The US and Colombia traded threats of tariffs. For now, the conflict has tuned down. But Colombian President made a point for the entire continent. US President Donald Trump’s policy of migration caused a first diplomatic sable rattling on the American continent. Trump started expelling so-called immigrant migrants, putting them in US military planes. Footage shows migrants were transported in ...
On relations between the continent on the one side and Russia and China on the other, and the potential of Washington to interfere in these. By Hend Selim, Cairo / Egypt With Donald Trump becoming President, it is wondered what kind of foreign policy the US will follow towards different regions. The direction in which US policy towards African countries ...
The domestic “democratic initiative” comes along with a tilt towards the West in the “policy of balance”. Turkish politics is once again undergoing an upheaval. It all began when Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), the largest nationalist party in the country and the coalition partner of the ruling government, proposed that Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned ...
The recently elected President Mahama’s term might have effects far beyond the country’s borders, with a possible alignment with the Alliance of the Sahel States. By Beto Cremonte, Teacher, professor of Social Communication and Journalism, graduate of UNLP Last December’s elections in Ghana represented the return of John Mahama to power, initially on his own merit, but also as a ...
London has started to provide the SDF military and financial aid as well as sharing intelligence. Ankara has been facing a serious problem for decades – PKK separatism, which manifests itself both within Türkiye and beyond its borders. In particular, in northern Syria, where the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were formed. Ankara sees it as a direct continuation of the ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Türkiye had a packed agenda last week. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan continued his focus on Syria, while President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made remarks regarding Donald Trump’s return to office. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu faced trial over alleged insults toward a prosecutor, and Victory Party leader Ümit Özdağ was detained on charges ...
80 years ago on these days, the Soviet Union started the final offensive against Fascist Germany and liberated Poland in January. By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein The most important global event of this year is the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War and the Nazi-fascist defeat in Berlin on May 9, 1945. At ...
Other topics in the coalition negotiations are immigration, deindustrialization, budget, and relations with the EU, experts say in interview. The plan to exclude the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), the winner in the elections, from the government has backfired. The mandate to form the government has now been given to the FPÖ. Following this development, Türkiye’s daily Aydınlık newspaper’s supplement ...
History of the canal’s construction and background of Trump’s current offensive. By Elixsandro Ballesteros, Former Ambassador of Panama in Venezuela, professor at the Faculty of Economy, University of Panama To understand the impact that President Donald Trump’s threats have on the Panamanian nation, one must recall the history of the Panama Canal in the existence of this country, and also ...
Israel’s massacres and the victory of Gaza. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist Following the ceasefire that came into effect after 471 days of massacre and genocide in Gaza, the Palestinians, who are sending a message that they are standing despite all the pain and destruction, will try to build a new life in the almost wrecked Gaza Strip. When the ...
This time, the adversaries are Russia and China, with the Arctic becoming a major battleground. The most recent and perplexing idea from the “unpredictable” President Trump has been his statements regarding Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada. This is interpreted as a renewed version of imperialist expansion of the US. They came at a time when the American empire is ...
Today’s Colombian politicians should learn from the history. By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein On September 30, 1813, after receiving reinforcements to shake off the siege of Puerto Cabello, the Spanish began an offensive towards Valencia. Colonel Atanasio Girardot was given the mission of containing the Goths, facing a Spanish column on the heights of Bárbula. During the effort of the battle, ...