Interview to Turkish TV Channel Ulusal Kanal. UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek was guest on a live broadcast of Turkish Ulusal Kanal’s right after the attack launched by the US and Israel against Iran on January 28. Below are the main points of Perinçek’s evaluation in the broadcast. The basic points Let’s begin with the ...

Navigating Security in an Era of Strategic Competition By Mehmet Enes Beşer Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most strategic sea highways where global commerce passes through, strategic rivalries, and environmental risk points meet. From Malacca Strait to South China Sea, Southeast Asian seas are as vital to global economic being as they are to Southeast Asian seas’ diversity ...

The nature of the targets will depend on the purpose of the attack. By Umur Tugay Yücel, political scientist The tension between the United States and Iran is more than just a bilateral crisis; it constitutes a multifaceted strategic competition directly impacting Israel’s security, the Middle East’s security architecture, and global power balances. The nuclear program, the struggle for regional ...

What people in Iran’s capital think and say. By Ismet Özçelik Ankara correspondent of Aydınlık newspaper, from Tehran / Iran Invitation to the 47th anniversary events The 47th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution was February 11. I was invited to attend the anniversary events in Tehran. I was there from 10th to 12th February. Before leaving for Iran, I received ...

Powering the Future By Mehmet Enes Beşer While the world speeds toward a low-carbon future, the ten ASEAN member states stand at a strategic crossroads. BLESSED with solar, hydro, wind, and geothermal resources, ASEAN is positioned well to ground the enormous potential of its development on renewable power. Painfully lacking clear regional ambitions and growing global interest, the ASEAN switch ...

The BRICS group has shown complete ineffectiveness. It has remained completely silent in the face of the imperialist aggression of the Nazi-fascist government of the United States against two of its members, Iran and Cuba. The far-right, neo-fascist sector that has seized control of the US administration and imposed its expansionist logic and ambition for global domination has begun to ...

How is Israel’s move to recognize Somaliland backfiring? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Ethiopia last week, following visits to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, signaled not only a diplomatic engagement but also a new phase in Türkiye’s Horn of Africa strategy. The timing of the visit was particularly noteworthy, coming after Israel’s decision to recognize ...

From Assembly Lines to Algorithms By Mehmet Enes Beşer China has traditionally been defined in the world economy as the “world’s factory” – a manufacturing giant which offered size, velocity, and price discounts to global value chains. With the growth of its market, the script was rewritten: China emerged as a giant market where foreign firms competed with one another ...

Interview with Leonid Savin, Chairman of the Fidel Castro Foundation We spoke with Leonid Savin, Chairman of the Fidel Castro Foundation (based in Moscow), about the energy crisis in Cuba, possible White House moves regarding Cuba, and Moscow-Havana relations. “Better early than later” What is the scale of Cuba’s energy crisis, and could it threaten the regime’s survival? This is ...

On Iran’s approach to negotiations. By Özgür Altınbaş Iranian political analyst Peiman Salehi evaluates Iran-US tensions and negotiations. In a period where regional tensions are rising, and military activity has reached its peak, the question “Is the US buildup a harbinger of war?” occupies the global agenda. Peiman Salehi, an Iranian political analyst and author, stated that despite US pressure, ...

Cities of the Future By Mehmet Enes Beşer Urbanization is transforming at a fast pace the population and economic landscape of developing ASEAN economies at all-time highs. From the metastasizing metropolises of Ho Chi Minh City and Manila to Jakarta’s and Phnom Penh’s suburbs, cities are increasingly becoming drivers of growth, hubs of innovation, and drivers of opportunity. But as ...

The imperial operation of February 2026 is real, it is serious, and its consequences will be long-lasting. But it is not irreversible. By Dr. Fernando Esteche There are moments when history condenses. When what had been brewing for years in offices, in national security documents, working papers, in private agreements between corporations and states, suddenly becomes visible. February 2026 was ...