contract between the two countries, a deal worth just over €3 billion that will see the implementation of the Achilles Shield, Greece's first multi-domain defence dome set to cover all of Greece's territory.It's important to note that this agreement also signals Greece's intent to bolster its own defense industry, a key priority for Athens, with at least 19 Greek companies already involved in the deal and accounting for more than €750 million of the program.Aside from deepening ties on the defense front, this deal builds on a number of key diplomatic initiatives over the past decade that have brought the two countries closer together, and is seen as part of a wider arc of cooperation that ties into initiatives like the 3+1 with Cyprus and the US and IMEC.As the Achilles Shield takes shape, Turkey is ratcheting up tensions in the region, locking horns with Israel over Syria. This Israel-Turkey rivalry is escalating amid profound changes that seem to signal the unraveling of the old US led order in the Middle East, and amid growing concerns in Athens that Ankara could be taking Greek-Turkish ties into a new period of heightened tensions.Developments on the geopolitical side are heating up just as Greece is beginning to take stock of another summer holiday season that could break new records. While many will focus on these record breaking numbers, Kathimerini took a different approach recently, choosing to look back at the early days of tourism in Greece and the decades-long debates that have followed about the value of tourism for the country.John Psaropoulos, Sinan Ciddi, Steven Cook, Alexia Kalaitzi, and Erini Karamouzi join me this week as we explore these issues.A little more info on our guests:John Psaropoulos is an independent journalist, Al Jazeera's correspondent in southeast Europe, and publisher of Hellenica on Substack.Sinan Ciddi is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and director of its Turkey program.Steven Cook is the  Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.Alexia Kalaitzi is an award-winning journalist and features reporter for Kathimerini.Dr. Eirini Karamouzi is a professor of contemporary European history at The American College of Greece and an associate professor of contemporary history at the University of Sheffield in the UK.You can support The Greek Current by joining HALC as a member here.

We are back after our August break! In this episode of the Talk Eastern Europe Deep Dive, Alexandra Karppi speaks with James Ker-Lindsay, professor and specialist on conflict, security and diplomacy, with particular expertise on the Western Balkans. They discuss the increasingly complicated geopolitical landscape across the Balkans and wider Eastern Europe.The conversation covers the stalled political processes in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro's progress towards EU membership, and the growing divergence between Washington and Brussels over how to approach the region. They also examine the Trump administration's hanging engagement with the Balkans and why US business interests appear to be playing a larger role in its regional policy.Alexandra and James also look at Russia's war against Ukraine, Moscow's influence in the region and the possibility of increasingly aggressive hybrid operations against NATO members, particularly the Baltic states and Poland. Finally, they explore Turkey's increasingly independent foreign policy, its relationship with Russia and the United States, and why Ankara – alongside Belgrade and Baku – has become an increasingly important player in the emerging geopolitical order.Talk Eastern Europe is the podcast from New Eastern Europemagazine - your trusted source for in-depth analysis and expert perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and the post-Soviet space.ABOUT THIS PODCASTWe publish twice weekly!Every Tuesday: Expert Interviews featuring deep dives with leading analysts, journalists, and scholarsEvery Friday: Weekly News Roundup with essential updates and commentary on the latest developmentsAvailable on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and all majorplatforms.Read the New Eastern Europe Magazine Bimonthly publication with exclusive long-form analysis.https://neweasterneurope.eu/become-a-member-of-new-eastern-europe/Support us on PatreonJoin our community for bonus content, early access,behind-the-scenes insights, and access to our exclusive WhatsApp group where we discuss the news in real-time. https://www.patreon.com/talkeasterneuropeSubscribe to the Brief Eastern Europe NewsletterWeekly briefing sent out every Monday with news updates,expert commentary, and our editorial picks - free to your inbox: https://briefeasterneurope.eu/subscribeFOLLOW USInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neweasterneuropemag/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewEasternEurope/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-eastern-europe/

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Israel recently did something that represents one of the most important national-security shifts since October 7.Early Tuesday morning, Israeli jets struck the Abu al-Duhur airbase in northwestern Syria, damaging the runway and storage facilities. The reason was simple: Israel had intelligence that Syria was preparing to allow Turkish forces to deploy there. Israel warned Syria repeatedly. Syria ignored the warnings. So Israel acted — before Turkey could establish drones, aircraft, weapons, or air defenses on that base.Prime Minister Netanyahu's office said Israel will not tolerate threats to its security. Netanyahu's message to Turkey was even shorter: “Don't.”This is huge not because Israel bombed another site in Syria. It is huge because of when Israel acted. Israel did not wait for the threat to become entrenched. Compare that to 2023, when Hezbollah erected armed tents along the northern border and Israel spent months pursuing diplomacy, afraid of escalation and international condemnation. That “avoid escalation, buy quiet” doctrine helped produce October 7.The strategic map is changing. Iran's Shiite axis has been badly weakened. Hezbollah is degraded. Assad is gone. But jihad did not disappear. Under Erdoğan, Sunni Turkey is filling the vacuum — NATO's second-largest military, a major drone power, a political patron of Hamas, and a backer of Syria's new jihadi-linked government. Israel cannot watch that power creep toward the northern frontier and ask later how it happened.U.S. envoy Tom Barrack called the strike an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel should coordinate with America. It cannot outsource its survival to diplomats whose priority is avoiding friction with Ankara. Real deterrence is not saying you don't want war. It is making the cost of threatening Israel so clear that the enemy decides it is not worth it.Preempting a threat may bring condemnation today. Allowing it to grow brings funerals tomorrow. May we never return to the fearful Israel of October 6.Am Yisrael Chai.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

