Here are the details of the plan, its reflections on the ground, and its possible effects… By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Writer The remarks made by Tom Barrack, the US Special Representative for Syria, in recent months that ‘the Sykes-Picot era is now over’ have undoubtedly sparked a new debate. While some commentators suggest that this is an admission that Western ...
Interview with Turkish political scientist Umur Tugay Yücel. Much about Syria remains uncertain, and even its near future is hard to predict. In this complex and unpredictable environment, we spoke with Turkish political scientist Umur Tugay Yücel, the author of the book “Decline of US Power and Rising New Powers”. Yücel shared his views on several critical issues: The likelihood ...
Interview with Ofer Cassif, Communist Party member of Knesset. On this Monday, US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu are expected to meet in Washington. On the agenda is a possible stop of Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, with a 21-point-plan circulating as the path ahead. Characterizing Israel’s actions against Palestinians “a genocide”, Ofer Cassif explains why ...
Reactions to and background of the recent Israeli attack on Qatar. By Mohammad Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt The Gulf states appear to be in a state of shock following Israel’s aggression against Qatar. They have begun a profound process of reconsidering their view of the occupying state and reviewing their ideas regarding normalization. They have reached a preliminary conviction ...
Recent events around Libya may cause wider effects, including regarding Israel. By Mohamed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt There has been much change in Egyptian-Turkish relations. It is no secret to any observer that Arab countries are uncomfortable with talk of “neo-Ottomanism,” and American and Israeli circles do not hesitate to incite against Türkiye, claiming that it seeks to revive ...
With a comparison to South Africa’s history of apartheid. By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu Türkiye describes Israel’s military operations against Gaza as “genocide” and, in this context, is expanding commercial and logistical land borders as well as maritime routes in order to increase pressure. As part of these steps, Türkiye has also joined the international body known as The Hague Group ...
The efforts are part of a plan for a larger regional redesign. By Azar Mahdavan, from Tehran / Iran Israel believes that, following the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and the latest developments in the region, it has found the perfect opportunity to deal a final blow to the heart of the Resistance. Under these circumstances, the US, and some ...
Here are Israel’s defiance of the international order and the war crimes it has committed in the last two years alone! By Adem Kılıç, political scientist Israel violated international human rights law, The Hague Statutes, the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute by bombing hospitals, schools, UN buildings, places of worship and humanitarian aid centers. At the same time, it ...
International context while Israel begins its ground operation against Gaza City. By Mohamed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt Western countries have witnessed a state of chaos, confusion, and attempts to cover up and justify the unjustifiable. The genocide in Gaza has stripped away all Western masks, leaving governments and supporters of Israel in a miserable state as they try to ...
Israel has conquered significant positions in Greece and Cyprus, but failed to conquer the soul of its ancient people. By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, from Athens / Greece For the Israeli elite and its media, the protests against Israel’s policies in Greece—especially the demonstrations when cruise ships carrying so-called Israeli “tourists” approach Greek ports—are unbearably irritating. We say “so-called tourists” because many ...