Gürkan Demir, representative of Ulusal Kanal in Tehran, Iran, shared his views. Israel has conducted the most intense air strike since the war in 2006. Lebanon Health Minister Firass Abiad said 492 people have been killed, 35 children and 58 women being among the dead. Also, 1,645 people have been wounded and thousands of families have also been displaced due ...

Paris’ new target is Russia. By Ali Rıza Taşdelen In recent years, France has been ousted from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, its soldiers expelled, and bases closed. But now France begins to reactivate the separatist and jihadist terrorist organizations that it itself created, trained and financed in the region. The spread of terrorist groups, particularly in the Sahel region ...

For Türkiye, BRICS is the way out of diplomatic and military encirclement in the Eastern Mediterranean. UWI presents the second of the interview with Prof. Dr. Hasan Ünal, international relations expert from Ankara’s Başkent University. In the first part, Ünal described the US and EU pressure on Türkiye in the Cyprus issue. In the following part, he shows how Türkiye ...

Should Israel embark on a ground operation in south Lebanon, it will likely be bogged down militarily. By Adem Kılıç Political scientist Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border have been steadily rising. After Gaza and the West Bank, Israel’s northern border, in other words the Lebanese border, was the point where eyes ...

First part of an analysis of the Latin American “left”. By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Assessing the role of left-wing forces in Latin America after the elections in Venezuela is a real challenge that requires a conceptual review of the term “left” since, from my perspective, it is an outdated and decontextualized definition that does not reflect current reality, leading to ...

Travel impressions from China’s Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. By Özgür Altınbaş, Yining, Kazakh Province / China We are at the foot of the God Mountains. Lavender gardens, small apple trees, large flower fields. The places we set foot on were previously arid lands. In this article, we will cover Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, which the Communist Party of China nurtured ...

Venezuela captures 400 rifles sent from the US, while Blackwater founder turns back on stage. By Yunus Soner Following presidential elections of July 28, the domestic political situation in Venezuela is becoming calmer and calmer day by day. In contrast to that, external pressure on the reelected President Nicolas Maduro, specifically from the United States and the European Union, is ...

Impressions from a visit to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Most astonishing: The presence of Nasreddin Hodja By Özgür Altınbaş By Özgür Altınbaş, Urumqi, Xinjiang / China Together with M. Ilker Yücel, Editor-in-Chief of Aydınlık newspaper, we visited China from the west to the east between September 1-13. We spent 5 days in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which we ...

Neutrality has become an issue of war or peace. The commission created by the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) has presented its report with more than 100 recommendations in 7 areas on how Switzerland should orient its security policy for the future. The report stated: “Cooperation with NATO and the EU should continue to deepen in ...

Still a long journey ahead, but if successful, the bilateral relations will have effects from Syria to Palestine, from Libya to Sudan. By Mohamed Sabreen, Cairo / Egypt There is no doubt that Cairo and Ankara have made great strides in strengthening their relations. The summit between Presidents Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave tremendous momentum, prompting some ...