In February 2026, India joined the Pax Silica Declaration, a US-led supply-chain framework designed to secure mainly critical minerals and semiconductors (also known as chips). Prior to that, the Indian government established India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) in 2021 to strengthen the domestic semiconductor ecosystem by about 10 billion US dollars of subsidy. For years, India’s semiconductor ambition has attracted less attention than the equivalents in the USA, EU, Japan and South Korea. As American memory giant Micron Technology started its manufacturing in Gujarat in February 2026, India’s ambitions seem to finally start making progress with international and domestic supports.

The NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7 and 8 produced few surprises. By the standards of the alliance in its current condition, a summit that ends without a scandal counts as a success, and Ankara delivered one. Participants across delegations described a flawlessly organized event in which every need had been anticipated, a sentiment the summit declaration itself echoed in recording the allies' appreciation for Turkey's hospitality.

On June 14–15, 2026, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited London and Rome signed a range of agreements on defense, clean energy, and technology with her British and Italian counterparts. The biggest news to supply chain watchers was a pair of memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Rapidus — Japan's state-backed advanced semiconductor foundry — with the UK Semiconductor Centre and Italy's Chips-IT.

The NATO Summit will be attended by the heads of government, among them U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, along with other guests such as Syrian President Ahmad al-Shaara. These are the busiest days for Western diplomats posted in Turkey, who are scrambling to prepare for their leaders' arrivals.

Avrupa Birliği, onlarca yıldır ekonomik bütünleşme, serbest ticaret anlaşmaları ve ortak pazar sayesinde dünya ekonomisinde söz sahibi bir aktör oldu. Ama son yıllardaki ticaret savaşları, enerji krizleri ve jeopolitik gerilimler bu gücün ne kadar sağlam olduğunu tartışmaya açtı. Bazıları Avrupa’nın eski avantajını kaybettiğini söylerken, diğerleri AB'nin hala ciddi bir güç kaynağı olduğunu savunuyor.

12 Haziran 2026 tarihinde yürürlüğe girecek Avrupa Birliği (AB) Göç ve İlticaya Dair Yeni Pakt, AB hukukundaki sığınma ve sınır yönetimi mevzuatını köklü biçimde reforme etmektedir. Söz konusu pakt salt teknik bir mevzuat güncellemesi olarak değerlendirilemez. Bilakis, göçle ilgili yürürlüğe giren bu düzenlemeler Avrupa’da son on yılda siyasi konjonktürü belirleyen göçmen karşıtı dalganın ve aşırı sağın yükselişinin hukuki düzleme yansımasıdır.

The Turkey–EU Customs Union, established in 1995, has been a defining feature of trade relations between Turkey and the European Union. Over the past three decades, the global economic landscape has evolved significantly, necessitating a modernization of the agreement to address new trade realities, regulatory developments, and emerging geopolitical challenges.

This report focuses on Turkey's prominence as an emerging market for cocaine trafficking and organized crime in the last decade. Cocaine production in Latin America has dramatically increased since 2013, and Turkey’s status as an emerging market has attracted the attention of Latin American government officials on the front lines of the cocaine trade.

Most of the Russian propaganda in Turkey is not overtly conducted by Russian state-affiliated media outlets. Eurasianists in Turkey carry out the Kremlin’s bidding to influence Turkish public opinion in favor of Russian war efforts. They blame the West, specifically NATO and the US, for instigating the war in Ukraine and causing regional instability. They also attack Turkey's political opposition for their milder views on NATO and the US and recommend that the Turkish government prioritize its relations with Russia.