The US preferential system for imports from Africa, AGOA, is likely to end this year, says the minister. By Yunus Soner, Antalya / Türkiye African countries are amongst those most affected by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Some of them, like Botswana and Lesotho, were targeted with the highest tariffs, while others suffer great damage, because trade with the ...

A Rebalancing, not a Rebellion By Mehmet Enes Beşer As America doubles down on its dependence on tariffs and unilateral trade measures in the name of “economic security,” the world is now retaliating in kind—not by overt confrontation, but by subtle, incremental drifting apart. A process years in the making has now reached a new phase: de-Americanization of global trade. ...

ASEAN countries hope to pragmatically benefit from the rivalry between the two global powers By Orçun Göktürk, Beijing / China President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, paid visits to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia during a period when the trade war with the United States was intensifying. These countries hold great significance for China. Since the first trade ...

A conflict between the US and Europe and the one side and Latin America and Africa on the other shows itself, with relations to China being on the horizon. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Although it’s sad to say, Pope Francis had been preparing for his death for a long time. It didn’t take him by surprise. His health had been ...

Economic Pressures and Enacting Reforms By Mehmet Enes Beşer In January 2024, Papua New Guinea (PNG) was rocked by mass civil unrest, as riots erupted in the national capital of Port Moresby and spread to other towns. The immediate cause was an instantaneous reduction in the pay of public servants, attributed by the government to a “technical glitch” in the ...

Here are main remaining demands of Azerbaijan from Armenia. By Tehran Tapdigov, Baku / Azerbaijan Although all provisions of the peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia have been agreed upon, the two countries have still not sat down at the negotiating table. Naturally, agreeing on the terms of the agreement does not automatically mean peace. However, Azerbaijan’s desire for a ...

The Turkish community in Austria’s capital city is placed into the spotlight ahead of the elections of April 27. By Kadim Ülker, From Vienna / Austria On April 27, 2025, local elections will be held in Vienna to determine the representatives who will form the state government. Turks are once again being placed at the heart of the political debate ...

And the Ottoman perspective to it. By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu The first modern concentration camps in history were shown by the British during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa. These camps marked a significant and controversial turning point in the history of warfare and civilian treatment. The British used concentration camps to control the Boer civilian population (mostly ...

On Trump’s trade tariffs, why US manufacturing has lost and how the world should react. By Yunus Soner, Antalya / Türkiye US President Donald Trump’s trade policies were one of the main topics at the 4th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, convened by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on April 11-13. Here, we interviewed Jeffrey Sachs, professor at the U.S. Columbia university, a ...

Neither recent nor just a trade war: The background of the US-China conflict. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Many people may think that the conflict between the United States and China is recent and that characterizing it as a “trade war” helps explain its essence, but neither is true. Exalting this confrontation within the framework of these two particularities leads to ...