Our meeting represents a Eurasian summit standing in opposition to the NATO summit held in Ankara on July 7-8. Should a major war break out today, it would be a war waged by the hegemony-seeking US, rallying the remainder of the Atlantic system against the rapidly developing world. Our goal is to determine the paths to creating the power necessary to prevent such a war.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, NATO did not fade away; instead, it underwent its fastest expansion eastward because it functioned not as a defense alliance, but as an instrument of US hegemony. However, the vision of making the 21st century an “American Century” collapsed rapidly. The center of gravity in production, science, technology, and culture has shifted from the West to the East, and from the North to the South. This ongoing process has rendered the world multipolar once again, blocking hegemonistic ambitions and causing deep fractures within the Atlantic system.
The series of failures suffered by the US over the past 25 years has cracked the foundations of the Atlantic structure. Today, the Russian Federation is conducting a successful struggle on the frontlines in Ukraine against the buildup of NATO forces. Similarly, Iran’s resistance against US-Israeli attacks demonstrates that America’s destructive power cannot achieve its objectives. The NATO summit in Ankara merely attempted to cover up these deep structural cracks with superficial cosmetic efforts.
The endorsement of the NATO summit declaration by the AK Party government in Türkiye—which targets Russia and Iran—reflects a significant vulnerability. Seeking a larger stake in a collapsing organization only results in assuming a greater share of its downfall. The threats facing Türkiye do not originate from Russia or Iran; the security threat stems directly from the US and NATO itself. NATO bases in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean are directed at Türkiye, and efforts to turn the Black Sea into a NATO lake aim to encircle both Russia and Türkiye. Furthermore, counter-revolutionary coups, separatist terrorism, the Ergenekon conspiracy, and the FETÖ coup attempt are all destructive activities of NATO’s stay-behind network in Türkiye.
Türkiye is being suffocated within the Atlantic system across security, economy, technology, and culture. The process defining Türkiye’s near future will be the rise of the struggle for national independence against NATO alignment. A strategic alliance established among Türkiye, Russia, China, and Iran holds the deterrence required to avert attacks on global security. If Türkiye leaves NATO, it will trigger a global realignment that accelerates the formation of a broad human front against a major war. We remain fully committed to fulfilling our duties to build lasting cooperation in constructing this rising civilization from Asia.
