Pakistan has been reinserted into the Gulf’s evolving security architecture By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan When Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s plane descended into Riyadh last week, the spectacle was impossible to miss. Saudi Royal Air Force jets escorted him through the skies, and the Saudi Armed Forces extended a guard of honor on arrival. For a leader accustomed ...

First part of the interview focusing on historic roots of anti-Russian sentiment in the continent. We conducted an extensive interview with Prof. Dr. Franco Cardini, one of Italy’s foremost living medieval historians, who continues to teach at the University of Florence. Cardini provided our questions with deep and detailed answers, blending current events with historical perspective. In the first part ...

There are appropriate conditions for building a counterforce Israel’s attack on Doha surprised many. It demonstrated that Israel dares to strike even a country that is neither a party to nor supportive of the Palestinian cause. What else did it reveal? UWI author, historian and political scientist Mehmet Perinçek shared his views. ————————————————————————————————— Israel’s recent attacks on Doha have clearly ...

Stalemate by Design, Escalation by Drift By Mehmet Enes Beşer There are fewer great power hotspots so long-lasting, so complicated, and so politically obstinate as the South China Sea. It has been a measure of great power competition, an experiment in naval convention, and a melting pot of nationalist anxieties for ten years. The 2025 picture is one of stalemate, ...

South Africa’s voice stands as a moral call echoing from history to present. Trump tries to silence it. By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu South Africa’s enduring solidarity with Palestine is deeply rooted in its own historical struggle against apartheid, shaping both its domestic discourse and foreign policy. This principled stance—exemplified by figures like Nelson Mandela—has led South Africa to openly criticize ...

Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Last week in Türkiye, at the top of the agenda, was the court’s decision to appoint a trustee to the CHP Istanbul provincial branch and developments following it. Another topic was MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli’s call on PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan in the context of “terror-free Türkiye” process. And in Izmir, ...

Here is the Doha attack in all its aspects and the consequences it has brought about… By Adem Kılıç, political scientist Israel’s attacks on neighboring countries such as Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, and Syria, which have been ongoing for nearly two years alongside its genocidal war in Gaza, have taken on a new dimension with last week’s attack on Qatar. Israel ...

ASEAN needs coherence between what it commits, what it aspires to, and what it delivers. By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the world is speeding towards a catastrophic climate tipping point, the role of the emerging economies has shifted from the periphery to center stage of global climate negotiations. Within this transformation, the ASEAN region has become a test site and ...

Milei’s electoral defeat, caused partly by cracks within his coalition, lead to crucial questions ahead of October elections. By Fernando Esteche, from Buenos Aires / Argentina The results of the district elections held on September 7 in the province of Buenos Aires (which accounts for 40% of the electoral roll) have revealed a crisis that goes far beyond traditional electoral ...

The key to reducing risks lies in rapid technical verification, transparency, and pragmatic dialogue. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist The reports of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) falling near or being detected within Poland’s borders are not merely a transient news item; from Moscow’s perspective, they serve as a signal that will trigger a pre-existing chain of concerns. According to Russian ...