It’s time to open the door to a new kind of diplomacy. One that is more open, more connected to people, and grounded. We can begin to see ourselves as diplomats, proud of what we have and eager to share it.

Language sustains power, manages crises, and shapes public opinion, and translation is at the heart of this process. Far from being neutral, it can escalate conflicts, legitimize regimes, or open pathways to peace.

There is no common objective of what NATO wants to achieve, be it a common military industrial production facility, increasing the efficiency of its output, or a procurement policy. Rather, Europe made itself content with pleasing the old Trumpian rhetoric, which puts ‘paying’ as the paramount metric to determine what foreign policy to implement.

Major powers lose their sphere of influence, not due to encroaching adversaries, but to their denial of their neighbor’s autonomy. They overplay their hand, abuse their power, and fail to provide their neighbors with anything worth staying for.

The release of Adolescence raised alarms about discrimination as a growing cultural concern. This is not just classroom antics. Children are being exposed to dangerous online propaganda that shape their understanding of gender roles and acceptable behaviour from an early age. Political policies, world leaders, and global action contribute to how we approach women’s rights as a global security issue.

I always take my foreign friends to try a traditional Turkish Breakfast. During these long and elaborate breakfasts, I realized that I...