United World International expert, Moscow University lecturer, historian and political scientist Dr. Mehmet Perinçek spoke to Sputnik about Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, following his death. Perinçek stated the following: “We can describe Gorbachev as the last link in a chain, because the Soviet Union did not collapse only due to Gorbachev’s actions. The Soviet Union’s ...
By Prof. Dr. Ata Atun * For a long time, Greece has been very concerned about losing its regional importance, not being taken into account and not being treated as a respectable state. The recent rise of Türkiye as a global actor has severely harmed Greek politicians’ morale and future plans, to the point where they have begun to plot ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * “Our mountains will always exist, our rivers will always exist, our people will always exist. With the American invaders defeated, we will rebuild our land to make it ten times more beautiful […] Our Homeland will be reunified. Our compatriots from the North and South will meet under the same sky,” President Ho Chi Minh ...
Recent clashes between armed groups in the capital Tripoli have returned Libya back to international headlines, casting new doubts about the future of the country’s peace and stability. We spoke with Dr. Issa Tuwegiar, former Libyan Minister of Planning and private consultant in Tripoli about these clashes, persisting disagreements among different conflict parties and a possible way out. Clashes erupted ...
The public agenda had been very busy in Türkiye last week. Many politicians and parties celebrated the August 30 Victory Day Centennial, as it was being commemorated by the public all around the country. Secondly, French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements targeting Türkiye during his visit to Algeria have caused the Foreign Ministry of Türkiye to give a harsh reaction. And ...
Mexico’s Fourth Transformation is continuing in a high pace. President López Obrador, who faces strong resistance both from domestic political forces as well as the United States, pursues reforms in energy, banking and agriculture. Meanwhile, his party MORENA (Movement of National Regeneration) is fighting a strong battle with its ally, the Labor Party (Partido Del Trabajo) both in the parliament ...
By Said Ali Batrouni * With a significant shift in Türkiye’s strategy toward the Assad regime in Syria, where he has been insisting on regime change, Erdogan stated that Türkiye’s goal in Syria is to find a political solution to the country’s decade-long civil war, rather than defeating Assad. Ankara’s recent statement that it is willing to normalize relations with ...
Great Britain rose to the status of monetary hegemon in 1871 with widespread adoption of the gold standard. During the gold standard of the late nineteenth century, Britain became the greatest exporter of financial capital. Its capital city, London, also became center of the world gold, money, and financial markets. The end of World War II witnessed the recentralization of ...
3 critical issues were on the public agenda in Türkiye in the last week. Turkish officials’ statements regarding the talks with the Syrian government and a normalization process were dropped on the public agenda like a bombshell. Secondly, the Vatan Party’s official resolution about Türkiye’s overall situation resonated throughout the general public. And finally, the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games of ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * Already the result of the first electoral round in the Colombian presidential elections held on May 29, revealed a clear perspective on the future of that country’s relationship with Venezuela and established the certainty that it would have a transcendent change with respect to of what happened in the most recent past. The two candidates ...