Nearly a week after the Syrian Democratic Forces agreed to dissolve, the consequences are beginning to take shape for Syria's Kurds and neighbouring Turkey. As the former US-backed force is absorbed into the Syrian state, questions remain over what the country's Kurds have secured in return – from language and political rights to protections for women – and what the end of more than a decade of Kurdish-led autonomy means for Turkey's own conflict with Kurdish militants. SDF leader Mazloum Abdi announced the force's dissolution last Tuesday, saying its fighters would be integrated into the Syrian army. At its height, the predominantly Kurdish force numbered around 100,000 fighters and controlled nearly a fifth of Syrian territory in the northeast, including major oil fields and fertile land. Under SDF rule, Kurds gained cultural and political rights denied to them under previous governments in Damascus. “It means the end of Kurdish autonomy. After more than one decade of freedom, now they are under the control of Damascus,” said Syria expert Fabrice Balanche of Lyon University, who frequently visited the region. Kurdish rights “There are no guarantees for the Kurdish language because it's just a presidential decree: ‘let the Kurds use their language and teach Kurdish in schools,' but there is nothing in the constitution,” Balanche said. The decree, issued by President Ahmed al-Sharaa in January, recognised Kurdish as a national language and allowed it to be taught in schools in areas with significant Kurdish populations. It also restored citizenship to Kurds who had been left stateless under measures stemming from a controversial 1962 census and made Nowruz, the Kurdish New Year festival, an official national holiday. The Education Ministry followed up on 27 August with rules providing for three Kurdish-language classes a week in public and private schools in areas with significant Kurdish populations, with marks counting towards pupils' final grades. ‘Words and promises not enough' as Syria's Kurds face uncertain future Abdi was also appointed as an adviser to al-Sharaa on Friday, days after announcing the SDF's dissolution. It remains unclear whether the role will be more than ceremonial. But questions remain over what the end of the Kurdish-led administration will mean for women. The SDF and affiliated institutions used a system in which governing bodies were jointly headed by a man and a woman. “During these 10 years of autonomy, men and women were equal,” Balanche said. “In the region's administration. It was always a co-presidency. In Raqqah, for example, the mayor was Leyla Mustafa, a woman, and the co-president was a man. Now that is no longer the case.” Balanche also said the change could threaten restrictions on polygamy introduced under the Kurdish-led administration. Another unresolved question is what will happen to female SDF fighters as the force is absorbed into Syria's armed forces, which currently have no female troops. Shifting alliances For years, the SDF was Washington's main partner on the ground in Syria in the fight against the Islamic State group. But its position weakened as the United States built closer relations with Syria's new rulers. A Syrian government offensive in January seized large areas held by the SDF and pushed the Kurdish-led force back into negotiations over integration with Damascus. Washington, meanwhile, has increasingly embraced al-Sharaa's government, dismantling broad sanctions against Syria in 2025 and last week removing the country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. Turkey has emerged as one of al-Sharaa's main foreign allies and has long pressed for the SDF to disarm and integrate into the Syrian state. Ankara considers the SDF a terrorist organisation linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which launched an insurgency against the Turkish state in 1984. The SDF has rejected Turkey's claim that it is an extension of the PKK. A year after Assad's fall, Syrian hopes for transitional justice are fading The United States and European Union designate the PKK as a terrorist organisation, but not the SDF. Turkey has carried out several cross-border military operations against the SDF in northern Syria since 2016 and still has thousands of troops stationed in the country. Ankara says those forces will remain until the security threats it faces have been eliminated. The SDF's dissolution therefore achieves a longstanding Turkish objective in Syria. Turkey's ruling AK Party welcomed the move last week as an important step towards strengthening Syria's unity. “Stability in Syria means Turkey perhaps being able to divert some of the resources it's been spending on counterterrorism into other areas of its defense that are absolutely necessary at a time like this, a time of regional turmoil,” said Turkey expert Asli Aydintasbas of the Washington-based Brookings Institution. Turkey's Kurdish conflict The SDF's dissolution could also remove an obstacle to the fragile peace process between Ankara and the PKK. The process is intended to end the PKK's decades-long armed campaign against the Turkish state through the group's disarmament and dissolution. Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the group to disarm and disband in February 2025, and the PKK announced three months later that it would do so. A group of militants symbolically burned their weapons at a ceremony in northern Iraq in July 2025. Turkey's parliament passed a law in August establishing a legal framework for the PKK's disbandment. Kurdish politicians have said broader democratic and legal reforms will also be needed for lasting peace. Macron to become first Western European leader to visit post-Assad Syria For Ankara, however, the process does not stop at Turkey's borders. It has repeatedly insisted that the SDF must also dissolve, because it regards the Syrian force as part of the same militant movement as the PKK. The SDF has disputed that characterisation, with Abdi saying in 2025 that the PKK's decision to disarm did not apply to his forces in Syria. The dismantling of groups Ankara regards as PKK affiliates across the region is essential to the process, said Middle East expert Serhan Afacan of Istanbul's Marmara University. “The PKK should not exist anywhere in the region. This is what Ankara has been saying for more than a year,” Afacan said. “If there is going to be any kind of peace process or reconciliation, the PKK is not supposed to exist anywhere in this region, in Turkey, in Iran, in Iraq, Syria.”

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In this episode, Richard Pater speaks with Dr Simon Waldman about Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's grip on power, the erosion of Turkish democracy and Turkey's neo-Ottoman ambitions. Waldman examines antisemitism in Turkish society, Ankara's support for Hamas and its growing influence in Syria. He also assesses Turkey's potential return to the F-35 programme, its naval ambitions in the eastern Mediterranean and the prospects for repairing relations with Israel. Dr Simon Waldman teaches in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London. His research focuses on Turkish history and politics, international diplomacy in the Middle East, state-building and leadership, and the Arab Israeli conflict. He is the author of Anglo-American Diplomacy and the Palestinian Refugee Problem and co-author of The New Turkey and Its Discontents.

Suriye'nin bütünlüğüne dair önemli bir adım atıldı. Terör örgütü YPG kendini feshetti. Açıklamayı YPG'nin komutanı Mazlum Abdi yaptı. Gelişmelerin Suriye tarihinde barış, istikrar ve yeniden inşa için yeni bir sayfa açtığını ifade etti. Karar, Şam'da, Ankara'da ve Washington'da olumlu karşılandı. Türkiye, Suriye'nin toprak bütünlüğünün korunması ile "tek devlet" anlayışının güçleneceğine dikkat çekti. Güvenlik kaynakları feshin,, Suriye krizinin başından bu yana gerçekleşen en kritik "jeopolitik kırılma" olduğunu ifade ediyor. Bunun Terörsüz Türkiye sürecine ivme kazandıracağı vurgulanıyor. YPG'nin varlığını sonlandırmasını, bunun bölgeye ve Terörsüz Türkiye sürecine etkilerini Dr. Bilgay Duman ve Dr. Mehmet Turan Çağlar değerlendirdi.

Edward Luce has spent decades chronicling America's slow transition from the undisputed architect of the postwar order into something less certain of its own role. He is the Financial Times' U.S. National Editor, a former speechwriter in the Clinton Treasury Department, and the author of The Retreat of Western Liberalism and Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Cold War Prophet. The latter is a biography of the Cold War strategist who understood earlier than most that the American century would not simply extend itself indefinitely.In this conversation, recorded in the tense aftermath of the 2026 Munich Security Conference, he draws on that longer arc to make a case that reaches back well before the current moment: that the alliance system built in the ashes of 1945 was never just a strategy, but an extension of how America understood its own role in the world — and that the uncertainty visible abroad today has been building since the Cold War's end, across different administrations.He traces America's slide from unipolar confidence to a multipolarity Brzezinski saw coming, and mourns the disappearance of strategists willing to think in decades rather than news cycles. His sharpest claim: America is a creedal nation, and its unresolved fight over what that creed means is what makes its current foreign policy so volatile.Is that argument still legible on the ground? Anna van Zoest, Director of the Netherlands Atlantic Association and a principal organizer of NATO's 2025 Public Forum, brings it back to the summit she's just returned from in Ankara — testing whether the alliance still carries the weight of the thinking that built it, and what happens to a system built abroad as a mirror of American belief once that belief is shaken.Out of Many, One Idea marks America's 250th anniversary by asking whether a nation still working out what it stands for can keep building a world that depends on it.Support the showThe John Adams Institute is Amsterdam's home for independent American thought. John Adams himself said “Let us tenderly and kindly cherish...the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.” For four decades, we have amassed a unique archive of great thinkers, speakers and writers, from Toni Morrison to Timothy Snyder, and from Jane Fonda to Jill Lepore. It has been our pleasure to share this treasure trove of thought and word with you. In this exclusive miniseries, we're sitting down with a few prominent voices from both sides of the Atlantic to take stock of the United States, two hundred and fifty years into its experiment in self-governance. We believe John Adams would have wanted it that way – in fact he explained as much in a letter to his wife, Abigail, on 3 July 1776; “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival.”  And so, from Amsterdam, it's Bright Minds; Out of Many, One?  the podcast from the Adams Institute! If you're a friend of free thinking and the communities that support it, please, become a member. Our independence is something we cherish, and it comes with a cost. The John Adams is an independent foundation without structural subsidy, and there's always room at our table for more.Click here to find out about sponsorship or becoming a member...

