Implications of a change in school text books. Türkiye’s Ministry of National Education has decided to replace the term “Central Asia” with “Turkistan” in school textbooks. The ministry justified its decision by stating the goal of raising future generations with a sense of Turkish identity, national consciousness and patriotism. So, what is the purpose? Why now? How will nations and ...
During the year 138 (2nd century BC), Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian on a diplomatic mission to observe the western parts of the empire and Central Asia. He was the first representative to provide reliable information about those territories to the Chinese imperial court, located in Chang’an. In the year 119 BC, Zhang made a new ...
By Edvard Chesnokov Imagine that in the breaking TV news, you are watching a cafe you used to drink your Oriental tea at — but now it is blown up by a bomb attack. For rich European or North American countries, such an image is almost unthinkable, their people sleep and wake upon clock alarms rather than street sirens. But ...
By Doğu Perinçek Chairman of Vatan Party (Türkiye) This is the second part of an articles series on the Organization of Turkic States and Türkiye’s approach to it. 2. Our policies on the Organization of Turkic States 2.1. Positive contribution to Turkic states, Asia and humanity We, as the Vatan Party, like the whole Turkish nation, welcome the unification of ...
By Doğu Perinçek Chairman of Vatan Party (Türkiye) Until today, Turkish states have been establishing organizations under names such as “Turkic Language States”. This is the first time unification takes place under the name “Turk”. We list the characteristics of the Turkish states and the policies of Vatan Party in two parts. 1. The common ground of Turkish states 1.1. ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * These days, I have tried to make a greater effort to obtain credible information that allows me to better understand political processes that are taking place in remote parts of the planet, on which it is difficult to obtain reliable information that leads to accurate assessments in the analysis. Three conflict situations have captured my ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * During a recent interview, journalist Carlos Arellano surprised me by asking me if the historical recount made by President Putin in his recent appearance to explain the decision to recognize the independence of Lugansk and Donetsk was necessary. Arellano wisely tried to find explanations for said decision and unravel the intricacies of the matter. With ...
A lot has been written and said about the crisis in Ukraine. The debate has been filled with unnecessary details alongside an overload of disinformation. The reality, however, manages to shine through the mud, simply and forcefully, as it always has been. The USA, now struggling to keep up with its claim of a unipolar world after the collapse of ...
By Orçun Göktürk The protests, which began in Kazakhstan following the fuel price hike, have spread throughout the country. Despite the resignation of the government and the declaration of the State of Emergency, acts of violence continue. We interviewed on the protests and their international dimension Dr. Andrew Korybko, a Moskow-based American expert. Korybko said that ”the traditional US deep ...
The World Association of Political Economy (WAPE) has organized in cooperation with the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) its 15th annual forum on December 18 and 19 in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. The forum was titled this year “Rethinking economic analysis: Perspective of political economy”. Sessions were organized both online and in presence. More than 300 hundred speakers from ...