Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week, the visit of Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of the Syrian Interim Government, to Türkiye was the top in the agenda. Another significant event was the expulsion of five lieutenants from the military after they took an oath on Mustafa Kemal Atatürk during the Turkish Military Academy’s Banner Handover and Graduation ...

London and Baghdad signed a comprehensive strategic agreement. By Yunus Soner The United Kingdom and Iraq have a signed a comprehensive agreement on cooperation in trade, commerce, infrastructure and defense on January 15, 2025. The UK announced its overall volume as 12.3-billion-pound sterling.   It includes UK investments in water pipelines, the construction of railways, cooperation in the energy sector ...

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception” By Dr. Shoaib Khan, Visiting Faculty, Centre for Central Eurasian Studies, University of Mumbai, It all began with my tour to the Donetsk region, thanks to the invitation by Vashi Novosti Project Director and Chief Editor Ivan Andreev. The tour was mainly organized ...

Russia’s Ambassador to Djibouti wrote exclusively for UWI. By Mikhail Golovanov, Russian Ambassador to Djibouti Mikhail Golovanov is a Russian diplomat, an expert in international and especially African issues. Since 2019, he has been serving as the Russian ambassador to Djibouti, a unique country considering to be ‘the gates to East Africa’. Exclusively for UWI, Mr. Golovanov wrote an essay ...

Domestic and global aspects of the decision. The new Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID). According to the Congressional Research Service, the USAID had more than 10,000 employees around the world. Two-thirds of them operated outside the US. The USAID managed a budget of more than $40 billion in fiscal year 2023. The decision was met ...

Cheminade emphasizes that solving France’s problems is tied to cooperation with the “Global South” and the “global majority”. In the second part of the interview, Jacques Cheminade, the leader of the Solidarity and Progress (Solidarité et Progrès) answered our questions about militarization in France, the latest situation in Syria and Jean-Marie Le Pen. Cheminade emphasizes that solving France’s problems is ...

Sports activities can build very much needed bridges in today’s world. By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli “O Sport, You Are Peace” is a very popular phrase in Russia, although it belongs to the founder of the modern Olympic Games, the French Baron Pierre de Coubertin. In Russia, this expression became entrenched after the release of the film of the same name ...

Ankara needs to create regional alliances to resist new offensives from Washington. Trump’s second presidency term has begun. What are the key characteristics that differs Trump from his opponents? How does his presidency relate to the rise of a multipolar world? What direction will his policies on West Asia, Türkiye and Syria take, and what factors will shape them? What ...

The report forecasts a divergence of Türkiye’s relations with Russia and Iran. The Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), known as a think tank close to the government in Türkiye, published its predictions for Türkiye’s foreign policy in 2025. The report titled “SETA Security Radar: Türkiye’s Geopolitical Environment in 2025” included assessments on how global developments will be ...

The Mexican President has won a first battle, achieving a pause in the trade war. But within a month, a new episode will be written. By Daniel Rosas, Mexico City / Mexico Recently, the spotlight has been on Mexico for two reasons: for the first time, it has a female president; and that president, Claudia Sheinbaum, faces the challenge of ...