Russia’s military operation against Ukraine triggered a wave of militarization in many European countries. Increased military spending and investment, discussions on conscription, attempts to join NATO and much more. French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement on June 13, stating that France and Europe had switched to a “war economy”, can be read as the naming of these latest developments. That is the ...

Allen Ginsberg, one of the most important figures from the “Beat Generation”, who was also known for his radical opposition towards the values of American society in the 1950-60s, writes “America I’m putting my queer shoulder to the wheel” in the last verses of his poem “America”. He was also aghast for his country’s domestic and foreign policies and even ...

By Prof. Dr. Ata Atun * The Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiadis has sent a message to the vice-president of Türkiye, Fuat Oktay, regarding the latter’s speech released after the graduation ceremony of a university in the TRNC. Anastasiadis said: “Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus do not want to make any concessions.” Nikos Anastasiadis said it is ...

By Adem Kılıç * There are many problems between Türkiye and Greece on many issues, varying from the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean to the Greek expansion of territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles and the militarization of the Aegean Islands. Among these problems, the crisis regarding the Dodecanese Islands has started to take more ...

By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * Following the recent strategy decided by NATO at its Madrid Summit, which establishes that China “challenges its interests, security and values”, and that Russia is “the most significant and direct threat” to its interests, the world is moving very quickly towards its partition in terms of the structure of the international system. The event reaffirmed ...

By Fikret Akfırat* For Türkiye, with the Eastern Mediterranean issue and the elimination of the PKK presence in Syria, relations with the USA, Russia, Iran, and China are locked in Idlib. The situation in Idlib is the most significant issue in Syria that the Astana partners are unable to settle. As a result, the Astana process is slowed down. More ...

The NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, keeps on fueling debates. United World International expert Mehmet Perinçek commented on the summit and its decisions in an interview to China Radio International Türkiye, CRI Türk. UWI documents below the interview as published by CRI Türk. Dr. Mehmet Perinçek commented on Türkiye’s withdrawal of its veto against Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership. “The ...

On its recent summit in Spain, NATO has endorsed a new Strategic Concept, which, alongside Russia, targets the People’s Republic of China. As United World International has reported from the document, NATO considers a wide range of Chinese activities as “challenge to our interests, security and values”. The NATO document stated “The PRC seeks to control key technological and industrial ...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has concluded its summit in Spain’s capital Madrid. The organization has – after 10 years – approved a new Strategic Concept, stated its intent for enlargement, declared new and deepened conflict lines and announced new steps of militarization. In summary, The United States and its allies have, via the NATO as a military alliance, ...

On the NATO summit in Madrid, a trilateral memorandum between Türkiye, Sweden and Finland was agreed upon. The two Scandinavian countries ensure to support Türkiye’s efforts in counterterrorism and lift arms emborgoes against Ankara, while Türkiye in exchange retracts its veto against their NATO membership. United World International expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan commented on the agreement in various interviews, he ...