An Open Door to Innovation By Mehmet Enes Beşer In a time of technological upheaval and scientific advancement, the global talent war is as essential as the pursuit of capital or influence. Those nations that are able to lure, retain, and empower the best minds will determine the future of innovation and economic dominance. Amidst changing geopolitical configurations and increased ...
Interview with Mirada Terada, Director of the Foundation to Battle Injustice By Yasin Okyay In the parliamentary elections in Hungary held on 12 April, the opposition Tisza Party, led by MEP and former Fidesz member Peter Magyar won by a clear margin. With 53.5 per cent of the vote, the Tisza Party secured 138 seats in parliament. Orbán’s party, Fidesz, ...
Speech at the 11th Congress of the Russian Rodina Party, held in Moscow on April 18, 2026. Dr. Mehmet Perinçek, the representative of the Vatan Party in Russia and UWI author, attended and spoke at the 11th Congress of the Russian Rodina Party, held in Moscow on April 18, 2026. Dr. Mehmet Perinçek, the representative of the Patriotic Party in ...
Will the world choose regional instability or a global crisis? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The tensions between the United States and Iran are unfolding not as a formally declared war in the classical sense, but rather through a hybrid conflict model. The parties are avoiding direct, large-scale military confrontation. Instead, by steering clear of what is militarily defined as ...
Beyond Resources By Mehmet Enes Beşer The Australia-China relationship for most of the 21st century has been minerals, farm produce, and commodities. Australian iron ore fueled China’s urban revolution, and Chinese demand funded Australian exports and underwrote a long era of national prosperity. Now, however, the world development dynamics are shifting. As the digital economy takes off, energy transitions accelerate, ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Three topics were on the agenda in Türkiye last week: İlyas Topsakal’s, Vice President of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), visit to Russia, reactions to Netanyahu’s statement targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s assessments regarding the Iran-US/Israel war. MHP’s Russia contacts ilyas Topsakal, Vice President of the ...
The speech of Richard Falk at the online forum on March 2, 2026, titled “Epstein and the Bottomless Depravity of the Elites – Urgent Need for a Cultural Renaissance!” By Richard Falk, Prof. Emeritus of International Law, Princeton; former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories The Executive Intelligence Review (EIR) organized an online forum on March ...
A new cycle of negotiation and escalation from the Trump Administration Now we are witnessing a new cycle of negotiation and escalation from Trump and his team. While Washington tightens its grip on Iranian oil export routes, ending a brief waiver that allowed oil shipments to pass through, and announcing that commercial vessels have changed course due to naval pressure, ...
If ASEAN can couple its natural resource endowments with effective institutions and well-considered finance, it can become the leader in equitable and replicable decarbonization. By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the momentum of the world towards carbon neutrality picks up speed, ASEAN is at a turning point. Most ASEAN member countries have already submitted updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the ...
The emerging picture shows that Türkiye has moved beyond its traditional role as a “transit/bridge country.” By Doğan Akdeniz The crisis that began in the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, 2026, has gone far beyond a conventional regional tension, creating a systemic rupture for the global economy. The disruption of a critical choke point that carries roughly one-fifth of ...
Azerbaijani Member of Parliament Hikmet Babaoglu commented to UWI. By Tahran Oruçoğlu, from Baku / Azerbaijan In line with the agreement reached during the meeting between the Presidents of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation in Dushanbe on October 9, 2025, the parties agreed to properly resolve the issues arising from the crash of an Embraer 190 aircraft ...
So long as offsets substitute for real emission reductions and not add to them, Thailand risks falling short of not only its climate targets, but also its reputation as a climate leader. By Mehmet Enes Beşer As climate change becomes more intensifying in Southeast Asia, Thailand is being asked more and more to sharpen its country-level response. The country has ...