Stalemate by Design, Escalation by Drift By Mehmet Enes Beşer There are fewer great power hotspots so long-lasting, so complicated, and so politically obstinate as the South China Sea. It has been a measure of great power competition, an experiment in naval convention, and a melting pot of nationalist anxieties for ten years. The 2025 picture is one of stalemate, ...

South Africa’s voice stands as a moral call echoing from history to present. Trump tries to silence it. By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu South Africa’s enduring solidarity with Palestine is deeply rooted in its own historical struggle against apartheid, shaping both its domestic discourse and foreign policy. This principled stance—exemplified by figures like Nelson Mandela—has led South Africa to openly criticize ...

Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week in Türkiye, at the top of the agenda, was the court’s decision to appoint a trustee to the CHP Istanbul provincial branch and developments following it. Another topic was MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli’s call on PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in the context of “terror-free Türkiye” process. And in Izmir, ...

Here is the Doha attack in all its aspects and the consequences it has brought about… By Adem Kılıç, political scientist Israel’s attacks on neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, and Syria, which have been ongoing for nearly two years alongside its genocidal war in Gaza, have taken on a new dimension with last week’s attack on Qatar. Israel ...

ASEAN needs coherence between what it commits, what it aspires to, and what it delivers. By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the world is speeding towards a catastrophic climate tipping point, the role of the emerging economies has shifted from the periphery to center stage of global climate negotiations. Within this transformation, the ASEAN region has become a test site and ...

Milei’s electoral defeat, caused partly by cracks within his coalition, lead to crucial questions ahead of October elections. By Fernando Esteche, from Buenos Aires / Argentina The results of the district elections held on September 7 in the province of Buenos Aires (which accounts for 40% of the electoral roll) have revealed a crisis that goes far beyond traditional electoral ...

The key to reducing risks lies in rapid technical verification, transparency, and pragmatic dialogue. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist The reports of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) falling near or being detected within Poland’s borders are not merely a transient news item; from Moscow’s perspective, they serve as a signal that will trigger a pre-existing chain of concerns. According to Russian ...

Shattering the Gulf’s Security Order By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt In his angry reaction to the Israeli attack targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Prime Minister of Qatar, said that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu had declared his intention to reshape the Middle East, but does the Israel with its attack signal his ...

Interview with the party’s main candidate ahead of local elections tomorrow. Germany’s state of North Rhine-Westphalia heads to the election on September 14. With only a few days remaining before the election, parties are stepping up their campaigns. One of these parties is the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – BSW), which narrowly missed the threshold of minimum vote ...

The Nepalese journalist reports that the crowd is acting out of control. By Özgür Altınbaş Protests that erupted in Nepal, a Southeast Asian country, have escalated into violent clashes. At least 19 people have been killed. The parliament building was set on fire. Protesters targeted government ministers. Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Paudel called for restraint and dialogue. Nepali journalist Rajaram ...