A Fractured Shield in a Growing Digital Economy By Mehmet Enes Beşer The digital economy of ASEAN is growing with abandon. More than 460 million are connected online, and also a thriving e-commerce market that will cross over $300 billion by 2025. The most dynamic digital frontier in the world is Southeast Asia. But growing digital connectivity translates to growing ...
Speech held at the conference ‘Energy and the Global Economy: Its Significance and Impact in the Aftermath of the Ukrainian and Middle East Crises’, organized by the Russian House International Relations Club in Mumbai, India UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan gave a presentation on the consequences of the Iran/US-Israel war and possible future developments at a conference ...
Notes from a roundtable discussion at the Center for Iranian Studies in Türkiye. The war, which began with the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28, 2026, is currently in a period of ceasefire. What follows remains highly uncertain. A process full of fluctuations and contradictions continues to unfold. What is certain, however, we are at a stage to be ...
An Analysis of King Charles’ III recent visit to Washington. In this article, I aim to analyze the relationship between diplomatic conventions and symbolic politics in the interactions between Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, and Charles III, the head of the British monarchy. In the discipline of international relations, the view that diplomatic gestures should be ...
Posted by by United World International 5 Min Read May 2, 2026 By Mehmet Enes Beşer Australia keeps calling itself a “middle power.” Fine. But the label is starting to feel like one of those old stickers on a suitcase: once useful, now mostly nostalgic. Because the world Australia learned to do “middle-power diplomacy” in—the world of patient committees, slow ...
Rhetoric Versus Citizens’ Interests By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli The European Parliament has approved a €90 billion loan to Ukraine. That way, the EU is making a demonstrative attempt to preserve its relevance in a changing world – to the detriment of European citizens. Europe Loses Another Sovereignty-Oriented Leader On 14 April, in a sensational victory at Hungary’s parliamentary elections, the ...
As the world is rushing towards carbon neutrality and embracing electrification of transportation, China’s NEV industry is no longer a follower but a pioneer. By Mehmet Enes Beşer China’s abrupt emergence as a global player in new energy vehicle (NEV) exports is one of the most dramatic trends in the automobile industry today. No longer held to be the “world’s ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. As always, the diplomatic agenda in Türkiye remained intense last week. The week was marked by meetings held and agreements signed between Turkish officials and their Western counterparts. The top topic was the “Strategic Partnership Framework Document” signed by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan during his visit to London. Another development of ...
Speech held by Secretary General of the Vatan Party, Özgür Bursalı, in Moscow, Russia. From 25 to 29 April 2026, the first international forum of SOVINTERN was held in Moscow under the leadership of the A Just Russia Party, with the participation of numerous partner parties and organizations. Bringing together more than 200 participants representing over 100 political parties, movements, ...
If Japan approaches Laos with the same tone it uses in more overt strategic settings, it could backfire. Laos is not a country that will respond well to being pulled into someone else’s storyline about regional rivalry. By Mehmet Enes Beşer Japan’s diplomacy with Laos rarely makes the front page, and that’s exactly why it’s worth paying attention to. Tokyo’s ...
How has Türkiye become the most geostrategically important actor in the global system? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The Ukraine War, the genocidal war in Gaza, the subsequent 12-day wars, and the U.S.-Iran war have ushered the global system into a period of restructuring, particularly in terms of energy supply security and logistical realities. This global rupture, deepened by the ...
On Brazilian President Lula’s recent visit to Germany and agreements between the countries. Germany and Brazil are expanding their cooperation and focusing on new joint projects, particularly in the raw materials and defense sectors. This is one outcome of talks held yesterday, Monday, in Hanover between German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. Among other ...