Street life, a museum of gifts, Korean leader’s poetry and somewhat weird Russian comments. By Stary Shakhtyor – How does that translate? – It’s ‘One for all and all for one!’ What a beautiful slogan! As I walk along, I ask the girl from the escort how this or that slogan is translated. Slogans in the form of red hieroglyphics ...

The role of NGOs in political destabilization in Venezuela. By Micaela Ovelar “The United States seems destined by Providence to plague America with misery, in the name of freedom.” Simón Bolívar, 1829 The Venezuelan National Assembly has just approved a Law that regulates the actions and financing of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). This has raised new criticism against the government of ...

On Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan’s statement regarding cooperation between Türkiye and Syria. By Dr. Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of Vatan (Patriotic) Party (Türkiye) In an interview published in Hürriyet Newspaper, our Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan advocates armed cooperation between Türkiye and Syria to eliminate the US-led PKK/PYD/YPG terrorist organizations in northern Syria. This is a very important task for Türkiye, Syria ...

Ankara needs to consider multiple dimensions, starting with the situation in Syria. Turkish President Erdoğan claimed that Israel threatens Türkiye’s national security. The Turkish parliament held a closed session about the issue, where the government informed the parliamentarians on the confidentiality basis. We asked Ismail Hakkı Pekin, retired Lieutenant-General of the Turkish Armed Forces and former Head of Intelligence at ...

Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Türkiye’s political scene has been lively last week once again.President Erdoğan addressed the recent statement of Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, a coalition partner, who suggested inviting PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to Parliament to formally announce the dissolution of the terrorist organization PKK. Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek made statements ...

Ideological teachings, the Victory Museum, and how the Korean War reminds of the current Ukraine conflict. By Stary Shakhtyor Every day in the evening and morning in Pyongyang, the melody of the song dedicated to Kim Il-sung plays on loudspeakers. The whole city listens to this tune. The synopsis of the song is as follows. A Korean (North Korean, to ...

Essential policies of the Milei Government. By Oscar Rotundo, Buenos Aires / Argentina Many speculators announced the end of the government in at least six months, but as the days went by, what seemed to be crumbling, has been consolidated thanks to betrayal and corruption within the traditional political class. President Javier Milei stated at the event held for the ...

Fighting on the Russian side with the aim to liberate Ukraine. By Yiğit Saner, Donbass / Russia As invited guests of the Moscow-based “Culture Volunteers” we visited Donbass. Here is a war zone since 2014. The press tour was between 1-4 October. The aim of the tour has been organized for five years to let journalist witness realities of Donbass ...

Facing a possible economic recession, the Chinese government relies on promoting private sector. Can that work? By Orçun Göktürk – Beijing / China In an effort to stimulate recovery in the Chinese economy post-COVID-19, a series of policies have been implemented, such as strongly promoting the development of the private economy, increasing foreign investment, reducing loan interest rates, boosting demand ...

Impressions from a trip to the DPRK. By Stary Shakhtyor This travel diary is dedicated to North Korea, a country about which, due to its closed nature, there are many myths – including regarding its closed nature! In principle, anyone can apply to the North Korean embassy, get a visa, take a tour and go to see this country. However, ...