Afghanistan is witnessing the withdrawal of US troops and intensified international diplomacy. United World International expert Mehmet Perinçek shared his views on the country with the Iranian newspaper Tehran Times. Below we document the interview as published by Tehran Times on July 28, 2021. “Turkey and Iran are important states in our region,” Mehmet Perincek tells the Tehran Times. “Turkey-Iran ...
By Tevfik Kadan Recently, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations organized a hearing titled “US Policy on Turkey”. Issues such as the S-400 defense systems purchased by Turkey from Russia, the Turkish policy on Syria, Turkish actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the reopening of the Cypriot town of Maras (Varosha) and the human rights report of Turkey were discussed ...
The United States continues efforts to create international diplomatic pressure – without much success and even putting in jeopardy long established US diplomacy tools. On July 25, the US has published a joint statement, urging “the Cuban government to heed the voices and demands of the Cuban people”. The declaration demanded “the release of detained”, establishment of press freedom and ...
Last week, the public agenda in Turkey was busy three main topics. First topic were the reactions from the governments of Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to the UN Security Council’s statement regarding the reopening of the town of Maras (Varosha). Second topic was the debate over potential measures or actions in regulating the refugee waves coming ...
After the 44-day Second Karabakh War, the military-political balance has changed not only in the South Caucasus, but also all over the world. The United States and Europe no longer have a role to play in resolving conflicts around the world. The role of Turkey and Russia in world politics is already growing. In the Second Karabakh War, the Turkish-Russian ...
President Kais Saied, who suspended the parliament and the immunity of deputies and dismissed Prime Minister Hisham Mechici, has said his moves are legitimate under the country’s constitution, arguing that article 80, after the extraordinary meeting held at the Carthage Palace. On the other hand, Tunisia’s Parliament Speaker Rashid Ghannouchi, who leads the Ennahda Movement, accused President Said of launching ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen European forces shared the African continent, which had been exploited by Europe through the slave trade, out with the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885. The Western imperialists who enslaved the African society played the communities against each other, using ethnic differences and causing the greatest massacres in human history. They colonized the countries of the continent, looted ...
The political crisis in Tunisia, which erupted after President Kais Saied has dismissed the coalition government that included Ennahda, a party inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood, does not only consist of the local dilemmas of Tunisia but also contains ideological, class-based and geopolitical polarizations in the wider regional context. The fracture points of Tunisia We can talk about two different ...
By Mehmet Emre Öztürk The Japanese Ministry of Defense has published its Annual White Paper, a report formed by the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” strategy. The Japan-United States (US) alliance is widely covered in the white paper, in addition to subjects such as Chinese coast guard boats, the North Korean missile development program, earthquakes, space and cyber security. The Indo-Pacific ...
After having dismissing the Prime Minister, freezed the work of the parliament for 30 days and lifting the immunity of all members of Parliament on Sunday, Tunisian President Kais Saied continued to strengthen his position. The president announced a curfew from 7PM to 6 AM that is set for a month, banned travel between different Tunisian cities and prohibited the ...