On August 15, 1971, US President Richard Nixon gave a television speech in which he announced the cancellation of direct international conversion from the dollar to gold. This move effectively led to the collapse of the Bretton Woods international monetary system established after World War II, under which the US dollar was convertible into gold at a rate of $35 ...
By Orçun Göktürk/ Beijing, China Russian leader Putin was the last guest of honor at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, the heart of Beijing. In France during Xi’s European tour, Macron and von der Leyen said “use your influence on Moscow and stop Russian aggression”, to which Xi responded by calling Putin a “sincere comrade”. “No-Limits ...
UWI author, historian and political scientist Mehmet Perinçek evaluated the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 16. Exceptionally close How do you evaluate the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing in general? Recently, there has been an exceptionally close relationship between China and Russia. After the presidential election, Xi Jinping ...
Sputnik interviewed UWI author Mehmet Perinçek on BRICS. In the interview Mehmet Perinçek shared his views on the expansion of BRICS, possibility of Türkiye joining the organization, joint currency project of the organization, the need for a “central strategy” and that BRICS could be an alternative also for Europe. UWI translated the interview, including the introductory part of Sputnik, from ...
By Rodolfo Pablo Treber, Buenos Aires, Argentina * The President-elect of Argentina, Javier Milei has caused attention with his proposals to dollarize the economy and close down the Argentine Central Bank. Rodolfo Pablo Treber responds to these proposals in an article published 3 days ahead of the second round of elections last Sunday. Treber is an economic analyst that works ...
Sergey Glazyev is considered an important politician and economist in Russia. He is one of the brightest minds the country has brought up in recent years. Glazyev is known for his works on the economic integration of Eurasia and China and the elimination of the global dominance of the US Dollar. I made an interview with him about the Russian-Turkish ...
The Eastern Economic Forum took place in Vladivostok, in the far east of Russia, on September 10-13. The Forum annually hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders from neighboring countries. The Vatan Party is the only participant from Türkiye The Vatan Party of Türkiye was represented by United World International author Dr. Mehmet Perinçek at the Forum. Mehmet Perinçek engaged ...
BRICS’s its fifteenth summit in Johannesburg on August 22-24 came to the fore worldwide. The position of BRICS in a multipolar world and an alternative reserve currency to the dollar were the most discussed topics. And at the Summit, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia were set to enter BRICS from Jan. 1, 2024. Thus, Iran ...
By Orçun Göktürk Founded in 2009, BRICS, which was initially about cooperation in finance, development and trade, is evolving into a structure that will have major geopolitical and geostrategic consequences for the peoples of the world with the accession of new members at its latest summit in South Africa in the third week of the last month. What was more ...
Reporting from Johannesburg / South Africa We are continuing to publish our interviews on the margins of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. To deepen insight into South African economic perceptions and expectations on the summit, the BRICS enlargement and trade in national currencies, we spoke to Rofhiwa Madzena. Madzena is a business journalist at South African eNCA TV, ...