I think people calling Ceuta a colonial possession don’t know the meaning of the term. Nothing in Ceuta’s history from 1415 would justify that term in any way. Borders can always be discussed and changed when needed and both sides agree but they have a history too. In any case
@denizcan_dede Onda hemfikiriz, benim vurgum yönetimde ve yönetici kadrolarda jenerasyon değişikliğine gidileceği yakın gelecek. Onun nasıl şekilleneceğini şimdiden görebiliyoruz maalesef.
“Dayatmacı” ve “ceberut” bir güç olarak algılanmıyor.
Bundan emin miyiz? Sanki bu analiz önceki 20 yılı anlatıyor ama son 5 yıldır açıkça yükselişte olan ve Hindistan/Rusya'dakiyle yarışabilecek jingoizm olgusunu pek göz önünde bulundurmuyor gibi.
Türkistan coğrafyası konusunda en iyi okuduğum analizlerden. Türkiye, o bölgelerde KAMUOYUNDA rusya ve çin’den daha iyi bir alternatif olarak görülüyor çünkü:
1. Etno-kültürel bağları daha güçlü,
2. “Dayatmacı” ve “ceberut” bir güç olarak algılanmıyor.
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Katılmıyorum. Sosyal medya deyip geçemeyiz. Taban değişiyor ve AKP'nin yarattığı bu yeni muhafazakar neo-Osmanlı-milliyetçi taban, geleceğin memurlarını, müsteşarlarını, bakanlarını oluşturacak insanlar. Bunların formatı artık hiç değişmeyecek. Romantik Türkçülük-Turancılık bu kitleleri (artık) kesmeyecek. Geri dönüşü olmayan bir yola çıkılmış sanki.
Funny how some drivers suddenly act shocked by the shitty 2026 regulations, as if nobody warned them.
Max Verstappen warned everyone in 2023 that the 2026 regs would be a disaster.
Nobody cared back then.
When he took on the FIA, F1 and FOM at the beginning of this season, almost every other driver stayed silent. Apart from Alonso and Checo, he was left fighting alone.
Max was told to stop complaining. Drivers get paid a lot of money. Retire if you do not like it. The cars are “fun to drive”.
Now, halfway through the season, they are all suddenly discovering the same problems Max has been talking about for years.
Except Max did more than complain. He kept pushing, and now we are getting changes for 2027/28, followed by V8 engines and smaller, lighter cars in 2030/31.
Max was right from the start.
"If that guy thinks this is the best, we ain't going to win. So either sack him, or you leave your job."
@T_Deeney was left disappointed from Thomas Tuchel's post-match remarks 👀
Watch Spain at 1-0 last night. That’s courage. That’s bravery. And then watch England at 1-0. What’s the difference?
We are a better team than Argentina, I’ve no doubt in my mind. But we deserved to get beat in the end. In fact, it could have been 4-1.
Bringing on 3 defenders at 1-0 up. What message does that send? I wrote it in my Daily Mail column after the Mexico game. Until we understand that courage and bravery is controlling possession under pressure and not booting / heading it up the field 40 yards then this will always be the end result.
The outcome of my talks with Emmanuel and the work of our teams is an important agreement between Ukraine and France – a step that reflects France’s true leadership in defense cooperation with Ukraine, in the interest of all of Europe.
The key points:
Ukraine will receive licenses to produce very powerful weapons – SCALP missiles, AASM bombs, and Aster 30 missiles in cooperation with Italy. France will also work with us and with other partners on the FREYJA anti-ballistic program – our unique future strength.
Ukraine will be the first to receive the new enhanced Franco-Italian SAMP/T NG systems. These are highly effective anti-ballistic systems. France will also provide two SAMP/T batteries to strengthen our defenses already this year. France and Italy will also accelerate deliveries of Aster 30 missiles by October this year.
Additionally, Ukraine will procure the first 16 Rafale fighter jets for our combat aviation, along with their weapons package. Training for our pilots and maintenance crews in France is set to begin already this year. After that, the first four Rafale aircraft will be delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We are systematically developing Ukraine's combat capabilities.
Thank you, Emmanuel! Thank you, France! Glory to Ukraine!
@EmmanuelMacron
Polish nationalist obsession on Volyn-1943 ignores far bigger Stalinist and Polish communist crimes
In 1944-1946, nearly half a million Ukrainians were ethnically cleansed eastward into Soviet Ukraine, and 800,000 Poles were ethnically cleansed into Poland, under the 9 September 1944 treaty between the Polish Committee of National Liberation and the Ukrainian SSR.
The Stalinist-communist operation was coerced and violent, with Polish and Soviet security forces pressuring and forcing Ukrainians and Poles to move.
This was followed in 1947 by "Operation Vistula" by the Polish communist regime: the ethnic cleansing of 150,000 Ukrainians from the southeast Biesczady region to former German territories in Poland.
Thousands of Ukrainians were imprisoned in the Jaworzno camp (former Auschwitz subcamp). Nearly 1000 Ukrainians died.
The Ukrainian Social and Cultural Society (USKT/UTSK), the officially sanctioned Ukrainian minority organisation in Communist Poland which was only allowed to be formed in 1956, remained under Ministry of Internal Affairs surveillance and control until the fall of communism. Its 1990 congress removed the communist-era leadership and restructured it into the Union of Ukrainians in Poland.
"The borders of no state can be changed by force or without the consent of the people of that country." - President Aliyev
Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon asked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev several questions during the Shusha Global Media Forum in Baku.
Key statements:
▪️ "Never accept occupation. And that is exactly what Ukraine is doing: it does not accept occupation. Although there have been difficult moments this year. We have heard about pressure from certain circles to end the fighting in a way that would cement the occupation. But neither the Ukrainian people nor Ukraine's leadership agreed to that."
▪️President Aliyev reiterated that Azerbaijan's position remains unchanged: it has always supported, continues to support, and will continue to support Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty, and the inviolability of its borders.
"The borders of no state can be changed by force or without the consent of the people of that country. Our position is consistent and firm.
And we are always ready to help the Ukrainian people in any way we can. I do not want to say much about this. We’re not doing this just to talk about it. It simply comes from the heart," President Aliyev added.
Why do Polish nationalists fixate on Ukraine more than Russia/USSR?
Simple: nationalists are obsessed with border revisionism – Russia's too big to grab land from, you can only contain it.
Ukraine's smaller, closer and weakened – a perfect target. And with enough performative outrage and negative emotion hammered into national discourse, you can keep old territorial claims alive.
In under 2 minutes you see what trash Europeans have become. This German doesn't recognize cologne (calls it "perfume", compares the scent to insect killer), thinks a Stanley flask is luxury (it's just coffee + croissants for two in London or NYC), and complains about 200g overweight luggage on the lowest of low-cost super-saver flights he must have taken to come to Ankara.
"Don't cast pearls before swine" – Matthew 7:6.
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A German influenced was stunned by Turkey's goodie bag at the Ankara NATO summit:
"Pistachio Turkish delights... Crazy... A Stanley cup?! That's it, now I have to report it to the finance office."
NATO's depressing version included socks, a notebook and a pen.
Erdogan's revolver gifts are basically a NATO litmus test. Can't even take home a ceremonial gun? Might not be cut out for a military alliance.
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Here it is: the personalised revolver that President Erdoğan gave to each NATO leader in Ankara.
According to Belgian media, De Wever's entourage only discovered the contents of the gift when they landed back in Melsbroek.
The gun was then handed over to the police.