The Myth of NATO’s Umbrella By Mehmet Enes Beşer For decades, NATO has provided Türkiye with a type of strategic insurance by offering it its membership. The reasoning behind it is simple: Türkiye is located in a dangerous neighborhood, which is why it requires the protection of the strongest possible alliance. From this point of view, joining NATO makes sense ...
This process, tolerated in a manner contrary to the founding values of our country, has now taken an unacceptable dimension. By Selçuk Erenerol – Spokesperson of the Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate For a long time, the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch has been continuously supported from home and abroad to fuel its betrayal, completely disregarding the laws of the Republic of Türkiye. ...
On the recent ceasefire agreement and its wider regional context. At the meeting held in Egypt, the Atlantic front referred to the ceasefire reached in Gaza as the “Trump peace.” But “Trump’s doings” don’t end there: we also have the “Trump route” in the South Caucasus and the “Trump’s initiative” in Syria. What do the US’s recent policies and moves ...
A Cloaked Attack on Türkiye? By Ceren Ceviz The recent proposal by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to impose secondary tariffs of up to 500% on countries importing Russian energy has caused an uproar in global diplomatic and economic circles. But nowhere is the backlash more intense — and perhaps more justified — than in Türkiye. While framed as a broad ...
Repercussions from the Eastern Mediterranean to Ukraine We interviewed Özgür Altınbaş, the Foreign News Chief of Aydınlık newspaper of Türkiye, regarding Trump’s Eastern Mediterranean policy, its impact on Türkiye, and the current situation in Ukraine. Altınbaş has been closely monitoring these regions by visiting them firsthand. Trump and his team have unveiled their plans for Gaza. It is becoming increasingly ...
But Türkiye, Russia, Iran, and other regional countries can still collaborate to prevent US plans. UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek evaluated the fall of Bashar Assad. Perinçek focuses on the character of the actors and forces in the new government in Damascus. To foresee what might unfold in Syria from now on, we first need ...
The neocon “Greater Middle East Project” is at stake. By Fikret Akfırat Francis Fukuyama, a former neocon but popular neoliberal ideologue, sees Trump’s election victory as “the end of neoliberalism.” He writes that “the blowout victory of Donald Trump and the Republican Party on Tuesday night will lead to major changes in important policy areas, from immigration to Ukraine. But ...
Journalists from Egypt, Iran, and Türkiye commented on its possibilities. By Yunus Soner Anti-Trump protests after his election took place in front of her, an indication of the influence of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative tink tank founded in 1973. Since 1981 it has published the Mandate to Leadership, a programmatic text for the president-elect. In 2023, it released its ...
Posted by by İsmet Özçelik United World International 3 Min Read October 26, 2024 The head of the Fethullah Gülen Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), Fethullah Gülen, has died. He had been suffering from dementia, organ failure and several other health issues for a long time. The failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, threw him off balance. He believed that he ...
What the testimony of Damon Wilson, President of the National Endowment for Democracy, before the US Congress tells. By Serdar Üsküplü * During the March 28, 2023 session of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Damon Wilson, President of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), admitted under oath that they had interfered in the May 14, 2023 elections in ...