ASEAN environmental sustainability depends on how digital technologies become localized. By Mehmet Enes Beşer The environmental sustainability experience of Southeast Asia is an uneven and rugged terrain, shaped by forces that intersect but refuse to move together in harmony. As the ASEAN countries speed up to discover the middle path between economic development and nature protection, they must contend with ...
The reality of guarantee, international law, Türkiye’s diplomatic moves, and military reality! By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist / Author Lebanon and the Republic of Cyprus have this week brought back to the agenda the agreement on determining maritime jurisdiction boundaries, which has been ongoing since 2017 but has never materialized due to Türkiye’s resolute stance and foreign policy moves in ...
Intermediate results of government shutdown in Washington. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that the U.S. military could stop receiving their salaries in mid-November if the government shutdown (temporary interruption of the functioning of the U.S. administration) continues. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican congresswoman, reported on Sunday that the U.S. government shutdown could last until the end of November. In ...
Why Are We All Becoming Targets? By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist In recent days, a roundtable organized by the Russian Union of Journalists, titled “On the Razor’s Edge of Information Wars,” shed light on one of the most critical issues of our time: the transformation of information into a new front of warfare. I did not attend this meeting; however, ...
On the summit to be celebrated October 31st – November 1, it is about “America First” versus Multipolarity. By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China With Donald Trump’s return to the global stage, the U.S. foreign policy strategy has shifted away from its long-proclaimed mission of defending so-called “freedom and democracy” toward a period entirely oriented around American interests -a ...
The political landscape ahead of the elections on November 30. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein One of the most rewarding and gratifying things about writing is the exchange with readers. Every week, I receive an average of around 80 messages with opinions, reflections, or simply acknowledgments, almost always expressing satisfaction. All of this makes me happy and motivates me to work ...
Bartholomew is indeed carrying out hostile activities towards the sovereignty of the Republic of Türkiye. This question has been back on the agenda following the visit of Bartholomew, the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch, to the White House on September 15. Bartholomeos, who met with President Trump, stated that they discussed the reopening of the Heybeliada Seminary in Istanbul, the situation ...
If ASEAN is to take the lead on climate, it must break a paradox not through compromise but through change. By Mehmet Enes Beşer There is a stunning paradox at the core of the Southeast Asian model of development, a paradox more desperate with each climate summit, energy crisis, and investment diversion. The ASEAN bloc has subscribed formally to world ...
Rapid advancement of building a war state. By Aiko Fujimoto Following the crushing defeat in the Upper House election, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation on September 17, with the LDP leadership election set for October 4. During this period, opinion polls showed that while some believed “there was no need to resign,” more than “he should resign.” Multiple ...
On Trump’s aggression against Venezuela and interference into Brazil’s judiciary. The US aggression against Latin American countries is widening its scope. After Venezuela, the US navy has also targeted Colombian citizens in a boat while, the Presidents Trump and Petro are engaging in strong polemics. Simultaneously unsolved is the spat between Brazil and the US, which escalated when a Brazilian ...