A multipolar world and a new financial architecture By Serhat Latifoğlu US President Roosevelt and Saudi King Abdulaziz laid the foundations of the petrodollar system on February 14, 1945, during their meeting aboard the USS Quincy. It was based on a very powerful formula: oil and dollars in exchange for security. The US would provide military guarantees to the Gulf ...
The president who promised to make America great again is accelerating its descent into the very instability it was once counted on to offset. By Mehmet Enes Beşer America has occupied a unique position in the world order for decades now—not only as a superpower but also as a financial and institutional safe haven. In crises, capital seeks refuge in ...
Global and historic context of the Iran-Israel War. Once again, circumstances require a broader view of international conflicts. It seems reductionist to me to limit the recent events in West Asia to the idea of a bilateral conflict between Israel and Iran. What is happening has implications that go far beyond a simple confrontation between two countries, no matter how ...