Polisario Front says ‘No to surrendering, no to occupation’ By Ali Rıza Taşdelen On 31 October 2025 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2797 (2025), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2026. MINURSO was established under a 1991 resolution to organize a referendum against Morocco’s occupation of ...

Strategic autonomy knocks at the door Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China At the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, the two sides reached a truce on trade. Yet behind this agreement lies a deeper reality: a structural transformation in U.S.–China relations that has become irreversible. The old order is dying, ...

On the situation of the surrounded Ukrainian army. By Özgür Altınbaş Italian/Russian journalist Vittorio Nicola Rangeloni described the situation in the two cities, where the Russian army has encircled Ukrainian soldiers. Rangeloni said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attempting to buy time by trying to conceal the situation. The journalist said Russia has largely blocked ground supply routes and noted ...

Türkiye is now proving itself to be a power that cannot be confined to the boundaries imposed by the West or the traditional patterns of the East. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The radical transformations Türkiye has undergone over the last two decades have undoubtedly stood out as its own axis-based foreign policy approach, its approach to being a country ...

Details of the agreement between Venezuela and Russia. By Leonel Retamal, from Caracas, Venezuela “Knowing that we have a friend like Russia, knowing that Russia is watching over what happens in Venezuela when we have United States ships in the vicinity of our shores, and that Putin ratifies the agreement, is a very powerful signal, a very strong message that ...

Over the past few months, the Sahelian country has increased its persecution of migrants in transit through the country, with multiple reports of human rights violations. By Anna Enrech Calbet* In Mauritania, September and October are the hottest months of the year. This heat translates into nearly empty streets during the day, which fill up as the sun begins to ...

Impressions from a trip to a country once leading in Europe. I first went to Germany in the summer of 1989. My last visit was in 2016. In 2016, I went to many cities and towns, giving numerous conferences in different regions. In total, I might have travelled close to 20 times to this country. Earlier this month, after a ...

Sarkozy’s legacy is undeniably a stain on French democracy. By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu The Libya scandal is perhaps the most severe accusation against Sarkozy’s moral integrity. Prosecutors claimed his 2007 campaign received €50 million from Gaddafi’s regime, facilitated by intermediaries such as Ziad Takieddine funds allegedly rewarded with diplomatic favors like Gaddafi’s 2007 Paris visit and arms deals. Evidence such ...

An analysis of the US ambassador to Türkiye, Thomas Barrack’s recent article. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, lays out the Trump administration’s blueprint for reshaping West Asia quite explicitly in his article titled “A Personal Perspective – Syria and Lebanon Are the Next Pieces for Levant Peace”. A Personal Perspective ...

An analysis of the recent midterm elections. By Prof Dr. Fernando Esteche, from Buenos Aires / Argentina On Sunday, October 26, 2025, Argentina voted again. And it surprised us once more, although nothing should surprise us anymore in this open-air laboratory where the most brutal forms of financial capitalism and cognitive warfare are tested. The victory of La Libertad Avanza ...