UAE-US: A crisis of mutual weakness On December 14, the United Arab Emirates suspended negotiations on a $23 billion deal to buy U.S. F-35 aircraft, combat drones and other military equipment. The proposal to sell 50 F-35 aircraft to the UAE came at the end of former President Donald Trump’s administration in response to the Emirates’ official recognition of Israel. ...
On December 11, the Turkish TV channel Ulusal Kanal dedicated a tv program to the Ukrainian crisis and the position of Turkey, where the tensions around the Ukraine and Russia and their implications for the region were discussed. Participants of the programm were, Ret. Lieutenant-General Ismail Hakkı Pekin, former Head of Military Intelligence at the Turkish Armed Forces’ Chief of ...
By Daniel Martinez* 1. With the poor of the earth On 26 January 2022 it will be 127 years since José Martí formulated a concept that takes on greater relevance in these complex times of global crisis: “Homeland is Humanity, it is that portion of humanity that we see most closely, and in which we were born”. As sons and ...
By Tolga Dişçi Saule Omarova is a professor who was born in the Soviet Union and completed her undergraduate education at Moscow State University. Her graduation thesis was titled “Karl Marx’ economic analysis and the theory of revolution in ‘Capital’”. She immigrated to the US after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Omarova, who previously worked as an advisor in ...
Chile has elected its new president. Gabriel Boric Font has received 56% of the votes in the second round, while the other candidate, José Antonio Kast ended with 44%, while 99% of the votes have been counted. Voters participation has increased 8% in comparison to the first election round, reaching with 56% the highest level since mandatory vote was abolished ...
By Cansu Yiğit “Our plan A is to live and die in Libya. Our plan B is to live and die in Libya. Our plan C is to live and die in Libya.” This was the answer given by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, 10 years ago, when the Arab Spring was throwing Libya into chaos and preparing the ground for a ...
The political situation in Afghanistan continues to be one of the hot topics of the international political agenda. Due to its geographical location, Pakistan is one of the countries that is most closely following the developments in Afghanistan. We talked about the latest developments in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s policies in the global political arena and Turkey-Pakistan relations with H.E. Muhammad Syrus ...
By Nuño Rodríguez, political scientist For decades, worldwide media has been announcing the apocalyptic danger of climate change. Most media sources disseminate the information produced by countless NGOs and foundations of dubious legitimacy and dubious funding. The media narrative presents itself as incontestable and unidirectional: co2 emissions from human industry are causing climate change. Estimates speak of an increase in ...
Chile is heading to the second round of presidential election on December 19. The two remaining candidates, right wing Jose Antonio Kast and left wing Gabriel Boric had concluded first and second in the first round, where the former received 28 and the latter 26% percent of the votes. But in the background of the elections, another process takes places ...
Presidential elections in Libya have been postponed. According to media reports, a member of the High Electoral Commission of Libya said that holding elections as scheduled is a thing of the past. The Libyan High National Election Commission said last Saturday, Dec. 11, that it could not name approved candidates out of the nearly 100 who applied because it was ...