Steel, Circuits, and Strategy. By Mehmet Enes Beşer China’s rise as a world power has been most visibly articulated in terms of economic growth and technological development. But behind the waves of ports, highways, and 5G is a second power quietly remaking the contours of geopolitics: the military-industrial complex. No longer just an inland base of national defense, China’s state-connected ...

The Republic of Türkiye cannot participate in any structure where another head of state holds final authority. By Serdar Üsküplü, Vice Chairman of the Vatan Party (Türkiye) The entity announced by US President Donald Trump under the guise of a “Peace Council” is an attempt to legitimize American aggression by co-opting other states. It is a move designed to mask ...

Russia, the Ukraine War and the Trump Factor. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist In recent years, the Arctic has become an increasingly visible subject in international politics. Climate change, emerging sea routes and the region’s natural resource potential have enhanced its strategic significance. As a result, the policies of Arctic coastal states have become more explicit and more contested. In ...

If the United States, under Trump, returns to fossil fuel nationalism, it is up to others—Europe, China, ASEAN, and the Global South—to continue the energy transition momentum. By Mehmet Enes Beşer Donald Trump’s unapologetic enthusiasm for fossil fuels is not just a rejection of climate science—it is an intent to remake world energy geopolitics in America’s image. Under the guise ...

A view from Pakistan. By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed A Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement in September 2025 that treats aggression against one as aggression against both. Türkiye is now in advanced talks to join, with Pakistan’s defense production minister confirming a draft trilateral text is already “in the pipeline.”  In light of these ...

Historic turning point, the comeback of the Ottomans, who “sold out the Kurds”, Erdoğan’s new paradigm, the course of terror-free Türkiye process On January 15, the Syrian army first launched a major operation in the west of the Euphrates River, forcing the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to withdraw to the east of the River. The Syrian army then took control ...

An attempt to analyze the nature of Huxley’s thought, as well as the nature of the drug epidemic in developed capitalist countries, which kills and mentally degenerates millions of young people every year and produces mass idiocy. By Ljubodrag Simonović, Belgrade, Serbia The English writer Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) attracted public attention not only as an outstanding essayist but also as ...

How Palestinian Christians, who once formed a significant portion of the population, have seen their numbers dramatically decline over time. By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu In the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the issue of the killing of Palestinian Christians since 1948 is highly controversial and sensitive. Reliable, impartial sources provide comprehensive evidence of a systematic “Christian massacre.” The deaths of ...

Breaking the Mold By Mehmet Enes Beşer Bangladesh in the past two decades has witnessed unparallel economic advance and comparative political stability under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Through the success saga has been the robust economic and strategic relationship with India, Bangladesh’s largest and formerly most critical external actor neighbor. From cross-border linking and sharing of energy ...

On US-Israeli plans ahead. The map in Syria has changed. The PKK/SDF, backed by the US for decades, has been forced to pull out of key strategic positions it has been controlling in northern Syria following a military operation launched by the Damascus government. Control over oil fields, border areas, and fertile agricultural land has now shifted to Damascus. So ...

Evolution of the recent protests and future scenarios. By Masoud Sadrmohammadi The twelve-day Iran–Israel war ended in a ceasefire without bringing about any fundamental change in the regional order, and the previous fragile situation continued to persist. What became clear in this war was that Israel has the backing of the entire Western world, while Iran is not a state ...

Beyond the Monroe Mindset. By Mehmet Enes Beşer In recent years, China’s increasing presence throughout Latin America and the Caribbean has alarmed U.S. policymakers and analysts. From Andean construction projects to online investments throughout the Caribbean, Beijing’s economic footprint is growing—and with it, anxiety in Washington that U.S. influence in its self-declared backyard is under siege. But framing China’s overtures ...