The Arab Spring was a wonder in many ways. Not just for initiating a wave of anti-government protests, but also for managing to work its way up to Turkey's southern borders, only to devastate the region for a hefty nine-year period, widely known as 'The Syrian War.'

While the world got accustomed to the insoluble nature of this unending war saga in the Middle East, Turkey disengaged courageously and fought terror, coup attempts, and economic obliteration threats.

Sadly, the EU treated this critical period with unnerving fatalism; the European nonchalance has been inexplicable, especially against the refugee invasion threat, destined to destroy the cushy lives designed for the 'global elite'. 

Overall a cynical look at the big picture reveals that the Arab Spring and the Syrian War are parts of a grand scheme to pave the way for WWIII, to divvy up the Middle East further.

In stark contrast to Syria, Turkey firmly stood her ground and dismissed all political hooks provided, which in effect angered the mob and the warlords involved. The causality design had to change its course, and a new set of conditions that conceal warmongering nations via proxy wars are introduced. In many ways, this possibility better explains the reasons behind the contrived nature of the ongoing Eastern Mediterranean dispute.

Furthermore, it is also safe to suggest that a silent war launched back in 2010 to avenge the ridicule on the Israeli soldiers aboard the Gaza flotilla has in time ricocheted into a series of proxy wars against Turkey. After all, it may just be that a passive-aggressive reflex turned the Mediterranean into an unlikely billiard board, passing the harassment role first to France, then to Egypt and Syria, and most recently to Greece and Cyprus.

Proxy wars are nothing new though. Initiated by the intelligence work of Bell and Lawrence, the Ottoman lands had crumbled to pieces, for not knowing how to fight them. The Turkish Republic is built on a unique level of expertise with this type of warfare, which is why Turkish sovereignty stays intact, unharmed by the proxy wars in the Middle East.

So what's new? What makes Greece militarize demilitarized islands? And how can the Greek press feel comfortable in using foul language at the Turkish President? The EU may feel justified questioning Turkey's end goals over an energy survey, but all it does is to have the world question the EU's end goals in all this.

In this issue, we hail the work of a Turkish-American analyst Nigar Goksel, who works at a counter-terror group, with a famous Turcophile, the revered British author Hugh Pope, best known for his books 'Sons of the Conquerors' and 'Turkey Unveiled'.

We also recommend 'Power and the People', a great read on the golden age and chaotic downfall of Athenian democracy, co-authored by a bright Turkish-British journalist Alev Scott.

Wondering on the terror-stricken lands, we follow the travels of globetrotter Emre Akkoyun, a brave vlogger sharing his day-trip through the troubled Northern Iraqi cities, Suleymaniye and Erbil.

We celebrate Turkish-British actress Farah Zeynep Abdullah for representing our community on Turkish TV with "Masumlar Apartmanı". A Turkish restaurant in her hometown, Ishtar, invites us for a trip to London, and we rejoice in the success of Toprak Razgatlioglu at the Superbike World Championship in Spain.

Praying for a future of peace and harmony, we wish you a great week.