This year Ukraine – like the other former Soviet countries – commemorates the 30. anniversary of independence. During the celebrations at the end of August (23-24 August), another important event took place: The first summit of the Crimean Platform. This initiative, led by the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, aims at raise the Crimean Question on the global agenda. As it ...
The Soros-funded International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has published the Pandora Papers, claiming to disclose the secret offshore affairs of 35 world leaders, including current and former presidents, prime ministers and heads of state. The publication has sparked a debate. While the Washington-based ICIJ reports on leaders of developing countries in the Pandora Papers, it is noteworthy that no ...
A cooling in relations? Algeria has recalled its ambassador from Paris for consultations and banned French warplanes from crossing its airspace. The North African country’s leadership has taken these tough measures in response to the statement by French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron had criticized the Algerians’ attitude towards France and also accused Turkey of fomenting anti-French sentiment. Addressing representatives of ...
“The objective interests of Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran coincide. This interest lies, first of all, in preventing the intervention of external forces into the region, in particular the Western interference, and avoiding provocations of the Atlantic world in the region.” United World International expert Mehmet Perinçek gave an interview on recent developments in the Caucasus to Azerbaijani news website ...
“Why is the newest Bond movie ‘No Time to Die’ considered the least realistic in the series’ history? Because it shows a Brit in a fully fueled car.” This is just one of a multitude of jokes typical of those facing the current crisis. The problem is absolutely real in this case, and cannot be explained only by the hysteria ...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a second five-year term on October 4. Abiy’s Prosperity Party was declared the winner of parliamentary elections earlier this year in a vote criticized and at times boycotted by opposition parties and Western countries but described by some outside electoral observers as better run than those in the past, reported ...
The situation in Cyprus and Crimea as a major topic in Turkish-Russian relations, the rapprochement process between Ankara and Cairo and the Turkish policies regarding Syria are hotly discussed regionally. We spoke about these issues with Yaşar Yakış, Turkish Foreign Minister 2002 – 2003 during the first term of the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP). While stressing that Turkey ...
United World International experts Mehmet Perinçek and Onur Sinan Güzaltan evaluated to the international press the September 29 summit of Russian President Putin and Turkish President Erdoğan. The summit in Sochi once again proved that the interests of Russia and Turkey coincided in most areas, said Mehmet Perinçek in the interview with the Russian newspaper Vzglyad. According to him, both ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Sochi, Russia, on September 29. The meeting of the leaders lasted almost three hours and was productive. This is the first face-to-face meeting between the leaders of Russia and Turkey in a long time, due to coronavirus restrictions. The extreme importance of these talks for both leaders is ...
By Tunç Akkoç As far as the leadership race is concerned, Germany has just left behind its probably most suspense general elections. The election results confirmed almost completely the polls that were published in the recent weeks. Still, the 2021 elections have brought about developments that will be much debated in the coming times, leading to political changes in German ...
Last week, the public agenda in Turkey has been busy with three main topics. First was the drop in the interest rates by the Turkish Central Bank, down to 18% from 19%. Second was the messages delivered by the Turkish President Erdogan, in the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Third were President Erdogan’s statements on the purchase of ...
The Syrian Arab Republic is step-by-step returning to the diplomatic theater of the Middle East. Following the military victory over main parts of the armed groups, ceasefire agreements with the remaining within the Astana process and after the presidential elections in May 2021, won by current President Bashar al Assad, the Syrian government has established undisputed control over main parts ...