In this briefing, The MirYam Institute's In-House Analysts Yaakov Lappin and Ruth Wasserman-Lande evaluate: Israel's airstrike on Turkish military assets in Syria.President Erdogan's neo-Ottoman ambitions, and the strategic imperative to counter Ankara-backed jihadist threats.Egypt's dual policy toward Hamas, cross-border security challenges, and Cairo's refusal to join the Turkish-Saudi-Pakistani "Mecca Agreement".Support the showThe MirYam Institute. Israel's Future in Israel's Hands.Subscribe to our podcast: https://podfollow.com/1493910771Follow The MirYam Institute X: https://bit.ly/3jkeUyxFollow Benjamin Anthony X: https://bit.ly/3hZeOe9Like Benjamin Anthony Facebook: https://bit.ly/333Ct93Like The MirYam Institute Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SarHI3Follow Benjamin Anthony Instagram: https://bit.ly/30m6uPGFollow The MirYam Institute Instagram: https://bit.ly/3l5fvED

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Tensions between Turkey and Israel have intensified after an Israeli airstrike targeted a Syrian military airbase near the Turkish border. The strike came days after Turkey's new military pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Ankara swiftly condemned Tuesday's Israeli airstrike on Syria's Abu Duhur military airbase, 70 kilometres from its border, calling it illegal and a breach of Syrian sovereignty. Ankara is a key ally of Syria's new authorities. Israel justified its actions, accusing Turkey of seeking to expand its military footprint in Syria, which it sees as a serious threat. “Israel is uneasy about the Turkish presence in Syria, and Turkish ambitions to play a major role in Syria's future are unsettling from an Israeli perspective,” explains Turkey expert Gallia Lindenstrauss of Israel's Institute for National Security Studies. “There's concern that Turkey will establish its own bases in Syria,” she added. Israeli-Turkish tensions have risen over Israel's war in Gaza and Lebanon, and Ankara's support of Hamas, evolving into a broader regional rivalry. “In general, there's uneasiness [in Israel] about Turkey's assertiveness, both in Syria and in the Mediterranean and other parts of the Middle East and the greater regional arena," said Lindenstrauss.  Landmark agreement Earlier this month, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan made headlines by signing a landmark military accord in the Saudi city of Mecca. Known as the Mecca Accord, this alliance pledges mutual defence if any member is attacked, akin to NATO's Article 5. Turkish international relations expert Soli Ozel claims the impetus for the agreement is uncertainty around Washington's willingness or ability to protect its regional allies amid ongoing tensions involving Iran. “Undoubtedly, the United States is proving to be an increasingly unreliable partner. Countries worldwide, especially in the larger Middle East region, are looking for other ways to provide security for themselves,” said Ozel. Iran says ‘Muslim Nato' pact reflects retreat from US security umbrella The Mecca Accord members view each other as bringing complementary strengths to deal with shared concerns. "Pakistan brings military capabilities and is a nuclear power. The Saudis have the money. Turkey has a budding defence industry and a large army. It claims not to be against any country, but I think those three parties agree that Iran is a destabilising actor, as is Israel,” explained Ozel. The Mecca Accord is set to boost defence and intelligence ties, with Saudi Arabia expected to bolster Turkey's expanding defence sector. But many analysts see Iran and Israel as the accord's principal focus. “The deal is meant to signal both to Iran and Israel that they will be isolated in the region if they continue with assertive, belligerent policies,” said Asli Aydintasbas of the United States-based Brookings Institution. Turkey steps up as Europe's indispensable and uncomfortable defence partner 'Two axes in the Middle East' Despite Iran's recent attacks on Saudi Arabia, Aydintasbas argues that while the Mecca Accord has a mutual defence clause – meaning an attack on one member is an attack on all – Turkey and Pakistan will not be drawn into a conflict with Iran. “We know that they have no desire to get involved. But it does mean there will be greater military cooperation,” said Aydintasbas. Countering Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea on Saudi tankers could be the first real test of the alliance. But Aydintasbas cautions that the Mecca Accord will not replace the US as the “ultimate security provider” for the region. Instead, it's more about burden sharing, a move that fits well with Washington's wider agenda. Washington has given its blessing to the accord, and expansion talks are already under way.  European Union slams 'inflammatory' Houthi Red Sea tanker attack Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hinted that Egypt could be the next member, with Turkish media reporting that Egypt's foreign minister will join his Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani counterparts for a meeting in Istanbul later this month. “Developments in Egypt are of major concern to Israel,” said Lindenstrauss. But she believes the Mecca Accord is an opportunity for Israel, given there are mutual concerns among its allies over the Accord. “Israel already has very close relations with Greece, Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates and India,” she noted. "And I do envision a deepening of this relationship. And so we have the formation of two loose axes in the Greater Middle East."

