Trump surprisingly combines Gorbachev’s reformist itching, Yeltsin’s destructive charge and Napoleon’s geopolitical ambitions. Donald Trump will be sworn in as President on January 20th and officially take over the office. Russia’s view of Trump is a subject of debate. It is possible to come across positive views of Trump among Russian intellectuals. Economist/thinker Sergey Glazyev, who has been an economic ...

The fight for a multipolar world is an important background. By Ali Rıza Taşdelen In the last four years, the struggle against neo-colonialism in Africa has continued to achieve significant successes. Coup plotters? While its roots go back further, a decisive turning point occurred in 2020 when a group of anti-imperialist revolutionary officers in Mali overthrew the pro-French government, shut ...

While regional politics is currently marked by “recognition vs. non-recognition, the Venezuelan government has arrested mercenaries. By Micaela Ovelar, Caracas / Venezuela, January 8, 2025 This Friday, January 10, the swearing-in of the President elected on July 28, 2024, Nicolás Maduro Moros, heading to a third term during the period 2025-2031, is scheduled to take place. According to the Bolivarian ...

Trump’s main foreign policy issues will be China, migration and energy, and his actions will be structured around them. By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Two weeks before Donald Trump is going to be sworn in as President of the United States, I am going to venture to make some observations about the prospects of the new government, first regarding its foreign ...

China needs to revise its traditional ‘wait-and-see’ or ‘economy-first’ approach to International Relations. By Orçun Göktürk, Beijing / China For 13 years, the Assad leadership in Syria has resisted an imperialist, reactionary, and separatist war. Last month, however, Assad’s government collapsed following the advance of HTS (Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham), first to Aleppo and then to Damascus. The new situation in Syria poses a significant ...

Second part of the interview. We present the second part of the interview with a former Syrian National Army (SNA) commander, published by Ali Erdem Köz from Türkiye’s daily Aydınlık daily newspaper. In this second part, the interview revolves around the “stolen revolution”, the possible threats to Türkiye by HTS and the new government in Syria and PKK/YPG. SNA (Syrian ...

Kyiv tries to make use of the recent airline accident. By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190AR passenger jet en route from Baku to Grozny crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan on December 24. The tragedy was apparently caused by a provocation by Ukraine, supported by the West. That day the plane with 67 passengers was flying from the Azerbaijani ...

How he provokes the people and the mistakes of the left. Having taken ower power in December 2023, Javier Milei has comleted his first year as Argentine president. He has since then changed the country’s economic policy drastically, but also led fundamental changes in political culture. Andrés Rodriguéz is veteran politician of the left New Encounter. In interview, he explains ...

He would see success as a major achievement for his political legacy and a victory against the Russia-China-Iran bloc. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist On January 20, as Trump prepares to return to the White House, his team announced so far and the signs of his approach to the Middle East suggest that Iran will face intense US pressure for ...

A balance for regional actors and a look ahead. On December 8, the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria was overthrown by groups backed by Türkiye’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), the US and Israel. Although a government-like structure led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has been established, chaos prevails in Syria. After Assad’s fall, in the north US-backed PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist ...

A divided picture of the country came a fore. Now, Gagauzia to become a powerful representative of voices seeking an alternative in Moldova as a whole. By Gökalp Erbaş The second round of Moldova’s presidential elections, like the first one, was completed last November amid controversies and suspicions. The country now faces parliamentary elections planned for July 2025. After the ...

Iran is facing a new reality and has no choice but to adapt its demands. The sudden and unopposed fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, which has been the central topic of global political discussions over the past three weeks, has also captured attention in Iran. This event holds particular significance for the Iranian government and people because it directly ties ...