From Outsider to Architect? By Mehmet Enes Beşer When China initially made overtures to rejoin the world trade system in 1986, it was as an economic unknown. Its role in international trade was slight, its industry nascent, and its institutions only beginning the transition from a closed command economy to one tentatively open to the forces of markets. The long ...

Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week in Türkiye, developments in Syria topped the political agenda. Operations launched by the Syrian government against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which Ankara designates as a terrorist organization, were met with a positive response in the Turkish capital. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s remarks on the US, emphasizing alliance relations, ...

Is the threat real? By Feyyaz Erkin Eşli In recent months, European capitals have once again been discussing a large-scale defense project called the “European Initiative for Drone Protection” or, as it is more commonly referred to, the “drone wall”. The initiative, proposed by the European Commission, envisions the creation of a multi-layered system for detecting and neutralizing UAVs along ...

Could Trump’s Tariffs Accelerate the Dollar’s Decline? By Mehmet Enes Beşer Donald Trump’s revival of aggressive tariff policy has once more shook global markets. His threat to block blanket duties on Chinese imports—and an upcoming 10% blanket tariff on all imports—represent not simply a reversion to protectionism, but a more profound disintegration of the multilateral trading regime the U.S. itself ...

Our story with America has reached its final chapter. By Ramin Madadlou, Assistant Professor, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran. Our story with America began with World War II. The Americans were one of the three occupying forces that entered Iran. Like the British, they spoke English, but unlike them, they did not have a bad record—indeed, they had no record ...

Only when acting alone can the EU establish a multipolar, rule-based, and inclusive international system. By Mehmet Enes Beşer For much of the past decade, the European Union has struggled to formulate a clear and independent policy toward China. Struggling between the gravitational force of its historic bond with the United States and the multidimensional realities of its economic dependence ...

Context, Content, and Global Repercussions The Monroe-Donroe Doctrine has a difficult start. It’s true that, hijacking Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, threatening the states of Colombia and Mexico, US President Donald Trump presented a naked, violent and decided stance of US imperialism. His recent National Security Strategy claimed to “restore American preeminence” in the Western hemisphere. In terms of economic dominance, ...

Posted by by United World International 5 Min Read January 19, 2026 By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist Following recent developments in Syria, all actors are now faced with a reality that goes beyond temporary maneuvers or tactical delays. For the point reached today has clearly demonstrated that the real issue in Syria is neither a new constitution nor elections, nor ...

For the wider Muslim world, the Saudi-Emirati estrangement poses a dilemma but also an opportunity. By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan Saudi warplanes bombarding a Yemeni port city held by Emirati-aligned fighters – a scenario unthinkable a few years ago – became reality as 2025 drew to a close. On December 30, Saudi Arabia accused the United Arab Emirates ...

This is just the beginning. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein, from Caracas / Venezuela Many people assume that Donald Trump’s actions are marked by a mental disorder. Trying to confirm this, I investigated the matter and, in an article published in July titled “Is Trump a lunatic or a typical rich kid ecstatic with his perversions?”, I reported on the criminal ...

Interests, possibilities and limits to Beijing’s actions. By Orçun Göktürk, PhD Candidate in International Relations, from Beijing / China In recent times, some texts spreading rapidly on social media claim that China is waging a “silent but devastating” economic and geopolitical war against the US through Venezuela and Iran. In these narratives, China is presented as an actor that paralyzes ...

How the Gaza War Shattered the Saudi-Emirate Partnership By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt As is its custom, the Middle East remains a volatile landscape, a region in perpetual flux where alliances and strategic calculations shift faster than its actors can anticipate. Over the past few years, coalitions formed for and against the Arab Spring; then, as interests and ...