CELÝ DÍL NAJDETE NA https://herohero.co/studion A V RÁMCI KLUBOVÉHO PŘEDPLATNÉHO DENÍKU N https://denikn.cz/podcast-studio-n/ Evropa řeší migraci, Turecko si buduje vlastní sféru vlivu a česká vláda mezitím otevírá otázku budoucnosti veřejnoprávních médií. Ve Studiu N jsme se zahraničním reportérem České televize Andreasem Papadopulosem mluvili o třech zdánlivě vzdálených tématech, jež spojuje jedno: proměna evropského prostoru a jeho vztahu k okolnímu světu. Papadopulos upozorňuje, že motivace lidí, kteří se vydávají na nebezpečnou cestu do Evropy, není možné redukovat na hledání pohodlnějšího života. „Ti lidé nejsou na cestě za lepším životem, ale za životem,“ říká. Podle něj je důležité rozumět tomu, před čím tito lidé utíkají, i když to podle něj neznamená, že Evropa by měla své hranice jednoduše otevřít. „Tam, odkud pocházejí, by ten život mohli ztratit. Byl by tragický. A to je žene. Neříkám, že je to správně a že by měli do Evropy přijít otevřenou branou, to vůbec ne. Myslím ale, že je důležité vnímat jejich motivaci. Nedá se umenšit tím, že jim řekneme, že je tady nechceme. Oni jdou s mnohem větší motivací a přes mnohem větší nástrahy a překážky, než je nějaký hraniční plot nebo španělští policisté s obuškem,“ popisuje zahraniční zpravodaj České televize. „Pro ně je ten pobyt na pláži v Ceutě jedním z nejlepších období, protože dostávají denně jídlo a mají jistotu, že se nezapletou do stejných problémů jako po cestě,“ říká Papadopulos. Z Ceuty se rozhovor přesouvá k Turecku a jeho stále ambicióznější zahraniční politice. „Turecko chce být mostem mezi západní civilizací a civilizací Středního východu,“ říká novinář. Podle něj Ankara usiluje o stále větší vliv v Africe, Libyi i na Blízkém východě a současně zůstává pro Severoatlantickou alianci velmi cenným partnerem. „Pro NATO je Turecko vytrčeným tykadlem směrem do tohoto prostoru,“ tvrdí. V některých oblastech podle něj dokonce může coby regionální mocnost převzít část role, kterou dosud hrály Spojené státy. Země za Erdoganovy vlády výrazně rozšiřuje své mocenské ambice, zároveň ale prochází hlubokou ekonomickou krizí. „Turecko je nemocné, ale má silného sultána,“ říká reportér, se kterým jsme se spojili do Istanbulu, odkud působí jako zahraniční zpravodaj veřejnoprávní televize. Jak funguje evropská migrační politika a proč se ji nedaří dlouhodobě nastavit? Co ukazuje příběh Ceuty? Jaké jsou Erdoganovy skutečné ambice? Kam se může posunout Turecko v novém geopolitickém uspořádání? Co může znamenat plánovaná proměna veřejnoprávních médií v Česku? A co by jejich ztráta znamenala pro schopnost české společnosti orientovat se ve světě, který je stále složitější? Podívejte se na celou epizodu. Celé díly Studia N najdete na platformě Herohero, na webu Deníku N jsou přístupné předplatitelům a předplatitelkám Klubu N. Bezplatné části zveřejňujeme v podcastových aplikacích Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podbean či na YouTube. Sledovat nás můžete také na Instagramu.

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In today's episode of Trending Middle East, the US says economic pressure on Iran could prevent a return to large-scale fighting, with Vice President JD Vance describing the war as entering a “new phase” and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promising further measures on Monday. We also examine escalating tensions between Israel and Turkey over their military presence in Syria, after Israel accuses Ankara of planning to station troops at an airbase struck by Israeli warplanes. In Gaza, aid deliveries rise sharply, but shortages of engine oil and spare parts are putting more lorries out of service and making it increasingly difficult to get supplies to Palestinians. And investment in completed Dubai property projects jumps 52 per cent to Dh111 billion in the first half of the year, while UAE schools prepare to welcome more than a million pupils back to classrooms with existing safety measures remaining in place after this week's missile alert. Trending Middle East is AI-assisted, using original reporting published in The National and curated and edited by humans

Episode 540 / Hidenori Ishii Hidenori Ishii is an artist born in Yonezawa, Japan, who resides and works in LIC, New York. He holds a BFA from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, and an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. His work traverses painting, screen-printing, installation and public art. His solo exhibitions include venues like Erin Cluley Gallery in Dallas, TX, C. Grimaldis Gallery in Baltimore, MD and Hub-Robeson Gallery in Penn State University, PA. His work has been featured in group exhibitions worldwide, including at the Wichita Falls Museum of Art in TX, Tian Contemporain, Montreal, Canada and Art in Embassies in Ankara, Turkey. He has received awards such as 2024 and 2019 FST Studio Project Funds in NYC, 2024 Finalist in MTA Arts & Design Program and was previously a Keyholder Resident at the LES Printshop in New York City. His work is part of collections such as the Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection, TD Bank Art Collection, Morgan Stanley Art Collection, the Microsoft Art Collection and the University Texas Southwestern Medical Center Art Collection.

What does a more uncertain transatlantic relationship mean for Europe's role in the Indo-Pacific? Mike sits down with Dr Gorana Grgić, Head of the Global Security Team at ETH Zürich's Center for Security Studies and Non-Resident Fellow at the United States Studies Centre, to explore how Europe is adapting to a shifting strategic landscape. They discuss the outcomes of the latest NATO summit in Ankara; the future of NATO's Indo-Pacific partnerships with Japan, Australia, South Korea and New Zealand; and why these transregional relationships remain critical to confronting shared security challenges across Eurasia. 

Nigerian culture is going global — from Afrobeats topping charts to Ankara on runways — but what does it really take to thrive in the diaspora? In this episode of Wellness on WAHALA x NIDO Radio South, Dr. Chinyere Eze, President of NIDO California, gets real about identity, mentorship, mental health, and the rise of Nigerians in America.We cover:The diaspora reality check: "no work, no survival" and the myth that everything's alright once you arriveNigerian fashion decoded — George fabric, coral beads, gele, and the truth about Ankara & jollof originsHow NIDO mentors the next generation into scholarships, grants, and business ownershipAbia State's transformation: 24 years of stagnation reversed in ~2 yearsBreaking the mental health stigma in Nigerian and African communitiesNigerians stepping into political and professional leadership across the U.S.

Özgür Özel hat eine Entscheidung getroffen, die das Potenzial hat, die gesamte politische Landschaft der Türkei umzukrempeln. Es ist Ende Juli, als der Oppositionspolitiker im Parlament in Ankara ans Mikrofon tritt und verkündet, er werde aus der CHP austreten und die Partei «Yeni» gründen. Er verfolgt damit ein klares Ziel: die Opposition neu aufzustellen und Erdogan an der Spitze des Landes abzulösen. Doch dieses Vorhaben gleicht einem Hürdenlauf. Gast: Nicole Anliker, Türkei-Korrespondentin Host: Nadine Landert Redaktion: Dominik Schottner Nicoles Artikel findet ihr [hier](https://www.nzz.ch/international/grosser-rueckhalt-kann-die-neue-oppositionspartei-erdogan-gefaehrlich-werden-ld.10018131) [Exklusiv für dich als Podcast-Fan: 7 Tage NZZ-Digitalabo geschenkt. Unverbindlich testen. ](https://probeabo.nzz.ch/podcast?utm_source=shownotes&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=0726_NZZCH_Podcast)

