If a nation does not become concerned about its existence and its rights with its entire strength, with all its spiritual and material powers, if a nation does not rely on its own strength to secure its existence and independence, then it cannot be rescued from becoming this person’s or that person’s puppet. Our national life, our history, and our system of administration in the last epoch are perfect demonstrations of this. Therefore, within our organization, the principle has been adopted that the national forces are supreme and that the national will is paramount.

Today, the nations of the whole world recognize only one sovereignty: national sovereignty., Our only aim is to establish sh a totally independent Turkish state based on national sovereignty … We, without delay, have to precipitate and organize our national struggle with the active support of the great majority of the nation. The nation must struggle, fight, and be victorious by total spiritual and material mobilization. Such a gigantic mission cannot be carried out clandestinely. The national mission can only be fulfilled with the nation. In order to accomplish this, it is necessary to rise, come forward, and work as citizens … Demonstrations can never realize great objectives. A struggle that depends on joint strength emanating from the bosom of the nation is the only salvation. Today, nationalism is gaining popularity more than ever before, all around the world. This is not only dangerous for the maintaining of the rights of the people but can also be catastrophic for the international peace, security, and stability we have been trying to ensure in the past decades. Therefore, it is clear that measures need to be immediately taken in order to prevent and minimize the possible implications of the rise of this extreme ideology. But what does that mean for the international community?

As we know, a huge issue has always been international peace and stability. By that, we mean the minimization and prevention of conflicts and tensions between states. In today’s world, these are maintained with various mechanisms. UN peacekeeping operations act in four basic ways: • Conflict prevention, which includes diplomatic measures that aim to keep inter-state or intra-state tensions from escalating to violent conflicts; • Peacemaking, which addresses conflicts in progress, and through diplomatic actions there are attempts to bring the hostile parties to a negotiated agreement; • Peace Enforcement, referring to the application of coercive measures such as military force, in order to stop on-going conflicts or tensions, that require authorization of the Security Council; Peace Building, which aims to the minimization of lapsing or relapsing into conflict, by strengthening national capacities of conflict management and by laying the foundation for sustainable peace and development.