By Douglas Bolivar, Caracas / Venezuela International news are dominated by crisis scenarios, from security situacions over the economic development to the food supplies. A huge global crisis, including increasing inflation numbers are present everywhere – with an exception: The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Venezuela has passed through years of actually hyperinflation and a sanctions regime, and today is more ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * Although the most visible scenario of the conflict in Ukraine takes place in the military sphere, behind the shadows but also in public, diplomacy plays a fundamental role in the search for a solution to the conflict. Despite the differences and antagonistic positions that sometimes conspire against the possibility of providing a real solution to ...
By Odile Mojon-Cheminade * Despite a protest vote that has grown significantly during his mandate, Emmanuel Macron has been re-elected. A re-election that seemed, against all odds, very likely. For as brilliant as the strategy that allowed him this stunt was – letting the media do the campaigning for him while his opponents were sabotaging themselves – his re-election leaves ...
The words of Turkey’s second President İsmet İnönü, one of the leaders of our War of Independence, “A new world will be established, and Turkey will take its place there” have become an apothegm. Behind İnönü’s sentence, there is a realistic foresight: “One day, this defense system of the West will collapse!” The relevant part of İsmet İnönü’s statement for ...
Turkey continues to strengthen its position in Africa. The three-day visit of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboun to Turkey ended on May 16. The key moment of the official visit of the head of the North African state was the negotiations with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the signing of many agreements: in the field of mining, education and culture, ...
UWI expert Dr. Mehmet Perincek has been where the Russian military operation took place in Ukraine, upon invitation from the Russian Defense Ministry between April 29th and May 1st. Today, we present the last part of his reporting from the trip. On May 1st, we are on our way to Melitopol, the last stop of this trip. Just like tulips ...
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 ...
British Foreign Minister Liz Truss made at an important meeting in London on April 27 the following statement: “NATO must have a global perspective. We need to avert threats in the Indo-Pacific by working with allies like Japan and Australia to ensure the Pacific is protected.” “We need to ensure that democracies like Taiwan can defend themselves,” she added. (1) ...
Earlier, he had gathered attention with his statement that “NATO was brain dead”. Now, the French President Emmanuel Macron has incited a new debate with his proposal of a ‘European Political Community’. Having stated that the European Union would not suffice to answer the needs of the peoples of Europe and that its reform was necessary, Macron is expected to ...
The conflict within the NATO over Sweden and Finland’s membership is continuing. On May 18, both countries’ ambassadors in Brussels have presented their official letters to NATO, applying for membership. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg received their letters. But Turkey vetoed their membership from day one: The North Atlantic Council gathered on level of permanent representatives to accept the application ...