According to explosive reports emerging from Washington and Israeli media, Israel passed on intelligence info to U.S. officials regarding an Iran assassination threat against President Trump during last month's NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. The reported operation to protect the President included extraordinary deception tactics, a possible surface-to-air missile threat, and intelligence that allegedly originated with Israel. If true, this story should reshape how Americans view Israel's role as one of the United States' closest strategic allies.In this episode of Pulse of Israel, Avi Abelow analyzes what these reports could mean for U.S.-Israel relations, the growing Iranian threat, and why this incident should force Washington to rethink its policies toward Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. If Iranian intelligence truly possessed highly detailed information about President Trump's movements—and if Israeli intelligence helped expose the threat—it highlights how closely American and Israeli security interests overlap in confronting common adversaries.This video also examines the broader strategic picture: Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Turkey, and the proposed Gaza roadmap. Can governments that have supported Hamas be trusted to shape Gaza's future? Why does Israel continue warning the free world about the dangers posed by jihadist movements? And what lessons should President Trump draw from this reported assassination plot as he shapes future Middle East policy?While President Trump has made historic decisions benefiting Israel, including moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, standing firmly against Iran, and helping secure the release of Israeli hostages, Avi explains why this reported incident should serve as another reminder that Israel is not merely America's ally, but its frontline partner against common terrorist threats.Join Our Whatsapp Channel: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GkavRznXy731nxxRyptCMvFollow us on Twitter: https://x.com/AviAbelowJoin our Telegram Channel: https://t.me/aviabelowpulseFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pulse_of_israel/?hl=enPulse of Israel on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IsraelVideoNetworkVisit Our Website - https://pulseofisrael.com/Donate to Pulse of Israel: https://pulseofisrael.com/boost-this-video/

Last month, President Trump secretly swapped planes via a catering truck as he left a Nato summit in Turkey. The elaborate ruse, first reported by the Washington Post, was in response to a possible threat from Iran.But how serious were the US administration's fears of an assassination attempt? And does the Iranian regime have the capability to carry out such an operation beyond its borders?We speak to Parham Ghobadi, a senior reporter at the BBC's Persian Service, and Dan Lamothe of the Washington Post, to understand more about what transpired on Air Force One, the history of Iran's alleged assassination plots, and why the Iranian regime's prime target might be its own citizens.For more episodes, just search 'The Global Story' wherever you get your BBC Podcasts.Producers: Mhairi MacKenzie, Hannah Moore and Xandra EllinExecutive producers: Martine Powers and James ShieldMix: Travis EvansDigital producer: Sam GruetStudio manager: Mike RegaardSenior news editor: China CollinsPhoto: A catering truck is parked on the other side of Air Force One, before U.S. President Donald Trump's departure from Ankara en route to Washington after his participation in the NATO leaders' summit, at Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. Credit: Reuters/ABC-TV/Pool/File Photo

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It reads like a Hollywood thriller, but it actually happened on the tarmac in Ankara. Following a NATO summit in Turkey, President Donald Trump executed a clandestine, high-stakes security maneuver to evade a credible assassination threat from Iran. While cameras rolled and journalists boarded what they believed was the presidential aircraft, Trump was secretly smuggled out of the area using an airport catering truck and transferred to an alternate military plane—leaving Air Force One behind as a high-profile decoy. In this episode, we break down the jaw-dropping investigative report uncovering how this multi-layered deception was pulled off right under the noses of the traveling press pool and even some White House aides. We examine the mounting geopolitical tensions between Washington and Tehran that triggered the emergency protocol, the logistics of using hydraulic catering lifts for executive concealment, and historical precedents of presidential decoy flights like Bill Clinton's historic trip to Pakistan. Whether you are fascinated by presidential security protocols, military intelligence tactics, or international geopolitics, this episode provides a riveting look behind the curtain of modern executive protection. We explore:The Anatomy of a Covert Operation: How security teams utilized a standard airport catering vehicle to move the president unseen. The Decoy Strategy: Why Air Force One was used to misdirect potential threats while a smaller C-32A military jet flew the president to safety. The Iranian Threat: Context surrounding the escalating hostilities and security warnings that necessitated such extreme measures. The Press Pool Fallout: How traveling journalists were kept in the dark and what reporters were told mid-flight. We separate the spycraft reality from the political theater to deliver a comprehensive look at one of the wildest travel security stories in modern presidential history.Stay informed on high-stakes global news. If you love gripping deep-dives into intelligence and national security, please subscribe to the podcast and leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps independent reporting thrive. Share this episode with a friend or colleague who loves unbelievable true stories behind world events!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chaos-culture-radio--3078307/support.Follow Chaos Culture Radio for real conversations that move culture forward.New episodes every week.Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

Ankara plane incident shows panic and disorientation of Trump White House / Democratic primary elections show volatility amid shift to the left

David Crowley beat Francesca Hong by half a point. Peggy Flanagan won Minnesota by 20. Same night, opposite answers about where the party is going.Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley took the Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial primary over democratic socialist state Rep. Francesca Hong in a nail biter that broke past 2 a.m. Brian had been telling anyone who would listen that Crowley was winning while prediction markets had Hong at 96 percent, and he takes the victory lap. His read on why: no AOC, no Bernie, no Warren, no signature policy that broke through, and a cancel Thanksgiving clip nobody could unsee. Glennis brings in the other variable, Megan Romer, one of the DSA's two national chairs, whose New Yorker Radio Hour sit down with David Remnick got clipped into oblivion days before Wisconsin voted. Also: five of nine Milwaukee flash drives showed up at central count carrying audit logs instead of results, and Steve Kornacki had to fill 90 minutes of live NBC air with nothing.Then the rest of the board. Peggy Flanagan beat Angie Craig by roughly 20 points in Minnesota, and Brian argues that race teaches 2028 more than Wisconsin does. Luke Bronin ended John Larson's 28 year run in Connecticut's 1st, the seventh House incumbent to lose after actually running, five of them over 70. South Carolina's special Senate primary heads to an August 25 runoff between Rep. Ralph Norman and appointed Sen. Darline Graham. Mike Lindell lost Minnesota's Republican gubernatorial primary to House Speaker Lisa Demuth and would not concede. David Crowley is your Oath Candidate of the Week, and he is starting from zero with a general election against Rep. Tom Tiffany in November.Plus AOC telling Jonathan Karl on ABC's This Week that "Woke 1 was crazy," and the real question underneath it: can somebody who was loud during Woke 1 be the 2028 nominee? Brian says the jury is out. Glennis says yes and names her candidate. Then the economy, where July CPI landed at 3.4 percent, the July jobs report came in at negative 23,000 against expectations near 85,000 with another 103,000 knocked off May and June, and workers' share of national income sits at its lowest point since tracking began in 1947. Also this week for Clickbait or Double-Click: Trump slipping off Air Force One into an airport catering truck in Ankara while the press flew the decoy, Mamdani backing Tiffany Cabán's Delivery Protection Act to force Amazon to directly employ its delivery drivers, and the New York Times piece on Flock cameras that has liberals and conservatives mad at the same thing.Then a Good Vibe Goodbye where a guy on the Brooklyn Museum steps asks Mamdani to find him a date and the mayor's office answers with a borough by borough summer guide for anyone looking for cheap and cheerful dates in NYC.UPDATE: This episode was recorded Wednesday morning, August 12, 2026, while Wisconsin votes were still being counted. Since recording, the Associated Press and Decision Desk HQ officially called the race for David Crowley, who secured the nomination with 39.8% of the vote compared to Francesca Hong's 39.4%.New episodes of Vibes Only are available for download first thing every Thursday morning! Hit that FOLLOW and we'll keep you informed for the midterms.EPISODE RESOURCES/LINKSThe Oath Candidate of the Week: David Crowley for WIPrimary Results - The New York TimesHow Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains | The New Yorker Radio HourAnything is Possible: AOC on Political FutureIran Insists Strait Will Stay Closed Until U.S. Agrees to Demands - The New York TimesLabor Market Shifts Into Reverse as Employers Balk at Hiring - The New York TimesTrump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats From Iran - The New York TimesFight Brews Between Mamdani and Amazon Over Delivery Workers - The New York TimesFlock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love Them. Citizens Don't. - The New York TimesFix This Mamdani - InstagramSend us a text!Watch us on YoutubeFollow us on Instagram Oh, we're on TikTok tooFollow Brian on IG Follow Glennis on IG

