The region must now take its own destiny into its own hands. Otherwise, a new catastrophic process is inevitable. By Adem Kılıç, Political scientist The outbreak of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah brings to mind the “endless” wars in the region, such as those in Iraq and Syria, which are still going on.Despite the recent escalation of the Lebanese-Israeli ...
Perspectives, expectations and doubts in Egypt. By Mohamed Sabreen, Cairo / Egypt The BRICS summit will be held from October 22-24 in the Russian city of Kazan, and the summit is starting amid high hopes and difficult challenges. After the addition of new countries, most notably Egypt, interest in the new bloc has increased. The BRICS leaders held a summit ...
First impressions from Iran and evaluations of Palestinian journalist Mohammed Abu Taqiyya The world’s eyes are on Lebanon after the martyrdom of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the central commanders in Israel’s attack. We continue to present the observations and evaluations of our sources in the region. Gürkan Demir, the Iran correspondent for Türkiye’s Ulusal Kanal, shared his observations from ...
Interview to Turkish TV channel Ulusal Kanal on the killing of Nasrallah and developments in the region. Israel struck Hezbollah’s headquarters. Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was martyred in the attack. UWI author, political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan was a guest on Türkiye’s Ulusal Kanal TV channel. What is your overall assessment of Israel’s attack on Hezbollah’s headquarters and the martyrdom ...
On the assessments of so-called ‘experts’ regarding what happened in Lebanon and how Iran will act. By Abbas Djuma I wonder where those are who write that Iran is in shock and complete confusion, that Tehran does not know what to do and how to be, where do they get this information from? I have been working in Iran and ...
What kind of logic is behind preparing a defeated country for a new war against Azerbaijan? By Tehran Tapdigov – Political commentator The war between Azerbaijan and Armenia has ended. Armenia has recognized Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. Currently, the two countries are continuing negotiations to sign a peace agreement. The long-standing tensions between the two nations will bring peace to the ...
The bilateral conflict around the dam should be solved in a legal frame. To achieve sustainable peace, both sides need to address also issues around the Horn of Africa. By Islam Farag, Cairo / Egypt The visit of the head of Egyptian intelligence, General Abbas Kamel, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdel Aati, to Eritrea was a very ...
Israel’s largest attack on Lebanon since 2006: Hezbollah is much stronger, yet needs a broader unity
Gürkan Demir, representative of Ulusal Kanal in Tehran, Iran, shared his views. Israel has conducted the most intense air strike since the war in 2006. Lebanon Health Minister Firass Abiad said 492 people have been killed, 35 children and 58 women being among the dead. Also, 1,645 people have been wounded and thousands of families have also been displaced due ...
Paris’ new target is Russia. By Ali Rıza Taşdelen In recent years, France has been ousted from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, its soldiers expelled, and bases closed. But now France begins to reactivate the separatist and jihadist terrorist organizations that it itself created, trained and financed in the region. The spread of terrorist groups, particularly in the Sahel region ...
For Türkiye, BRICS is the way out of diplomatic and military encirclement in the Eastern Mediterranean. UWI presents the second of the interview with Prof. Dr. Hasan Ünal, international relations expert from Ankara’s Başkent University. In the first part, Ünal described the US and EU pressure on Türkiye in the Cyprus issue. In the following part, he shows how Türkiye ...
Should Israel embark on a ground operation in south Lebanon, it will likely be bogged down militarily. By Adem Kılıç Political scientist Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border have been steadily rising. After Gaza and the West Bank, Israel’s northern border, in other words the Lebanese border, was the point where eyes ...
First part of an analysis of the Latin American “left”. By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Assessing the role of left-wing forces in Latin America after the elections in Venezuela is a real challenge that requires a conceptual review of the term “left” since, from my perspective, it is an outdated and decontextualized definition that does not reflect current reality, leading to ...