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. ...

From Ukraine over Cyprus and Palestine to Iran: This is essentially one single frontline. Israel has launched a wave of air strikes on Iran, hitting military leaders, nuclear and military sites overnight on 13th June. Iran retaliated by striking Tel Aviv, Haifa and several military and strategic targets in Israel. The war is tending to escalate further, with no sign ...

Interview to Turkish TV Channel Ulusal Kanal. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan Israel has launched a wave of air strikes on Iran, hitting military leaders, nuclear and military sites overnight on 13th June. Hours after Israel’s attack, UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan was a guest on Türkiye’s Ulusal Kanal. We present the question directed to Güzaltan and his ...

Since the 1960s, Washington used drugs’ policy, both domestically and internationally. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein During the last decade of the last century, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the United States set out to find a new enemy to serve as a pivot for reorganizing its foreign and military policy. Initially, ...

Strategic Patience or Silent Intervention? By Mehmet Enes Beşer With news of China’s alleged transfer of defense technology and weapons to Yemen, Beijing’s Middle East policy came under renewed questioning. While the specific scale and form of such aid remains unclear, the political ramifications of the news are certain. To others, these moves all add up to a real change ...

Germany sets up military posts just 20 km from the Russian border, while NATO pursues military exercises along Türkiye’s borders. By Deniz Yıldırım Germany has begun to deploy troops to Lithuania, with the “need to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank”. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited the 45th Tank Brigade stationed in Lithuania. This move marks the ...

The annual meetings are organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China The Shangri-La Dialogue 2025, Asia’s largest and most comprehensive security forum held annually in Singapore, has concluded. In addition to the US-China tension, new contradictions and fault lines between Europe and the US also drew attention at the Forum. The ...

Why Trump’s approach to solve the Ukraine conflict will probably fail. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist Shortly after taking office, the Trump administration made securing a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine a top foreign policy priority. Over the past four months, Trump’s campaign rhetoric that he would end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours has proven unsuccessful, while it ...