Donald Trump stapte op 8 juli, bij het vertrek van de NAVO-top in Ankara, stiekem over in een ander vliegtuig. Iedereen zag hem instappen in Air Force One, maar niemand hield de catering truck in de gaten die hem naar een ander toestel bracht, waar minister van defensie Pete Hegseth kort daarvoor, zichtbaar voor iedereen, in was gestapt. Aanleiding was de dreiging van een Iraanse aanslag op Trump, vermoedelijk met een schouderraket. Journalisten, de ministers Basset en Rubio en andere medewerkers van Trump bleven ondertussen achter in Air Force One – als afleidingsmanoeuvre, dus. De Secret Service deed het lijken alsof Trump wel de hele tijd aan boord van Air Force One zat door hem bij aankomst in het VK weer stiekem in te laten stappen. Verder bespreken Bernard en David de definitieve benoeming van Trumps oud-advocaat Todd Blanche tot minister van Justitie. Wat betekent zijn komst voor het ministerie en voor de onderzoeken naar Trumps politieke tegenstanders? En: kan Blanche het beter doen dan zijn voorganger Pam Bondi? Over de Amerika Podcast In de Amerika Podcast nemen Bernard Hammelburg en Jan Postma je mee naar het Amerika van nu: een land dat onder Donald Trump opnieuw in rap tempo verandert. Wat betekent zijn beleid voor Amerikanen in rode én blauwe staten, voor de democratie? Wat is er nog over van the American Dream? Wat verandert Trumps koers voor ons in Europa? Hier hoor je de verhalen van de Amerikanen zelf. We nemen je mee naar het land van adembenemende landschappen, countrymuziek uit de autoradio en diners langs de highway. Maar natuurlijk ook juist naar de mavericks die deze clichés doorbreken. De Amerika Podcast zoekt naar de ziel van Amerika. Buitenlandcommentator Bernard Hammelburg vanuit New York en Amsterdam, correspondent Jan Postma vanuit Washington DC of ergens in een van de vijftig staten. Die zoektocht doen we samen met jou, want de Amerika Podcast is niet compleet zonder de vragen van onze luisteraars. Elke donderdag in je podcastfeed! Heb je een vraag, opmerking, kritiek of een compliment. Mail dan naar dewereld@bnr.nl, laat een berichtje achter in de BNR app, of spreek je vraag in op de Amerika Podcast Whatsapp: 06-28135020. En wie weet win je de Amerika Podcast koffiebeker. Over de makers Bernard Hammelburg is buitenlandcommentator en columnist voor BNR Nieuwsradio en het FD, en presentator van BNR De Wereld. Als oorlogsverslaggever was hij o.a. ooggetuige van de Culturele Revolutie in China, de revolutie in Iran en de oorlogen in Vietnam, het Midden-Oosten en Afghanistan. Hij was twintig jaar correspondent in de VS. Hij verdeelt zijn tijd tussen zijn woonplaatsen Amsterdam en New York. Jan Postma is Amerika-correspondent voor BNR Nieuwsradio. Vanuit zijn standplaats Washington DC doet hij verslag van de politieke strijd in de hoofdstad en gaat het land in om te zien wat de gevolgen zijn voor Amerikanen. Eerder schreef hij De Trump-fluisteraars, over de mensen die Trump beïnvloeden. Voordat hij in 2018 correspondent werd, presenteerde hij onder meer Boekestijn en De Wijk. Jan studeerde Amerikanistiek en Journalistiek aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Naast de BNR Amerika Podcast is hij regelmatig te horen in BNR’s nieuwsprogramma’s en in BNR De Wereld. Ook is hij Amerika-correspondent voor het Algemeen Dagblad. Redactie Luc de Klerk Montage Jeanne Heeremans See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Hump Day on The Majority Report On Today's program: On the way home from the NATO summit in Ankara, Air Force One was forced to land in England because of a threat from Iran. Donald Trump was then snuck onto a second plane via a catering truck, while the press remained aboard Air Force One. President Trump was asked about why he allowed the members of the press to remain on Air Force One if it was too dangerous for him to stay. Trump tried to claim that the second plane was actually the more dangerous plane. What a hero, laying his life on the line for the press. John Nichols, journalist and executive editor at The Nation, joins to discuss the Wisconsin primaries and the rise of independent candidates. Check out John's great piece in The Nation: "Is 2026 the Year of the Independent?" Usamah Andrabi, communications director and spokesperson for Justice Democrats, joins to discuss what has been JD's most successful primary cycle for endorsements. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) joins the program for a conversation about the wave of progressive candidates winning their primaries across the country. In the Fun Half: Peggy Flanagan, on primary Election Day, reaffirms her platform in a post on X, citing ripping ICE apart, passing Medicare for All, etc. Flanagan went on to win big. The GOP nominee for Senate in Minnesota, Michelle Tafoya's message to voters on the war on Iran is to be a patriot and deal with the rise in gas prices. Mike Lindell is refusing to concede his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor of Minnesota. STAY IN THE RACE, MIKE! Tim Pool spends 10 minutes belaboring a mindless metaphor about molecules and atoms in an attempt to explain how socialism doesn't work. all that and more. To connect and organize with your local ICE rapid response team visit ICERRT.com The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives. Follow us on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@majorityreportfm Check us out on Twitch here: https://www.twitch.tv/themajorityreport Find our Rumble stream here: https://rumble.com/user/majorityreport Check out our alt YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive Gift a Majority Report subscription here: https://fans.fm/majority/gift Subscribe to the AM Quickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! https://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: https://majority.fm/app Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code majority to get 10% off your purchase Check out today's sponsors: DELETEME: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to www.joindeleteme.com/MAJORITY and use promo code MAJORITY at checkout. RIDGE WALLET: For a limited time only head to ridge.com and use code MAJORITYREPORT at checkout for 10% off your order SUNSET LAKE CBD: Head to SunsetLakeCBD.com and use code BIRTHDAY26 at checkout to save 25% on everything sitewide. Spend over $100 and get a bonus gift on top of it all. Sale ends August 17th at Midnight.  @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattLech On Instagram: @MrBryanVokey Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on YouTube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's YouTube channel: https://ww.youtube.com/Th3Discourse Check out Ava Raiza's music here: https:/www.youtube.com/@avaraiza

