By Mehmet Kıvanç While Russia’s “special military operation” is continuing, initiatives to include Sweden and Finland as new members to NATO are gaining importance. While the world is curious about Russia’s reaction to a possible enlargement of NATO, experts agree that a possible NATO enlargement will cause new crises. Retired Rear-Admiral Ali Deniz Kutluk in the Turkish Naval Forces, who ...
By Işıkgün Akfırat and Latif Bolat Matthew Crosston, the Inaugural Director of the National Security and Military Studies Institute at Austin Peay State University from the USA, provided an exclusive interview to United World International about the Russian military operation in Ukraine. Crosston teaches at Fort Campbell, one of the most important installations of the US Army where the famous ...
By Wolfgang Effenberger The events around Bucha remind the last Yugoslav foreign minister, Živadin Jovanović, of William Walker’s indictment of Serbian security forces for the “massacre of civilians” in Racak, Serbia’s Kosovo Province, and Metohija, in January 1999. Racak was the trigger for NATO aggression against Yugoslavia in March of that year. An international forensic team led by Finnish doctor ...
The energy crisis continues in Europe, which is dependent on Russian oil and natural gas. The ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict has sent energy and food prices skyrocketing in Europe. Even if governments slash fuel taxes and allocate funds, it is not enough for those whose livelihoods depend on fuel. The workers and truckers are taking to the streets. The demonstrations at ...
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 ...
As the struggle over Ukraine between Russia and the United States continues, we turn our attention to some of the most relevant historical factors influencing the current crisis. An extraordinary exigency: crisis in Ukraine It is impossible to explain what is happening in the world solely through the lens of military strategy, sociology or political science. A new multipolar world ...
The Presidents of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin and the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping made a joint statement following their meeing in Beijing on February 4, 2022. The Russian-Chinese joint statement covers a wide area from security to development, from global governance to internet regulation. Below, we present the text as published by the Russian Presidency. Chapter numbers ...
The world’s eyes are on the crisis unfolding in Ukraine. The possibility of a war between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine is discussed widely, while NATO members continue to mount up forces along the Ukrainian-Russian border. United World International expert Onur Sinan Güzaltan interviewed the Russian Member of State Duma Evgeny Popov. Popov is the Chairman of the Commission ...
The tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the Ukraine are rising. Western approaches to enlarge the NATO alliance towards eastern Europe are continuing, strongly opposed by Russia. While the Presidents of both countries are holding talks on phone over the crisis, the influential Chinese newspaper Glovbal Times published an editorial. The article reflects the Chinese view on the Ukraine ...
It has been reported that the US intelligence warned its European allies that the likelihood of a Russian “invasion” of Ukraine “increases as the winter approaches”. Sources told the CBS News that an “invasion” was prepared for colder weather conditions, but it could still happen within weeks if the West does not show any interference. The largest obstacles are Turkey ...