The treaties of the old world that ensured the worldwide hegemony of the US are starting to disappear one by one. Russia announced the termination of the European Conventional Forces Treaty (CFE), following the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that Russia’s withdrawal process from the CFE has been completed. It was stated that other ...
Atatürk’s funeral began its journey from Istanbul via Izmit to Ankara with the attendance of foreign state ships on November 19, 1938. The Soviets participated in the ceremony with a committee under the leadership of Foreign Minister’s assistant V.P. Potemkin on destroyer Moscow who had previously been assigned to Turkey. Other members were Admiral Yumashev, Commander of the Black Sea ...
The resistance of the Palestinian people against the Israeli occupation, beyond being a national liberation movement, in the current context has evolved into a significant component and forefront of humanity’s defiance against the unipolar, Western-centric world. In accordance with this reality, Western countries have lined up in support of Israel, their outpost in the East. To avoid any damage on ...
While a live genocide is taking place in Palestine that has lasted for more than a month, sponsored and militarily fueled by the United States, Ukraine, Washington’s other putative daughter, struggles into oblivion. November has made public a series of statements that show the putrid and terminal state in which Kyiv finds itself, just waiting for a last rite that ...
By Eray Güçlüer The developments in the Israel-Hamas conflict suggest that the Kassam Brigades still maintain the initiative. Israel’s ground assault from Sderot has managed to reach a depth of 3-4 kilometers from the northern edge of Gaza to the south. Israeli ground attacks are currently halted at the Beit Hanoun-Beit Lahya line. This line also marks the location of ...
Back in September, Canada’s parliament honored an elderly Ukrainian man who had fought with Nazi Germany.Yaroslav Hunka, 98, was applauded in the House of Commons by lawmakers not aware of his history, during a visit by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Later on, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons apologized for the step. Notwithstanding the apology, Canada pursues a very ...
By Shirley Ze Yu If the conflict in Gaza were to spiral to a regional scale, almost certainly, the US would directly intervene, and possibly, China would, too. However, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza also share one aspect in common. Both wars are reflective of global geopolitical competition, with the attempt to re-configure the “century of change.” What has ...
“Independence referendum” in north of Iraq, the US and Israel-backed corridor, US organizing the PKK/PYD, US build-up in the Eastern Mediterranean, two possible ways to stop the massacres in Gaza, the resistance of the Palestinians… Retired Rear Admiral Cihat Yaycı spoke at the workshop titled “Will a Great War Break Out?” organized by the Turkish monthly magazine “Teori”. In his ...
By Úrsula Asta and Fernando Esteche * The military escalation of the Israeli occupation war in Palestine, coupled with the increasing synergistic cooperation among major oil-producing countries, primarily those in the Persian Gulf, compel imperial powers to anticipate the resolution of supply chains and sustained energy supply. The punitive sanctions on Venezuela were initially imposed by the Trump-Bolton duo, and ...
United World International author Mehmet Perincek gave an interview to the Kazakh press about the 10th summit of the Organization of Turkic States, which was held in Astana on October 3, 2023. We present the interview, published in Russian, to our readers translated into English. The initiative of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to develop interregional trade and a common market ...
Last week, Türkiye celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye. Türkiye was proclaimed a republic on 29th October, 1923 by the leadership of the Independent War. During the parade in Ankara, leaders and government officials gathered in Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Leaders shared messages of celebration and the Turkish people enthusiastically took the street all ...
By Ljubodrag Simonović, Belgrade, Serbia * Considering Marx’s notion of history, are the socialist revolutions that took place in the 20th century still historically legitimate? According to Marx, not every existential crisis of capitalism presents a historical an opening door for a socialist revolution; it is more likely to be that crisis that presents the productive (proprietary) relations developing as ...