Turkiye launches search after cargo vessels collide off Istanbul
Turkiye has launched a search and rescue operation after two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided in the Marmara Sea off Istanbul. Authorities said contact was lost with 10 crew members aboard one of the ships after the incident, which took place in the early hours of Wednesday. The collision happened south of Silivri, a suburb on the western edge of Istanbul, and prompted an immediate response from the coastguard.The Istanbul governor's office said the collision occurred at about 3am local time, or 00:00 GMT, more than 20 miles, or 32 kilometres, south of Silivri. It said contact was lost with the... [Continue Reading]
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye move to operationalise Mecca security pact in Istanbul
Top defence and foreign affairs officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkiye are meeting in Istanbul to work out how to turn their Mecca security agreement into an operational framework. The talks are focused on how the pact will function in practice after the three countries signed it in Mecca on 7 August. The agreement says an attack on one member will be treated as an attack on all three.The meeting is expected to centre on coordination of defence production capabilities and deeper cooperation in the defence industry. It comes as the three governments try to move from a political... [Continue Reading]
The Ghosn Paradox The Imperial Savior, His Cinematic Escape, and the Desperate Call to Salvage a Crumbling Nissan
The Man Who Defied Corporate Gravity Few corporate sagas in modern history possess the cinematic drama, geopolitical friction, and sheer psychological tension as the rise and fall of Carlos Ghosn. Once lauded as the ultimate transnational executive, a multi-lingual titan capable of bridging disparate business cultures, Ghosn became the absolute center of a global firestorm. His story cuts through the pristine facade of global corporate governance to reveal a messy underbelly of nationalism, legal vulnerability, and strategic failure. Rebuilding an Empire from the Ashes of Bankruptcy The mythos of Carlos Ghosn began in 1999. Nissan, one of Japan's proudest manufacturing... [Continue Reading]

