Ankara
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Oct 28, 2026
Ed SpinaGUEST
And so I asked her over.
Ed SpinaGUEST
how did that happen because i wasn't even consciously aware of the stupid idea the stupid deal i made but she told me i said well did they at least give up their power she said half of them did the other half you know they're liars anyway so they didn't cooperate so anyway so that's like one of the evil magicians voodoo puerto rico you have santeria and around the world you have different places where curses and and working with demons and that is commonplace uh Turkey, one client told me that you can go in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, to the bad section of town and literally just pay someone.
Ed SpinaGUEST
I don't like my ex-husband.
Ed SpinaGUEST
Would you curse him? Sure.
Ed SpinaGUEST
And so I asked her over.
Ed SpinaGUEST
how did that happen because i wasn't even consciously aware of the stupid idea the stupid deal i made but she told me i said well did they at least give up their power she said half of them did the other half you know they're liars anyway so they didn't cooperate so anyway so that's like one of the evil magicians voodoo puerto rico you have santeria and around the world you have different places where curses and and working with demons and that is commonplace uh Turkey, one client told me that you can go in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, to the bad section of town and literally just pay someone.
Ed SpinaGUEST
I don't like my ex-husband.
Ed SpinaGUEST
Would you curse him? Sure.
Ed SpinaGUEST
And around the world, you have different places where curses and working with demons and that is commonplace.
Ed SpinaGUEST
In Turkey, one client told me that you can go in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, to the bad section of town and literally just pay someone.
Ed SpinaGUEST
I don't like my ex-husband.
Ed SpinaGUEST
You would you curse him? Sure, you pay the money and they just curse him.
Daniel QuezadaGUEST
That's not the case.
Daniel QuezadaGUEST
But what is the case is that, for example, the Turkish foreign ministry in the two months of the president's administration, not just the ambassador of Turkey, but the foreign ministry in Ankara has condemned Colombia by name for... for recognizing the Golan Heights and for moving the embassy to Jerusalem.
Daniel QuezadaGUEST
These are diplomatic red lines in the region that are not easily forgotten.
Daniel QuezadaGUEST
And when it comes time to evaluate which countries in the region to engage with, Colombia will have the...
John BatchelorHOST
Certainly Islamabad, Pakistan has a mighty army.
John BatchelorHOST
Certainly Turkey, Ankara has a mighty army.
John BatchelorHOST
Saudi has none of these things except cash to hire.
John BatchelorHOST
Saudi Arabia is also looking for an accommodation with Tehran.
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John BatchelorHOST
My last visit to the region was to Azerbaijan in December of 2020, right at the end of the conflict with Armenia.
John BatchelorHOST
These are Turkic peoples.
John BatchelorHOST
Turkey, Turkey, Ankara is looking to organize them into a league.
John BatchelorHOST
And that's wise.
John BatchelorHOST
Certainly Islamabad, Pakistan has a mighty army.
John BatchelorHOST
Certainly Turkey, Ankara has a mighty army.
John BatchelorHOST
Saudi has none of these things except cash to hire.
John BatchelorHOST
Saudi Arabia is also looking for an accommodation with Tehran.
5 MINS LATER
John BatchelorHOST
My last visit to the region was to Azerbaijan in December of 2020, right at the end of the conflict with Armenia.
John BatchelorHOST
These are Turkic peoples.
John BatchelorHOST
Turkey, Turkey, Ankara is looking to organize them into a league.
John BatchelorHOST
And that's wise.
Bonnie GlaserHOST
because the quota only applies to hybrids that are imported from China, but not to Chinese brand cars that are being assembled inside the EU in not only current but also planned facilities, which would include at least Hungary and Spain, maybe even places like Bulgaria.
Bonnie GlaserHOST
And then in Turkey, which is, of course, not an EU member yet, Turkey, has said that the quota should not apply to their country because Ankara shares a deeply integrated customs union with the EU.
Bonnie GlaserHOST
So is Europe in effect trading import volume for localization as it did with Japanese car makers in the 1980s? Or do you think that this problem will not arise?
Finbarr BerminghamGUEST
Well, I don't know that they see it necessarily as a problem.
Ed SpinaGUEST
And so I asked her over.
Ed SpinaGUEST
how did that happen because i wasn't even consciously aware of the stupid idea the stupid deal i made but she told me i said well did they at least give up their power she said half of them did the other half you know they're liars anyway so they didn't cooperate so anyway so that's like one of the evil magicians voodoo puerto rico you have santeria and around the world you have different places where curses and and working with demons and that is commonplace uh Turkey, one client told me that you can go in Ankara, the capital of Turkey, to the bad section of town and literally just pay someone.
Ed SpinaGUEST
I don't like my ex-husband.
Ed SpinaGUEST
Would you curse him? Sure.
Sharmine NarwaniPANELIST
It's also important in sort of diplomatic language or body language or meeting language.
Sharmine NarwaniPANELIST
Who goes, what leaders go to which capital? This was not the Iranians going to Riyadh or Ankara or Islamabad.
Sharmine NarwaniPANELIST
It was those three countries coming to Tehran.
Sharmine NarwaniPANELIST
It sort of always suggests in the world of diplomacy who enjoys a stronger position and which ones are in a weaker position.
Bryon MayHOST
I talked about how the United States has yet to even mention it.
Bryon MayHOST
But thankfully, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney raised concerns regarding Turkey's treatment of LGBTQ plus groups during a bilateral visit to Ankara and Istanbul with Turkish parliamentarians.
Bryon MayHOST
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in October, Canadian and Turkish leaders met to upgrade bilateral ties to a strategic partnership.
Bryon MayHOST
We know why he's having to do that because it can't count on the U.S. anymore as Trump put those awful tariffs on him.
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