Victoria Taft breaks down the unsealed Washington Post report exposing how Donald Trump used a catering truck ruse to secretly switch from Air Force One to a C-32A military transport jet in Ankara, Turkey, to evade an active Iranian assassination plot. Plus, newly released January 2021 text messages between Dr. Anthony Fauci, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy showing Fauci privately admitted that mRNA second-dose fever and cytokine storms could cause first-trimester miscarriages.

Trump was smuggled off Air Force One in a catering truck and flown out of Turkey on a secret military flight after a credible Iranian threat. You need to see how this actually went down. After the NATO summit in Ankara, cameras caught Trump boarding the older Air Force One. Minutes later, he and several aides stepped into an elevated catering container on the opposite side of the plane, got lowered to the tarmac, and driven over to a smaller C-32A. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded that same secret flight separately so it looked normal. The press and some White House staff sat on the decoy plane with the window shades ordered closed, thinking the president was with them the whole time. The C-32A landed in Britain nine minutes ahead of the decoy. Trump then reappeared on the older jet before switching to the Qatari-gifted plane for the trip home. Intelligence flagged a specific Iranian plot against him. Israel had tipped the U.S. The White House did not deny the operation. Pat also covered: Iran locks the Strait of Hormuz until President Trump is out of office and drops five NEW demands Day 59: Mitch McConnell is still holding America hostage Trump signs executive order that overhauls the childhood vaccine schedule Newly released Fauci texts show he privately flagged a theoretical miscarriage risk after the COVID vaccine In a shocking event, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed endorses Ilhan Omar …  Does this change how you view the constant Iran threats against Trump? Have you ever seen a presidential security move this elaborate and still kept quiet this long? If you want unfiltered truth and commonsense analysis that cuts through the noise, hit subscribe and turn on notifications. 00:00 Pat Gray UNLEASHED! 00:24 President Trump's Plane Switcheroo Due to Threat 02:24 Kaitlan Collins on Trump Switching Planes 05:22 Another California Golf Course Threat 06:22 Trump with the Latest News on Iran 08:26 Trump on the Status of the Strait of Hormuz 10:52 Iran's Demands for Reopening the Strait of Hormuz 15:41 Trump Signing New Vaccine Schedule for Kids 17:37 RFK Jr. & Food Additives 19:44 Cyborg Flight Attendant 22:04 Ron Johnson on Anthony Fauci's Texts 25:33 Mitch McConnell Continues to be Missing 31:50 Fat Five 46:29 College Football Season is Soon Upon Us! 51:59 New Footage of the Ayatollah? 54:27 AI Anti-Iran Song 58:15 DiJonai Carrington Getting some Heat 1:00:06 Oil Prices are Up Again 1:01:00 Early Voting for Midterms 1:05:19 Who Exactly IS Abdul El-Sayed??? 1:07:45 Abdul El-Sayed's Social Media Posts 1:08:49 Abdul El-Sayed Endorses Ilhan Omar 1:12:17 Hasan Piker Puff Piece 1:14:14 Nick Shirley in Spain 1:16:08 Massive Earthquake in Japan 1:19:34 Vegetables are Vanishing?! 1:24:21 Kai Trump's Six-Pack 1:25:53 Golfing with the Trumps 1:27:06 F-16 Fighter Jets & Missile Defense Vehicles 1:29:46 Pat was Wrong about Earthquakes 1:30:50 Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Give Everyone AI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erick opens on the Washington Post's exclusive that President Donald Trump secretly slipped out of Turkey after the NATO summit in Ankara, boarding the old Air Force One as a decoy and then being shuttled by catering truck onto a smaller Air Force jet, all because of a credible Iranian assassination threat. The White House […]

Güven Güzeldere beyin göçü üzerine konuşmaya devam ediyor ve kişisel beyin göçü sürecini aktarıyor: Bir akademisyen olarak niye ABD'ye gitti?   Hangi motivasyonla neler yapmaya çalıştı? Bir Ankaralının içinden Ankara'yı çıkartmak ne demek? Yurtdışından Türkiye ile ilgili projeler yapmanın zorlukları neler?  

La Turquie, l'Arabie saoudite et le Pakistan ont signé à La Mecque un accord de défense commune prévoyant qu'une attaque armée contre l'un d'eux sera considérée comme une attaque contre tous, un dispositif que le chef de la diplomatie turque compare à l'article 5 de l'Otan. Comment expliquer cette comparaison ? Dans un contexte régional très tendu, Ankara, Riyad et Islamabad ont souligné le fait que ce pacte de défense ne visait pas l'Iran. Téhéran a-t-il des raisons de s'inquiéter ?  Avec David Rigoulet-Roze, chercheur à l'Institut français d'analyse stratégique (IFAS), rédacteur en chef de la revue Orients Stratégiques. 

