By Abdul Kerimkhanov The trilateral meeting of the chairmen of the parliaments of Azerbaijan, Pakistan and Turkey, following which the Baku Declaration was signed, had a huge impact on today’s diplomacy. The head of the Institute for Peace Studies and Diplomacy and Chairman of the Pakistan-SCO Friendship Forum, well-known Pakistani political scientist Muhammad Asif Nur said this in an interview ...

Last week, the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with three main topics. The first topic was the rapid wildfires that spread across the entire nation in 132 different locations throughout the last week. The second was the successes of Turkish athletes in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The third was the telephone conversation between the Presidents ...

In very contested elections that even turned violent with the assault on the Congress, the US has carried Joseph Biden to government. Is “America back”, as the US president frequently claims or are we witnessing the decline of an empire? The Turkish TV Channel Ulusal Kanal has searched for the answer of this question in a newly published documentary titled ...

China’s new Ambassador to the USA, Qin Gang, who started his duty upon arriving in Washington, will lead a critical period in the relations between the two countries. Qin Gang is a very remarkable person who replaced Cui Tiankai, the 68-year-old ambassador of China who has served the longest time in Washington. Qin, a young 55-year-old yet experienced diplomat, has ...

The youth of 6 countries in West Asia that resist US imperialism and Israeli Zionism came together for “Independent Palestine” at the conference organized by World Anti-Imperialist Youth Union (WAYU). The “International Youth Conference on Independent Palestine” composed of 11 youth organizations from Palestine, Turkey, Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen met online on 25 July 2021. The youth organizations stated “Against the Imperialist-Zionist Threat, For the Independent State of Palestine, We ...

Afghanistan is witnessing the withdrawal of US troops and intensified international diplomacy. United World International expert Mehmet Perinçek shared his views on the country with the Iranian newspaper Tehran Times. Below we document the interview as published by Tehran Times on July 28, 2021. “Turkey and Iran are important states in our region,” Mehmet Perincek tells the Tehran Times.  “Turkey-Iran ...

By Tevfik Kadan Recently, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations organized a hearing titled “US Policy on Turkey”. Issues such as the S-400 defense systems purchased by Turkey from Russia, the Turkish policy on Syria, Turkish actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the reopening of the Cypriot town of Maras (Varosha) and the human rights report of Turkey were discussed ...

The United States continues efforts to create international diplomatic pressure – without much success and even putting in jeopardy long established US diplomacy tools. On July 25, the US has published a joint statement, urging “the Cuban government to heed the voices and demands of the Cuban people”. The declaration demanded “the release of detained”, establishment of press freedom and ...

Last week, the public agenda in Turkey was busy three main topics. First topic were the reactions from the governments of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to the UN Security Council’s statement regarding the reopening of the town of Maras (Varosha). Second topic was the debate over potential measures or actions in regulating the refugee waves coming ...

After the 44-day Second Karabakh War, the military-political balance has changed not only in the South Caucasus, but also all over the world. The United States and Europe no longer have a role to play in resolving conflicts around the world. The role of Turkey and Russia in world politics is already growing. In the Second Karabakh War, the Turkish-Russian ...