Last week, the public agenda in Türkiye has been busy with three main topics. First was the agreements reached in the NATO Summit in Madrid, and the domestic reactions and oppositions to the negotiations over Türkiye’s veto power for Sweden’s and Finland’s ascension to membership. Second was the visit by the Iranian Foreign Ministry to Türkiye and his discussions with ...
The global capitalist economy seems in disarray. From increasing inflation to vulnerable supply chains, from endangered food production to energy transition and crisis – complaints and warning calls rise at nearly every chapter and branch of the world economy. United World International thus has started a new series of articles and interviews that will shed light on the situation of ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * History and its vagaries made Venezuela and Algeria – two brother countries in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism and in favor of respect for the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples – commemorate the date of their independence on the same day. The Algerian people celebrated this July 5 sixty years of its emancipation and ...
By Craig Murray * All Empires end in ignominy. The United Kingdom is drawing to a close, not with a bang but with a fart. A century from now, the dominant historical narrative will be Chinese, and Chinese historians will puzzle over how Boris Johnson fell over a lie about what he knew of sexual harassment by a very junior ...
Douglas Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela The global economy is struggling with high inflation, problems in supply chains, widespread poverty. One of the most debated topics are energy and specifically oil prices. In that context, eyes have turned to Venezuela, the country with the biggest global oil reserves. On the situation and perspective of the Venezuelan economy, we spoke with Ramón Lobo. ...
By Engin Kurtay — What is the purpose of your visit to United Kingdom? — I came to take him out! — Who? — Comrade Julian Assange That moment of perplexity, seeing the face of the port police officer was my biggest pleasure. He looked at my documents again then at me and looked again at my documents (I gave ...
The recent NATO summit with its approved Strategic Concept and announced military deployments keeps on fueling the debates especially in the European press. United World International has compiled a selection of European commentary on the summit, where judgments differ widely. Ukrainian newspaper: “Success for the Alliance” The Ukrainskaya Prawda from Ukraine considers the NATO summit a “Success for the Alliance” ...
Russia’s military operation against Ukraine triggered a wave of militarization in many European countries. Increased military spending and investment, discussions on conscription, attempts to join NATO and much more. French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement on June 13, stating that France and Europe had switched to a “war economy”, can be read as the naming of these latest developments. That is the ...
Allen Ginsberg, one of the most important figures from the “Beat Generation”, who was also known for his radical opposition towards the values of American society in the 1950-60s, writes “America I’m putting my queer shoulder to the wheel” in the last verses of his poem “America”. He was also aghast for his country’s domestic and foreign policies and even ...
By Prof. Dr. Ata Atun * The Greek Cypriot leader Nikos Anastasiadis has sent a message to the vice-president of Türkiye, Fuat Oktay, regarding the latter’s speech released after the graduation ceremony of a university in the TRNC. Anastasiadis said: “Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus do not want to make any concessions.” Nikos Anastasiadis said it is ...