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up— two U.S. servicemembers are killed in an Iranian missile strike on an American base in Jordan. We'll explain why the attack may mark a major turning point in the conflict, as new reports indicate the Trump administration is preparing for a dramatic expansion of military operations against Tehran. Later in the show— Russia and Ukraine continue exchanging punishing attacks as Moscow launches another wave of deadly strikes, underscoring the grinding intensity of the war. Plus— Turkey is reportedly considering giving up its Russian-made S-400 air defense system in hopes of convincing Washington to allow Ankara back into the F-35 fighter jet program. And in today's Back of the Brief— New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he's still deciding whether he would seek the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the United Nations General Assembly this September. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Poncho Outdoors: Gear up for summer with Poncho and grab $10 off plus free shipping at https://ponchooutdoors.com/PDB Acre Gold: Turn your pocket change into physical 24-karat gold and enter to win a limited-edition Hot Wheels gold bar at https://GetAcreGold.com/PDB HomeServe: Protect your home systems from expensive repairs with https://HomeServe.com/dailybriefand get 50% off your first year of coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Scott sat down with his colleagues Lawfare Foreign Policy Editor Daniel Byman, Lawfare Public Service Fellow Julia Curlee, and Lawfare Contributing Editor and Vice President of Research, Security and Defense at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ariane Tabatabai, to talk through the week's big news in foreign policy, including:“Truce or Consequences.” The fragile ceasefire that had paused the U.S.-Iran war since the spring now appears to have collapsed. After Iran struck several commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has launched several successive nights of strikes, hitting more than 300 targets across Iran. Iran has in turn retaliated against U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. Speaking from the NATO summit in Ankara, President Trump declared the June memorandum of understanding “over” even as he insisted that talks toward a lasting peace could still continue. By the weekend, Iran had declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, and U.S. officials were describing the ceasefire as fully “broken down.” Then, on Monday, Trump escalated further—declaring that the United States would “keep” and “run” the Strait as its self-styled “Guardian,” reinstate its blockade on Iranian ships, and charge a 20% fee on all cargo passing through, an arrangement Tehran has flatly rejected. Is the war back on? And is there any diplomatic path left to pull both sides back from the brink? “Rutte Awakening.” NATO's leaders gathered in Ankara last week for a summit that Secretary General Mark Rutte billed as the launch of “NATO 3.0”—a stronger, more self-reliant Europe inside an alliance less dependent on the United States. Allies touted rapid progress toward last year's pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defense, announcing more than $50 billion in new procurement and at least €70 billion in fresh military aid for Ukraine. But the gathering was overshadowed by friction with President Trump, who publicly berated allies for declining to help in the Iran war and briefly revived his campaign to acquire Greenland before ending on a somewhat more conciliatory note. What did the Ankara summit actually accomplish? And what does “NATO 3.0” mean for the alliance's future?“Bad Bromance.” The once-close alliance between Washington and Jerusalem—and between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu—is showing unusual public strain. Trump has repeatedly clashed with Netanyahu over Israel's continued operations in Lebanon—which have threatened the Iran ceasefire—and over the stalled second phase of his Gaza peace plan, which has all but wilted as Hamas refuses to disarm and Israel refuses to withdraw. Defense Secretary Hegseth abruptly canceled a planned trip to Israel, and a possible F-35 sale to Turkey has added to the unease. The tensions turned vivid this past week when Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said he was detained for more than an hour by armed Israeli settlers—and then by IDF soldiers—during a West Bank visit, and armed settlers attacked a CNN crew and other journalists days later. At home, Israeli confidence in Trump has plummeted in advance of Israeli elections in October, even as U.S. primaries have produced a record number of candidates critical of Israel, particularly on the left. Just how strained is the U.S.-Israeli relationship? And how might Israel's coming elections—and America's midterms—reshape it? (Also see the Atlantic article by Thomas Wright that Julia references here.)In object lessons, Dan reviews the movie The Invite, and it's complicated. Ari reviews Israeli jazz musician Avishai Cohen's new album “Eternal Child” and is totally engaged. Scott remembers the influential life and career of Lindsey Graham, separating himself from any alleged involvement in a long-ago gym-mat scandal. And Julia is in love with post-SCIF life, especially one in which she can work from the serenity of her mother's paradisiacal porch.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Scott sat down with his colleagues Lawfare Foreign Policy Editor Daniel Byman, Lawfare Public Service Fellow Julia Curlee, and Lawfare Contributing Editor and Vice President of Research, Security and Defense at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Ariane Tabatabai, to talk through the week's big news in foreign policy, including:“Truce or Consequences.” The fragile ceasefire that had paused the U.S.-Iran war since the spring now appears to have collapsed. After Iran struck several commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has launched several successive nights of strikes, hitting more than 300 targets across Iran. Iran has in turn retaliated against U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. Speaking from the NATO summit in Ankara, President Trump declared the June memorandum of understanding “over” even as he insisted that talks toward a lasting peace could still continue. By the weekend, Iran had declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, and U.S. officials were describing the ceasefire as fully “broken down.” Then, on Monday, Trump escalated further—declaring that the United States would “keep” and “run” the Strait as its self-styled “Guardian,” reinstate its blockade on Iranian ships, and charge a 20% fee on all cargo passing through, an arrangement Tehran has flatly rejected. Is the war back on? And is there any diplomatic path left to pull both sides back from the brink? “Rutte Awakening.” NATO's leaders gathered in Ankara last week for a summit that Secretary General Mark Rutte billed as the launch of “NATO 3.0”—a stronger, more self-reliant Europe inside an alliance less dependent on the United States. Allies touted rapid progress toward last year's pledge to spend 5% of GDP on defense, announcing more than $50 billion in new procurement and at least €70 billion in fresh military aid for Ukraine. But the gathering was overshadowed by friction with President Trump, who publicly berated allies for declining to help in the Iran war and briefly revived his campaign to acquire Greenland before ending on a somewhat more conciliatory note. What did the Ankara summit actually accomplish? And what does “NATO 3.0” mean for the alliance's future?“Bad Bromance.” The once-close alliance between Washington and Jerusalem—and between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu—is showing unusual public strain. Trump has repeatedly clashed with Netanyahu over Israel's continued operations in Lebanon—which have threatened the Iran ceasefire—and over the stalled second phase of his Gaza peace plan, which has all but wilted as Hamas refuses to disarm and Israel refuses to withdraw. Defense Secretary Hegseth abruptly canceled a planned trip to Israel, and a possible F-35 sale to Turkey has added to the unease. The tensions turned vivid this past week when Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said he was detained for more than an hour by armed Israeli settlers—and then by IDF soldiers—during a West Bank visit, and armed settlers attacked a CNN crew and other journalists days later. At home, Israeli confidence in Trump has plummeted in advance of Israeli elections in October, even as U.S. primaries have produced a record number of candidates critical of Israel, particularly on the left. Just how strained is the U.S.-Israeli relationship? And how might Israel's coming elections—and America's midterms—reshape it? (Also see the Atlantic article by Thomas Wright that Julia references here.)In object lessons, Dan reviews the movie The Invite, and it's complicated. Ari reviews Israeli jazz musician Avishai Cohen's new album “Eternal Child” and is totally engaged. Scott remembers the influential life and career of Lindsey Graham, separating himself from any alleged involvement in a long-ago gym-mat scandal. And Julia is in love with post-SCIF life, especially one in which she can work from the serenity of her mother's paradisiacal porch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tommy is joined by guest host Mehdi Hasan to walk through a packed week of World Cup controversy, a NATO summit, and Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral in Iran.First, they discuss the international reaction to President Trump's interference in the World Cup to get the US team's red card suspended and all the ways that corruption is endemic to FIFA. Then Trump heads to Ankara for the NATO summit, and the guys dig into what is actually at stake—from Trump's demand that allies spend 5% of GDP on defense to reports to a Wall Street Journal deep dive on European leaders holding a “therapy session” about their strained relationship with America. Then there's Trump's bromance with Turkish President and NATO Summit host Tayyip Erdogan and the push to sell F-35s to Turkey despite a Congressional ban. In Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei's week-long funeral ceremonies are drawing tens of thousands of mourners to the streets of Tehran; in the UK, Nigel Farage resigns from Parliament to trigger a by-election he plans to immediately run in again, and in France, a Paris appeals court has cleared the far right leader Marine Le Pen's run for president.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date.