How has it been proven that economic and military superiority on paper is insufficient? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The Strait of Hormuz has undoubtedly been a key choke point for energy and trade routes throughout history.However, at this point in time, Hormuz has become a full-fledged choke point; despite accounting for only 20 percent of global flow, it not ...
Negotiations, Ceasefire, and the Path Forward As the joint war waged by the United States and Israel—two nuclear-armed states, one of which possesses the most powerful military in the world—approaches its first month, developments on the ground indicate that none of the assumptions held by Washington and Tel Aviv at the outset of the conflict have materialized. The aggressor forces ...
Interview with Wes J. Bryant, a former Pentagon analyst and combat veteran. By Yunus Emre Özgün The “rules-based international order” is dead. It has not been dismantled by foreign adversaries, but systemically destroyed by its self-proclaimed architects. As the Middle East teeters on the edge of a regional conflagration sparked by Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field and ...
A perspective from Egypt. Day after day, it becomes clearer to everyone that the war the United States and Israel are waging against Iran is not an easy walk or a swift military campaign. While the battles rage, the scope of the war expands, discontent grows, oil and gas prices are exploding, and fears of a severe inflationary wave are ...
The erratic leadership of NATO NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on March 22 that he is “absolutely convinced” that the alliance will be able to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Rutte stated 22 countries, including NATO members along with allies such as South Korea and Japan, are coordinating efforts to do that. Cem Gürdeniz, a retired Rear Admiral of ...
Posted by by Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein 16 Min Read March 24, 2026 We will present some tips that provide elements of analysis on the war between the United States and Israel against Iran and certain consequences that could arise from it: First, it’s important to put the economic and energy situation in the United States into context. In 2023, according ...
How could an “operation” scenario unfold in the Strait of Hormuz, and what would the consequences be? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist When discussing a U.S. ground operation in Hormuz, it would be misleading to view the issue solely through the lens of military capability. For the true determining factors are the constraints imposed by geography, Iran’s war doctrine, and ...
Ultimately, the most significant danger lies in the gradual weakening of the principle of national self-determination. By Mohammad Reza Moradi, General Director of Mehr News Agency’s Foreign Languages and International News Department, from Tehran / Iran In theories of international relations, one of the most fundamental transformations in the history of global politics was the transition from imperial orders to ...
Interview to Azerbaijani TV channel Anews. UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan was guest on the live broadcast of Azerbaijan-based Anewz TV. Güzaltan answered questions regarding the missile attacks on Türkiye. Onur Sinan Güzaltan providing the interview to Anews TV To talk about Türkiye’s response to missiles in Turkish airspace and what this could mean for the wider ...
Posted by by Mehmet Perinçek 9 Min Read March 16, 2026 Panic in Washington and Tel Aviv We are witnessing that the US and Israel have failed to achieve the objectives they had initially set at the beginning of this war. This setback has also generated a palpable sense of panic both in Washington and Tel Aviv. In many ways, ...
Evaluations of Turkish retired Rear Admiral Cem Gürdeniz and former Ambassador Halil Akıncı Cem Gürdeniz, a retired Rear Admiral of the Turkish Navy and one of the coiners of the term “Blue Homeland” (Mavi Vatan) shared his views on the developments in the Strait of Hormuz on the social platform X. We present Gürdeniz’s analysis, translated into English. — A ...
We are living through pre-war days similar to those the humanity experienced in the 1930s, and almost no one in Europe, Russia, or China seems to realize it. Very strange and highly contradictory statements have so far been issued by the Cypriot, Greek, and British authorities regarding the drones and missiles from Iran, because of which Greek and other NATO ...