Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (b) welcomes Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Istanbul on December 8, 2025.

Hungary and Türkiye Deepen Strategic Defence Cooperation

‘As part of the high-level meetings, Hungary and Türkiye also convened the first-ever session of the Hungarian–Turkish Consultation Mechanism, bringing together the foreign ministers, defence ministers and national security officials of both countries—a format Türkiye reserves only for its closest partners.’

Flags of NATO member countries outside the NATO headquarters in Brussels.

What Use Is NATO, Anyway?

‘Unless NATO can produce a credible plan to remain relevant in a world that is changing dramatically—geopolitically and technologically—it risks falling apart under the weight of its own irrelevance.’

An Airbus A320 aircraft from China Eastern Airlines is preparing to take off from Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on November 25, 2025.

China Stranded Me in Japan

‘If China wants to exert pressure on Japan, this isn’t the way. Ultimately, it has only damaged the reputation and viability of its airlines.’