Between Diplomacy and Dependency By Mehmet Enes Beşer In the face of mounting global pressure towards a binding plastic pollution treaty, ASEAN finds itself at a weak juncture—a testament to
Interview with Mohammad Farazmand, a veteran Iranian diplomat and former ambassador to Türkiye By Azar Mahdavan, from Tehran / Iran Referring to J.D. Vance’s visit to the South Caucasus, Iran’s
In a world where the majority of economies are hedging, decoupling, or disengaging, the sustained effort of China in pursuing high-level opening-up is a realistic policy and a diplomatic message.
In the words of the Admiral Ali Shamkhani, advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: “War is not just an exchange of fire or the sound of cannons. We live
Ankara is daydreaming about becoming a global energy player By Melih Baş Recently, Türkiye has signed energy agreements with US energy giants. These include cooperation on energy exploration in the
Uncontrolled expansion of timber plantations threatens to unravel the social fabric and environmental integrity of one of Southeast Asia’s most biodiverse regions. By Memet Enes Beşer Malaysia’s lush rainforests, previously
A Japanese roundtable discussion about the government’s militarization policies and their wider context. Published in SHISO-UNDO NEWS No. 182 Participants:Akira Fujiware (School Worker / Moderator) Shozo Hirono (Activist Group Shiso-Undo)
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. In Türkiye last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visits to Saudi Arabia and Egypt topped the national agenda. Another major talking
What we should be after is how imperialism metabolizes critique. By Cemil Gözel The debate sparked by Noam Chomsky’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein has been framed in some circles as
Pakistan is trying to sell itself as the southern hinge of Central Asia’s access to warm waters at the exact moment militant networks and militant propaganda are advertising their intent
More Than Neighbors By Mehmet Enes Beşer In a world that is grappling with an evolving geopolitics order—defined by frayed multilateralism, economic nationalism, and intensifying great-power competition—the evolving China-Vietnam relationship
Indonesia has consistently championed the rights of peoples since the 1955 Bandung Conference. By Ahmed Mahmoud, Columist & managing editor at Ahram Online This title leaped to mind as I
