
China’s Rise as the World’s R&D Laboratory
From Assembly Lines to Algorithms By Mehmet Enes Beşer China has traditionally been defined in the world economy as the “world’s factory” – a manufacturing giant which offered size, velocity,

From Assembly Lines to Algorithms By Mehmet Enes Beşer China has traditionally been defined in the world economy as the “world’s factory” – a manufacturing giant which offered size, velocity,

Interview with Leonid Savin, Chairman of the Fidel Castro Foundation We spoke with Leonid Savin, Chairman of the Fidel Castro Foundation (based in Moscow), about the energy crisis in Cuba,

On Iran’s approach to negotiations. By Özgür Altınbaş Iranian political analyst Peiman Salehi evaluates Iran-US tensions and negotiations. In a period where regional tensions are rising, and military activity has

Cities of the Future By Mehmet Enes Beşer Urbanization is transforming at a fast pace the population and economic landscape of developing ASEAN economies at all-time highs. From the metastasizing

The imperial operation of February 2026 is real, it is serious, and its consequences will be long-lasting. But it is not irreversible. By Dr. Fernando Esteche There are moments when

The most probable answer is hidden in a policy inherited from Deng Xiaoping By Orçun Göktürk, President of the Center for Sino-Turkish Studies, Beijing / China As we enter a

The city’s waste economy is not a technical problem to be solved, but a negotiated social space shaped by class, migration, informality, and environmental governance. By Mehmet Enes Beşer In

What truths did the Munich Security Conference reveal about Europe’s “security crisis”? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The Munich Security Conference, held in Germany and considered one of the most
The claim that “colonialism was normal back then” distorts history, wounds the victims a second time, and obstructs global peace. By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu This article evaluates the claims allegedly

This wasn’t a network stitched together by chance. It expanded for years, untouched and shielded when necessary. By Yiğit Saner The most gripping detail in the Epstein files was, unsurprisingly,

As the United States retreats from the leadership roles it had undertaken, the Global South is not collapsing in despair. By Mehmet Enes Beşer While the United States retreats inward,

Observations from the venue By Gürkan Demir, from Tabriz / Iran On January 17, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, met with the people of Tabriz in Tehran.
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