As Western initiatives fail, Beijing remains the most important anchor for stability On November 19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a press conference that “China hopes that relevant parties in Libya will earnestly implement the ceasefire agreement and resume the political settlement process at an early date. This not only conforms to the fundamental interests of Libya, ...
Ataturk gave the following speech after İsmet İnönü had visited Athens and met Greek Prime Minister Metaxas in 1937 under the auspices’ of the Balkan Pact: “The borders of the Balkan allies are indivisible within the Balkans. Those who lay their eyes on these unified borders will be scorched by the sun’s blazing rays. I would recommend this to be ...
Humanity has reached a critical turning point. Deepening economic crisis, governments desperate in the face of the pandemic, rising popular movements and the military conflicts that we wake up to every day showcase the coming collapse of the established order. Those in charge of this order are finding it more and more difficult to rule. The United States of America ...
The Eastern Mediterranean has become one of the frontlines in the ongoing geopolitical polarization. This polarization in the region is not only between Turkey and Greece: the conflict is mainly taking place between the Eurasian and the Atlantic camps. Greece is little more than a pawn of that camp. On the anti-Turkish front, the major powers of the Atlantic camp ...
In the United States of America, Biden’s contested victory in the presidential election against incumbent Donald Trump has been heaped in controversy. Trump, who has not accepted the results and continues to claim victory, declared that he would carry the results to the judiciary, arguing that the Democrats commited voter fraud. On the streets, fights between Biden supporters and Trump ...
US elections The US held its 2020 presidential election, in which Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden fought for the country’s leadership. Preliminarily, Biden appears to have won, receiving between 279 to 290 votes from electors (winning requires a minimum of 270 votes). Trump, however, has not admitted defeat, noting that the election was not yet over. Biden’s headquarters, ...
The public political agenda in Turkey was exceptionally busy this week once again. The presidential election in the United States seems to have resulted in a win for Democratic Candidate Joe Biden. Many leaders of the world, and many political leaders from the opposition in Turkey, have already congratulated Biden on his victory, although government officials are waiting for the ...
The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) started in Tunis on November 9. The main organizer is the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), led by the former US Charge d’Affaires in Libya Stephanie Williams. The task of the forum, according to the UN mission in Libya, is “to generate a unified governance framework and arrangements that will lead to holding ...
This week, the IMF presented its World Economic Outlook Report of 2020, which provides an overview of the world economy. The reports coming out of this conference are interesting, and contain information that America does not want to hear nor accept, such as the fact that China has dethroned the US and become the world’s largest economy, a fact that ...
Footage from France is being shown across Turkish TV screens, showing a group of young people raiding the police station in Champigny-sur-Marne, a city near Paris, while blowing up fireworks. The attack lasts for minutes, after which the group of young people disappears into the darkness of the city. Those who know France well, should know that there are dozens ...