And soon, democracy may become one too, says the Scottish member of Progressive International. A world in turmoil: International relations and transatlantic power balances are changing day by day. The UN system is questioned, the Israeli genocide in Palestine leads to question marks behind international law and basic human moral values. These tendencies have consequences for the domestic shape of ...
The Alaska Summit marked the onset of a new era in global politics. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist The Beginning of the Summit and Pre-Meeting Signals The announcement of the Alaska Summit effectively froze the global political stage. Who would participate, what the agenda would include, and whether the focus would remain on the war in Ukraine or expand to ...
The summit in Beijing was short in duration but profound in meaning — a true diplomatic confrontation. By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China The recent China–EU summit held in Beijing was remarkable in many aspects — from its shortened duration to its content, from leaders’ statements to the diplomatic tone. Initially planned as a two-day event, the summit was ...
China’s alternative model is no longer in the periphery. By Mehmet Enes Beşer International attention for much of the 21st century has centered on China’s economic ascendance. With its hyper-growth, global trade network, and wide-ranging Belt and Road Initiative, China has begun to challenge the United States on the most critical economic metrics. Less remarked but more in sight is ...
A call to a third way—a third path—a path of defining Asia not by proxy wars, but by agency, balance, and collaboration. By Mehmet Enes Beşer The United States dominated Southeast Asia by sheer power and imposed its will through military alliances, naval presence, and economics for decades. While Washington presents its presence as a stabilizing one for freedom of ...
On the future of the ongoing wars in Eurasia and West Asia By Onur Sinan Güzaltan The world keeps turning rapidly, scattering its major pieces out of place. The global political arena is in chaos… The Atlantic’s 500-year advance has come to an end. The old order is collapsing, but a new one has yet to be established. Struggles continue ...
An Imperfect but significant alternative By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / CHINA A recent article published in the South China Morning Post—owned by Alibaba Group’s founder and one of China’s wealthiest figures, billionaire Jack Ma (Chinese name: Mǎ Yún)—was titled “New wave of globalization could be China-led”. The piece was authored by Wang Huiyao, the president of the Beijing-based think ...
Interview with EP member Danilo Della Valle. We are continuing our interviews with European voices. This time, we asked Danilo Della Valle about the attack on Iran, the NATO summit, the global transition to multipolarity and European perspective on global peace. Della Valle is a Member of the European Parliament and also member of the Italian Five Star Movement. How ...
For the greater part of the region, the strategic issue is whether America is trustworthy. By Mehmet Enes Beşer The return to the world scene by Donald Trump, albeit more ambitious and with greater political desperation this time, has revived debates over the American foreign policy future—particularly in Asia. His caustic diplomatic style, transactional diplomacy, and disdain for multilateral organizations ...
Interview to Sputnik Radio UWI author, historian and political scientist Mehmet Perinçek followed the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on-site, held in St. Petersburg from June 18–21, with 20,000 guests from 140 countries. Perinçek shared his impressions of the Forum and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks and answers to journalists’ questions on Ceyhun Bozkurt’s program on Sputnik Radio. ...
Dawn of a new are where strategic cooperation might turn into military alliances. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Writer Last week, Israel’s war against Iran and the subsequent US intervention with attacks on nuclear facilities clearly showed that this is not just a crisis between two countries. Israel’s consecutive air strikes against Iran over the course of a week did not ...
Global and historic context of the Iran-Israel War. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein 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 ...