Colombia heads today, May 29 to presidential elections. Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Colombia Humana, heads to polls, but failing to pass the 50% threshold to win the elections in the first round. The second round between the two leading candidates is scheduled for June 19. Ahead of the elections, we spoke with Gloria Flores Schneider, a member of the ...

By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * The framework on which the United States has been built upon is sustained by the idea of being a people chosen by God. A close look at the speeches of all its presidents shows the presence and continuity of this concept in all of them, although they have been careful to adapt it to each ...

By Tulin Uygur, Stockholm / Sweden Sweden suddenly abandoned its 200-year-old foreign policy, that was theoretically described as “being non-aligned in peacetime, aiming to be neutral in wartime”, by deciding to apply for NATO membership. On May 15th, the government party Social Democrats (S) and on May 16th, the majority of the Swedish Parliament voted “yes for NATO membership”. The ...

The Ukraine conflict is opening up debates about the current and future nature of the international system. Led by the US, Western countries frequently claim thar Russia’s military operation threatens the global “rules based order”. Hence, they do acknowledge that a profound change is taking place. Others meanwhile claim the rise of a new, multipolar world order. This argument finds ...

Turkey, as always, had a busy public agenda last week. The tensions between Turkey and NATO continue to escalate, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey would veto the membership application of Sweden and Finland.  The public rallies held by both the government and the opposition parties one after another, were considered as the unofficial start of the presidential ...

Afrika Günü (eski adıyla Afrika Kurtuluş Günü), 25 Mayıs 1963’te Afrika Birliği’nin kuruluşunun kıtanın yanı sıra tüm dünyada her yıl anılmasıdır. Kutlama aynɪ zamanda Afrikalıların bir araya gelip çeşitliliklerini ve birlik beraberliklerini kutladıkları bir gündür. Bu minvalde Afrika’nın bağımsızlığını ve kolonizasyondan kurtulmasını anmak, Afrika’nın ne kadar ilerlediğini kutlayarak hala yapılması gerekenleri değerlendirmeyi amaçlar. Afrika Günü Türkler için neden önemli? Türkler ...

By Douglas Bolivar, Caracas / Venezuela International news are dominated by crisis scenarios, from security situacions over the economic development to the food supplies. A huge global crisis, including increasing inflation numbers are present everywhere – with an exception: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Venezuela has passed through years of actually hyperinflation and a sanctions regime, and today is more ...

By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * Although the most visible scenario of the conflict in Ukraine takes place in the military sphere, behind the shadows but also in public, diplomacy plays a fundamental role in the search for a solution to the conflict. Despite the differences and antagonistic positions that sometimes conspire against the possibility of providing a real solution to ...

By Odile Mojon-Cheminade * Despite a protest vote that has grown significantly during his mandate, Emmanuel Macron has been re-elected. A re-election that seemed, against all odds, very likely. For as brilliant as the strategy that allowed him this stunt was – letting the media do the campaigning for him while his opponents were sabotaging themselves – his re-election leaves ...

The words of Turkey’s second President İsmet İnönü, one of the leaders of our War of Independence, “A new world will be established, and Turkey will take its place there” have become an apothegm. Behind İnönü’s sentence, there is a realistic foresight: “One day, this defense system of the West will collapse!” The relevant part of İsmet İnönü’s statement for ...

Turkey continues to strengthen its position in Africa. The three-day visit of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboun to Turkey ended on May 16. The key moment of the official visit of the head of the North African state was the negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the signing of many agreements: in the field of mining, education and culture, ...

UWI expert Dr. Mehmet Perincek has been where the Russian military operation took place in Ukraine, upon invitation from the Russian Defense Ministry between April 29th and May 1st. Today, we present the last part of his reporting from the trip. On May 1st, we are on our way to Melitopol, the last stop of this trip. Just like tulips ...