Here are the reasons according to the Iranian expert on Israeli politics. By Azar Mahdavan, Tehran / Iran An Iranian expert, referring to the clashes between Tehran and Tel Aviv, said: Netanyahu, who must hold the next elections in 6 to 10 months, is still in a losing position, and this increases the likelihood of renewed conflict for him. The ...
Interview with Fikret Akfırat, an expert of West Asian politics. The March 10, 2025, agreement between the SDF and the Damascus government included provisions on overcoming religious and sectarian divisions, officially recognizing the Kurds and securing their constitutional and citizenship rights and establishing a ceasefire across all of Syria. Regarding the country’s territorial and administrative structure, the most important article ...
Global context of the recent seizure of Venezuelan oil. By Dr. Fernando Esteche On December 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice executed a seizure warrant against the vessel “Skipper” in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. The indictment was based on previous 2022 sanctions against the vessel (when it sailed under the name “Adisa”) for its involvement in ...
Confronting Western Myths of Exceptionalism in the History of Slavery By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu (halim.gencoglu@wits.ac.za) Recent discourse on social media platforms, including statements by high-profile figures such as Elon Musk, has invoked simplified narratives framing Western intervention as the sole liberator from global slavery while downplaying the Ottoman Empire’s humanitarian role and the enduring legacies of Western colonialism in Africa. ...
Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and China is also a model for countries such as the UAE, Qatar, and even Türkiye. By Mohammad Reza Moradi, General Director of Mehr News Agency’s Foreign Languages and International News Department In recent years, one of the most important developments in the global system has been the significant rapprochement between China and Saudi Arabia; a ...
Ultimately, the supremacist, interventionist, and aggressive nature of imperialism does not change one iota; it is simply being reformulated after 80 years of failure. A document like a country’s “National Security Strategy,” such as the one recently announced by the United States, cannot be based on fiction and deceit. In presenting the document, President Trump resorted to all sorts of ...
A Fracture Within the Atlantic Front By Orçun Göktürk, PhD Candidate at UIBE in Beijing / China French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to China coincided with a period of rising China–Japan tensions and a short-lived “ceasefire” in China–US relations following the Busan talks. It also unfolded in an atmosphere where both Beijing’s strategy of “flexible diplomacy” toward Europe and ...
Europe, the Pacific, the Middle East, the Gulf, Taiwan, Israel, military, commercial and economic objectives… By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The US recently published its new ‘National Security Strategy Document,’ which sets out its defense and foreign policy direction. Although the strategy document emphasizes the Trump administration’s global perspective and non-interventionist policies centered on ‘regional dominance’ and ‘the nation-state concept,’ ...
Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. As always, Türkiye had a packed agenda last week. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visit to Iran and the statements he made there topped the list. Pope Francis’ visit to Türkiye and his meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was another major headline. The visit of Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani, ...
Here is a non-conclusive list of politicians, allied with the US and involved in narco-trade, with, last but not least, the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. By Héctor Bernardo* – The false rhetoric of the fight against drug trafficking used by the US government and right-wing groups in the region collapses when a quick review is made of Washington’s ...
But the efforts to build a governing majority will be complicated. Iraq has held parliamentary elections to fill all 329 seats in parliament. The day was marked by increased voter turnout, and the results indicate progress for forces sympathetic to the resistance axis. Years after the US occupation, Iraq still has a fragmented structure, which is reflected in the political ...
We’ll have to see the repercussions of admirals with over 35 years of service, now commanding aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, destroyers, and cruisers, ending their careers by destroying small civilian vessels and murdering peaceful fishermen. When Donald Trump was outlining his cabinet after being elected and before taking office, he made one decision: the neoconservatives who had caused him so ...