Interview with Ofer Cassif, Communist Party member of Knesset. On this Monday, US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are expected to meet in Washington. On the agenda is a possible stop of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, with a 21-point-plan circulating as the path ahead. Characterizing Israel’s actions against Palestinians “a genocide”, Ofer Cassif explains why ...
A struggle is taking place around the Okinawa military base. Here’s what its opponents say. By Shigeki Okamoto (Fukuoka Action Committee against the Warring Regime) In the recent House of Councillors election, the LDP-Komeito government became a minority ruling coalition, following the House of Representatives election in October 2024. However, the constitutionalist parties such as Japan Communist Party and the ...
The future depends on commitments. By Mehmet Enes Beşer Southeast Asia stands at the intersection of two compelling forces: the world’s rapidly accelerating demand for strategic minerals and increasingly integrated regional economies through trade agreements. Bauxite and nickel, copper and rare earth elements – ASEAN’s mineral resources are more strategically valuable than ever before. As the world shifts to low-carbon ...
From Pakistan over Nepal to Indonesia… By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein This year, 2025, saw the United States escalate its actions in Asia to unprecedented levels. In April, India and Pakistan continued their long history of conflict following the attack by the Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Pakistani terrorist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, in Kashmir, which left 26 Indian tourists and ...
The speech displayed deepening global uncertainty. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist During the General Assembly sessions held to mark the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, US President Donald Trump’s speech and subsequent statements sparked debate not only in diplomatic circles but also among the global public. Trump’s words reflected both domestic political calculations in the US and increasingly sharp ...
The Strategic Case for Engaging Kazakhstan By Meymet Enes Beşer In the wake of the changing framework of international geopolitics and economic restructuring, the physical space between Central Asia and Southeast Asia—hitherto geographically circumscribed—is narrowing extremely quickly. As Central Asia’s economic and transport center, Kazakhstan is a strategically crucial gateway into the heartland of Eurasia. To ASEAN, to which decades ...
Protests, financial turmoil and a government crisis. By Odile Mojon-Cheminade While Germany has been Europe’s economic engine in recent decades, France has traditionally been its political, cultural, and military heart. Political because of the balancing role it used to play, plus as a permanent member of the UN Security Council; cultural because of its universalist vision; and military because of ...
Interview given to Turkish TV Channel Meltem TV By Onur Sinan Güzaltan Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the government ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), proposed the “Türkiye-Russia-China [TRC] alliance” to counter what he described as the “US–Israel evil coalition”. Surprising to many, Bahçeli’s call stirred a new wave of debate in the country’s alignments and position in the international system. UWI ...
The wires are laid. The technology is tested. Now, all it takes is the political will to connect the dots. By Mehmet Enes Beşer As Southeast Asia races to keep pace with surging energy demand amidst a global decarbonization wave, one question looms over the region: how can the region deliver clean, cheap, and secure electricity at scale over a ...
Interview with Dr. Afifeh Abedi, director of the Iran View 24 news website. By Azad Maldavan, from Tehran / Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, following his meeting in Cairo with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi, clearly stated that the facts have changed, and that Iran is allowing Agency inspectors to visit only the Bushehr power ...