Such will be the case where Russian’s fate in Vietnamese classrooms is not in wistful yearnings, but whether it will succeed in staking out an active, productive niche. By Mehmet Enes Beşer The proposals laid out between Russia and Vietnam for the restoration of Russian instruction as a foreign language within Vietnamese schools has created diplomatic as well as public ...
Interview with Prof. Mehmet Yalçın Yılmaz from the Istanbul University. Once again, relations between the European Union and Türkiye are passing through tense moments: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen placed Türkiye into the same basket as Russia and China, causing consternation in Ankara. French President Emmanuel Macron promised to “stand by Greece and help defend its sovereignty” – a ...
Former CIA Analyst and the US State Department advisor Larry J. Johnson on US Imperial Overreach, anti-Zionist Backlash, Death of European Sovereignty, and Türkiye’s Geopolitical ‘Schizophrenia.’ By Yunus Emre Özgün As the Transatlantic security architecture buckles under the weight of an impending ‘economic tsunami,’ the United States faces a brutal domestic reckoning over its unconditional support for Israel. In an ...
This is more than a chance to soak up the production out of China—it is a chance to redefine the place of the region in the new world economy. By Mehmet Enes Beşer China-U.S. tensions last year redefined the terms of global supply chains. While the tariff battles raged and rising geopolitical suspicion shrouded the atmosphere, multinational companies have increasingly ...
Türkiye’s response is likely to involve hedging through deeper ties with Russia, even as some disagreements persist. By Lucas Leiroz de Almeida The recent prospect of a military alliance between Greece, Israel and Cyprus introduces a new variable into the Eastern Mediterranean security equation. Such an arrangement, even if initially limited, will inevitably be perceived by Türkiye as an attempt ...
The truth is that left-wing governments, in most cases, have created a new bureaucracy, also corrupt, nepotistic, and often incapable of generating policies that benefit the people. The time has come to reverse this situation. The collapse and dissolution of the Soviet Union marked the end of an era characterized by a bipolar international system in which ideology dictated the ...
Posted by by Islam Farag 23 Min Read May 11, 2026 After nearly six decades of membership in OPEC, and despite being the organization’s third-largest oil producer, the United Arab Emirates announced its withdrawal from the organization at the end of last April. This decision by the Gulf state has raised numerous questions regarding its underlying motives and sparked speculation ...
Posted by by United World International 19 Min Read May 10, 2026 By Michael Roberts * Last week, crude oil prices in Asia hit a new high at $125/b amid reports that the US was considering military action against Iran to break the deadlock in peace talks. The global average oil price also reached $113/b, the highest since the post-COVID ...
Between national pride and global inspiration on the one side and exposing geopolitical fault lines and reimposing tensions on the other, good management is clue. By Mehmet Enes Beşer Electronic sport (esports) has reshaped global competition dynamics, youth culture, and national pride. None is more vividly shown than in Southeast Asia, with a young, digitally native generation embracing competitive gaming ...
On the document titled “Overall Concept of Military Defense: Military Strategy and Plans for the Armed Forces, Responsibility for Europe” released by the German Ministry of Defense Europe is rearming. Countries, economies, and societies are being fundamentally reshaped to align with this new reality. The latest move has come from Germany. The document titled “Overall Concept of Military Defense: Military ...
Vision, Strategy, and Regional Realities By Mehmet Enes Beşer Over the last few years, China has been marketing the vision of a “Community of Shared Future” (命运共同体, mingyun gongtongti) as part of the support columns of foreign policy rhetoric. First articulated by President Xi Jinping amidst controversy about evolving world governance, the vision has since been extended to regional domains, ...
From Gaza to Iran, AI is applied increasingly. By Mohammad Reza Moradi, General Director of Mehr News Agency’s Foreign Languages and International News Department, from Tehran / Iran Recent military developments indicate that warfare has entered a new phase—one in which the “speed of data processing” is as decisive as “firepower.” In the past, military superiority was measured by troop ...