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
Bridges Over Balance Sheets By Mehmet Enes Beşer The United States likes to cite one number boastfully in its relations with Southeast Asia: it is still ASEAN’s single largest foreign
But Japan’s real test is just beginning. Here’s why. By Orçun Göktürk, President of the Turkish-Chinese Studies Center, from Beijing / China The elections in Japan have concluded. The Liberal
Israel’s goals and threats, US pressure, and Iran’s survival instinct. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Writer Although it is only the second month of 2026, the world continues to witness events
The discussion has split the party mainly into two camps. It is no secret that the Trump administration supports nationalist right-wing parties across Europe. Trump, Musk, and numerous figures from
The relation is one of strategy-driven trust, politics-driven comfort, and development-driven pragmatism. By Mehmet Enes Beşer As President Xi Jinping’s Southeast Asian tour in last year makes headlines, it is
In today’s Middle East, security is an indivisible commodity. By Mohammad Reza Moradi, General Director of Mehr News Agency’s Foreign Languages and International News Department, from Tehran / Iran Strategic
China–Australia relations are not yet “back to normal”—but they are heading in that direction. By Mehmet Enes Beşer After decades of tense relations with diplomatic chill, trade warfare, and suspicion,
A look from Paris on the recent transatlantic tensions. By Odile Mojon-Cheminade The spectacular US aggression against Venezuela in early January, preceded by acts of piracy on the high seas,
Stable Waters in a Polarized World By Mehmet Enes Beşer China and ASEAN have stood as a steadying force in a turbulent world where power is more fragmented, and rivalry
Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov directly accused Ukraine’s leader, saying that “Zelenskyy seeks to derail peace process”. By Feyyaz Erkin Eşli A senior Russian military official Vladimir Alekseyev has
