By Ali Rıza Taşdelen Following US pressure, the European Union (EU) has been imposing economic sanctions on Russia since 2014, on the ground that the latter was destabilizing Ukraine and had “annexed” Crimea. Germany and France have taken a different path from the United States in their relations with Ukraine and therefore with Russia and demanded on the recent EU ...
Last week, the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with four main topics. First topic on the agenda was the groundbreaking ceremony for the Canal Istanbul attended by President Erdogan. Second topic was the joint military exercise conducted between Azerbaijan and Turkey in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. Third topic were recent statements from the Turkish Defense Minister regarding the ...
By Orçun Göktürk “The U.S. is back“ was Biden’s first statement after being elected. And then Biden went on to say: “The main challenge in the 21st century will be between the United States and China.” These statements of Biden showed that he would continue Trump’s policies. Consequently, the US administration made its first foreign trips to Japan and South ...
By Mehmet Emre Öztürk Turkey is building its influence abroad through the mass production of military drones, defence analysts say. The Bayraktar TB2 which is a main attack drone, has been used in Azerbaijan, Libya, Syria, Iraq, and against the PKK. Facts have proven that drones are also particularly useful in combating terrorist organizations. Turkey’s low-cost unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ...
Turkey has undertaken the duty at the latest NATO summit to operate and protect the International Kabul Airport after the withdrawal of the USA and NATO troops from Afghanistan. While the aftermath of the NATO summit continues, debates on the Biden administration’s policies for the Middle East are still in progress. We interviewed the former Chief of General Staff Intelligence ...
By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli The UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), Marie-Therese Keita-Bocoum has expressed harsh criticism against the UN Mission in the country, MINUSCA (Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en Centrafrique), in the last days. In spite of having been established in the country 7 years ago, ...
Ebrahim Raisi, who won the 13th Presidential Elections in Iran, gave important messages about the country’s foreign policy. Raisi indicated that Iran’s foreign policy will not be limited to the Nuclear Agreement emphasizing that his country wants to establish good relations with the neighboring countries. Raisi is also on the US’ sanction list. His messages include important key points on ...
United World International has organized an international webinar on “West Asia and Palestine” with participation from Palestine, Turkey, Syria, Iran and Pakistan on June 10th, 2021. Today, UWI presents the speech of Prof. Seyed Mohammed Marandi, professor for English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. The speech is presented as delivered, subheading were set by UWI. The full ...
Pandora’s Box is now open… The new President of the US, Joe Biden, went abroad for the first time 8 months since being elected. Biden came together with members of the Atlantic Alliance in different meetings and had the last meeting of his tour of Europe with Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia. In summary, the outcomes from Biden’s meetings ...
On June 23rd, the Black Sea was the stage of one of the tensest encounters since the end of Cold War. The British destroyer HMS Defender crossed into Russian territorial waters around the peninsula of Crimea, Russia responded by a Russian patrol ship and fighter jet firing warning shots at the vessel to change its course. The British Defence Ministry ...