Agenda of the meeting of the heads of state. The 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague will mark a critical moment for the alliance, with member states set to redefine defense commitments, address emerging global threats, and recalibrate alliance cohesion in response to shifting geopolitical dynamics. Main Points of Discussion 1. Increased Defense Spending NATO leaders are expected to adopt ...

The countries around Iran have a critical responsibility. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan The US joined Israel’s attacks on Iran, and the war grew. Political Scientist and UWI expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan answered our questions about the latest developments in the war. The US targeted nuclear facilities in Iran. What are your views on this issue? The US attacked Iran, ignoring ...

Global and historic context of the Iran-Israel War. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Once again, circumstances require a broader view of international conflicts. It seems reductionist to me to limit the recent events in West Asia to the idea of a bilateral conflict between Israel and Iran. What is happening has implications that go far beyond a simple confrontation between two ...

For some reason, seeing the flags of Israel and Germany hanging side by side at the entrance did not strike me as surprising. By Halim Gençoğlu While attending an international conference in Germany, I had the opportunity to visit the Berlin Humboldt Museum, a place where history is carefully curated and cultures from across the globe are represented. However, one ...

Interview with Thibaud Gibelin, a Hungarian political scientist and visiting lecturer at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium. By Tolga Dişçi On May 13, Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party submitted a bill to parliament titled the “Transparency in Public Life”. The bill foresees audits of NGOs that receive more than €25,000 in foreign funding and allows for heavy fines if deemed necessary. The ...

But It Must Change to Earn Their Confidence By Mehmet Enes Beşer ASEAN has been at the very center of Southeast Asia’s political, economic, and diplomatic order for over five decades. It has preserved peace in a region formerly shattered by strife, facilitated trade integration, and become a convenor of dialogue between great powers. But in recent years, its influence ...

Reports have emerged suggesting that Russia and China started delivering weapons to Iran. By Mohammed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt “What will happen now?” is the question being asked most urgently at the present time. There is no escape from Iran’s aggressive escalation in the face of Israeli aggression, given the risks of regional escalation, the current war spiraling out ...

By Masoud Sadrmohammadi The conflict that began in recent days, coinciding with Israel’s aggression against Iran and the assassination of the country’s high-ranking commanders, is still ongoing. It appears that as time passes, the scale of these clashes is increasing, and Iran and Israel may be heading toward a full-scale war. Iran’s performance over the past four days has been ...

Peace is out of reach…The war is far from over… Ukraine has hit Russia’s strategic nuclear bombers and sabotaged rail lines. In doing so, it targeted both Russia’s new nuclear doctrine and Russian civilians. So, it’s no surprise that the Istanbul peace table fell apart without any real outcome. And now, it’s back to war… What is happening on the ...

The attractiveness of the US Dollar is in decline. By Stephan Kaufmann The US government is launching a new offensive to consolidate the economic foundations of its global power. The planned new budget is intended to make the US a magnet for capital from all over the world. Tax cuts are intended to channel investor money to the United States. ...