Ukraine’s June 1st attack serves both as a disruption of diplomacy and a promotional campaign for Ukrainian arms exports. By Şenol Aktemir On Sunday, June 1, 2025, the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted a large-scale drone offensive against targets in Russia. According to Russian media outlets, over 300 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were involved in the operation. This escalation came ...
Apricots may be cultivated on trees, but trust, innovation, and prosperity are fostered in collaboration. By Mehmet Enes Beşer At first glance, Türkiye and China would appear natural competitors in the global apricot business. Both nations are among the world’s leading apricot-producing countries, each with vast orchards, skilled farmers, and age-old traditions of farming. Türkiye, especially the eastern province of ...
Why Iran Remains Skeptical of a US-Led Nuclear Consortium By Masoud Sadrmohammadi As expected, with the Iran–U.S. nuclear negotiations entering technical issues and practical details, the process has entered a difficult phase, and the initial momentum and constructive atmosphere seen in the early rounds of talks are no longer present. In fact, during the first three rounds of negotiations, both ...
Various layers of conflict in the protests of Los Angeles. By Fernando Esteche The militarization of Los Angeles Los Angeles is bleeding. In the streets of a city that for decades stood as a symbol of the American dream, today the cries of resistance of those who built its greatness from the shadows resonate. The massive raids by Immigration and ...
The more Ankara manages to diminish Western, European, and British influence over Kyiv, the greater the possibility of achieving peace becomes. UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek shared his views on the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul. Mehmet Perinçek stated that peace talks have been sabotaged by outside powers. He said that the ...
Revolutionary Failure and Political Realignment By Halim Gençoğlu The iconic image of Che Guevara, cigar in mouth and eyes burning with revolutionary fervor, is typically associated with Latin America. However, in 1965, the Argentine revolutionary found himself deep in the jungles of Central Africa, attempting to ignite an anti-imperialist uprising in the newly independent but unstable Democratic Republic of the ...
Meeting the Iranian Foreign Minister in Cairo By Mohamed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt Amid a warm atmosphere, the Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi came to Naguib Mahfouz Restaurant for dinner on Monday evening, before leaving for Lebanon the next day. Remarkably, three senior statesmen came to meet with Araghchi: Amr Moussa, former Secretary-General of the Arab League, and former ...
It’s Something More Precocious. By Mehmet Enes Beşer In an increasingly bipolar global order—autocracy vs. democracy, West vs. East, United States vs. China—Vietnam doesn’t fit quite so well. Honed to high definition by the press into either China’s potential enemy in the South China Sea or, conversely, as a natural ally in socialist solidarity, Vietnam is neither. Hanoi-Beijing is an ...
Why Türkiye and Cambodia Must Build a Strategic Partnership in Farming By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the world’s food system is being increasingly stretched to the breaking point by climate change, geopolitical rivalry, and resource scarcity, agricultural cooperation is no longer a humanitarian policy agenda—now it’s a national security and regional stability issue. For Türkiye and Cambodia, both equally dependent ...
The US plans to conduct the logistics of its war in that region through the Baltic Sea and Eastern Europe. By Halil Özsaraç, (Ret.) Turkish Staff Navy Captain In my previous article, I explained that inland trade routes could be useful only when connected to the sea. Otherwise, thousands of kilometers of land corridors linked end to end would fall ...