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Erkin Oncan

Erkin Öncan, Turkish journalist focusing on war zones and social movements around the world.
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December 1, 2025
What does the EU’s ‘Democracy Shield’ mean?

The new security architecture that Europe is constructing under the banner of “democracy” will shift attention toward the countries located at the intersection of all these developments.

November 25, 2025
Europe enters the era of a ‘military Schengen’: The continent’s order is about to be rewritten

The issue is not just allowing tanks to cross borders easily; it is the reorganization of borders, cities, ports, highways, and budgets according to military logic.

November 23, 2025
Inside NATO’s procurement scandal: How corruption at NSPA exposes a rot at the heart of the alliance

Public trust in defence spending — ultimately, for the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine — risks further erosion as taxpayers see an alliance unable or unwilling to police its own procurement processes.

November 12, 2025
Mamdani: Trump’s New ‘American Hero’

Despite his “democratic socialist” platform, Mamdani’s strongest support did not come from low-income groups – but from higher-income voters.

November 10, 2025
Political Crisis in Bulgaria: Euro Opponents Take to the Streets, Demand ‘Independence’

For Bulgaria, the euro debate is not merely an economic issue—it has become one of sovereignty and independence.

November 8, 2025
Liberal, green, democratic, and pro-militarization: The era of ‘sugar-coated bullets’ in the Netherlands

Europe’s current political competition has become a theater of opposites that also sustain one another.

September 23, 2025
As elections approach in Moldova: What do the allegations of an attack on Transnistria mean?

Transnistria is bound to feature ever more prominently in Moldova’s multi-layered politics.

September 20, 2025
Zelensky, il “figlio viziato” dell’Europa: si avvicina la fine della sua carriera politica?

Alla fine, l’Ucraina dovrà scegliere: abbracciare la precisione diplomatica e il compromesso, o continuare a mettere alla prova la pazienza dei suoi alleati

September 18, 2025
Europe’s ‘spoiled child’ Zelensky: Approaching the end of his political lifespan?

Ukraine must choose: embrace diplomatic precision and compromise, or keep testing the patience of its allies.

August 22, 2025
A dark page from the CIA’s history: What was Project Artichoke, launched 74 years ago?

Project Artichoke is just one example of the inhumane operations carried out by the United States against the peoples of the world—and even against its own citizens.

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