NATO’s anniversary summit recently came to a close in London, where 29 NATO members summed up the results of the alliance summit held in London on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the military bloc. This time, the role of “bad guys” was played not by US President Donald Trump, but by the leaders of France and Turkey – ...
“The one who rules the seas, rules the world” Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa, Grand Admiral of the Turkish Fleet in the sixteenth century The attention of the EU and NATO has recently been fixated on new agreements between Turkey and the Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord in Libya Fayez al-Sarraj concerning issues of sovereignty over maritime zones in the ...
Türkiye’nin S-400 hava savunma ve füze sistemi testlerine başlaması, ABD’de geniş yankı uyandırırken, sürecin perde arkasındaki gelişmeler, “Testlerin başladığı haberi iletişim kazasıyla mı ortaya çıktı, yoksa üst düzey yetkililer tarafından bilinçli bir sızdırma operasyonu muydu?” sorusunu gündeme getirdi. Yoksa Türkiye, bu testlerin ABD tarafından duyulmasını isteyip nasıl tepki vereceğini mi “test” etmek istedi. İLK İŞARET VALİLİKTEN Geçen hafta başına dönecek ...
Europe Triumph of the Right in Spain The Eurosceptic right-wing Spanish party Vox was the main winner in the recent parliamentary elections in Spain, which took place on November 10. VOX won 52 seats in parliament, becoming the third most powerful political force in Spain. Compared to the elections had been held in April, VOX increased the number of seats in parliament by 28 seats. The Socialist Workers Party ...
Iranian Authorities (of the Government, Judiciary branch and Parliament) knew well that their decision to triple the price of gasoline was going to lead to strong civil dissatisfaction, and that people would likely take to the streets to express their opposition to the measure. It is worth mentioning that the Iranian government’s decision only affected the type of gas which ...
Protests in the Shia crescent: Iraq, Iran and Lebanon Several Middle Eastern Shia-majority countries have recently been rocked by mass protests. The protests which started in October in Iraq led to the resignation of the country’s PM, Adil Abdul-Mahdi. The protesters demands include calling for new elections (to fight ‘corruption’) and the withdrawal of the Iranian influence on Iraq (Shia ...
Although the ongoing protests in Iraq, Lebanon and Algeria began as a result of internal factors, there are many indications of US, Israeli, French and Saudi Arabian involvement. Non-governmental organizations, media forces and lobbies are being used as tools by external forces to take control of and guide the protests in their own interests. Before explaining the precise actions of ...
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region has announced its opposition to the US’ recently passed law on the protection of human rights and democracy in Hong Kong. On November 27, US President Donald Trump signed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 into law. The essence of the law The Hong Kong Democracy and Human Rights Act requires the ...
It is something of an open secret that despite the US attempting to dominate Iraq with an all out invasion, it has been Iran and its allies who have been able to benefit from the aftermath of Washington’s attack. The Americans are naturally less than happy with this outcome, and have done their best ever since to curtail Iranian influence ...
Sürekli dünya ülkelerine insan hakları dersi vermeyi alışkanlık haline getiren ABD, başta Afganistan olmak üzere birçok ülkede yaptığı katliamları, insan hakları ihlallerini görmekte zorlanıyor veya görmezden, duymazdan geliyor. Türkiye’ye son dönemde insan hakkı ihlalleri gerekçesiyle “ayar” vermeye çalışan ABD; yıllardır işlediği insanlık suçları ile yüzleşmek yerine, “duymadım, görmedim, bilmiyorum” oyununu oynamayı tercih ediyor. BENİM TERÖRİSTİM İYİDİR ÇABASI ABD Başkanı ...