The Ukraine conflict is opening up debates about the current and future nature of the international system. Led by the US, Western countries frequently claim thar Russia’s military operation threatens the global “rules based order”. Hence, they do acknowledge that a profound change is taking place. Others meanwhile claim the rise of a new, multipolar world order. This argument finds ...
For Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, the mission is clear: “Ukraine must win this war. And Putin’s aggression must be a strategic failure”, she said in her speech on the World Economic Forum on May 27. Von der Leyen declares to “stand with” Ukraine – and announces a whole package of aggressive imperialist measures against Russia ...
Ankara made statements, indicating that it would inhibit Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership, placing the issue on top of the global agenda. The matter is being discussed from a variety of angles and probably will continue to do so. Within these debates, I would like to present a summary of my opinions. USA against the rest The United States wants ...
Admittedly, the most basic human right is the right to live! A few days ago, on May 24, a gruesome massacre occurred at an elementary school in the town of Uvalde, Texas, USA. An 18-year-old Texan killed 21 people, including 19 children, without blinking an eye. Almost all of them were 10-year-old students. The other two were teachers. Most of ...
Colombia heads today, May 29 to presidential elections. Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Colombia Humana, heads to polls, but failing to pass the 50% threshold to win the elections in the first round. The second round between the two leading candidates is scheduled for June 19. Ahead of the elections, we spoke with Gloria Flores Schneider, a member of the ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * The framework on which the United States has been built upon is sustained by the idea of being a people chosen by God. A close look at the speeches of all its presidents shows the presence and continuity of this concept in all of them, although they have been careful to adapt it to each ...
By Tulin Uygur, Stockholm / Sweden Sweden suddenly abandoned its 200-year-old foreign policy, that was theoretically described as “being non-aligned in peacetime, aiming to be neutral in wartime”, by deciding to apply for NATO membership. On May 15th, the government party Social Democrats (S) and on May 16th, the majority of the Swedish Parliament voted “yes for NATO membership”. The ...
The Ukraine conflict is opening up debates about the current and future nature of the international system. Led by the US, Western countries frequently claim thar Russia’s military operation threatens the global “rules based order”. Hence, they do acknowledge that a profound change is taking place. Others meanwhile claim the rise of a new, multipolar world order. This argument finds ...
Turkey, as always, had a busy public agenda last week. The tensions between Turkey and NATO continue to escalate, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey would veto the membership application of Sweden and Finland. The public rallies held by both the government and the opposition parties one after another, were considered as the unofficial start of the presidential ...
Afrika Günü (eski adıyla Afrika Kurtuluş Günü), 25 Mayıs 1963’te Afrika Birliği’nin kuruluşunun kıtanın yanı sıra tüm dünyada her yıl anılmasıdır. Kutlama aynɪ zamanda Afrikalıların bir araya gelip çeşitliliklerini ve birlik beraberliklerini kutladıkları bir gündür. Bu minvalde Afrika’nın bağımsızlığını ve kolonizasyondan kurtulmasını anmak, Afrika’nın ne kadar ilerlediğini kutlayarak hala yapılması gerekenleri değerlendirmeyi amaçlar. Afrika Günü Türkler için neden önemli? Türkler ...