By Yiğit Saner The conflict between Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement (Houthis) and the Saudi-led Coalition remains high on the international agenda. Developments unfolding in parallel with the Iran War began this summer when Saudi Arabia struck Sana’a Airport. The rapidly escalating tensions peaked when Ansarullah imposed a blockade on Riyadh in the Red Sea. Reciprocal attacks on strategic facilities, along with ...
By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli On 16 September, the Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, stated that Netanyahu was deliberately attacking neighbouring countries because he feared competition. Prior to this, the minister had said that ‘Israel cannot survive without an external enemy’, and that following a war with Iran, Türkiye would become that enemy. According to him, hostility towards the Turks is ...
The most important message emerging from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Cairo may not be found in the value of the economic agreements signed by Egypt and China, or even in the symbolism of celebrating 70 years of diplomatic relations. It lies deeper, in a series of carefully formulated messages about who should shape the future of the Middle ...
To answer the question posed in the title of this article, it is useful to outline certain contextual facts regarding the conjunctural background of the Mecca Agreement, signed between Türkiye, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, which is stated to be the result of approximately 2.5 years of preparation. To summarize: 1. The global weakening of American hegemony has two fundamental consequences ...
By Shakeel Bhaktawer, International Representative of the South African Communist Party The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which featured ...
Over the past three years, the war that erupted between Israel and the Palestinian resistance on October 7, 2023, has transformed into a raging regional war across multiple fronts. No sooner do these fronts calm down and subside than they flare up again, entangling various international and regional parties in different ways. During these years, Israel—backed by the United States—has ...
International actor’s positioning regarding the Stabilization Force. By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan Vast swathes of Gaza City lie in ruins after two years of war, with nearly 90% of the population displaced. By the time an uneasy ceasefire was brokered in October, Israel’s assault had killed at least 67,000 Palestinians and obliterated entire neighborhoods. This is the wreckage ...
An outlook on what 2026 may bring to a world that is on knife’s edge. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan The sidelining of hardliners in Zelenskyy’s government over corruption allegations, US Secretary of State Rubio’s refusal to attend the NATO summit, corruption probes against the figures in Brussels who are pro-war against Russia, the distance put between NATO and Europe in ...
The regional order is evolving fast, but it may not head the direction the US and Israel wishes. By Mohammed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt The moment seems fleeting, and the allure of reshaping the regional order in the Middle East to Israel’s advantage hangs heavy in the air. But if the past is any indication of what is to ...
An analysis of the US ambassador to Türkiye, Thomas Barrack’s recent article. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, lays out the Trump administration’s blueprint for reshaping West Asia quite explicitly in his article titled “A Personal Perspective – Syria and Lebanon Are the Next Pieces for Levant Peace”. A Personal Perspective ...