Politicians and experts from Bangladesh and Pakistan shared their views with UWI. Following the US and Israeli attack, Iran responded regionally. The effects of the conflict are beginning to be felt worldwide. What are the perceptions of politicians and experts in South Asia? We asked leaders and experts in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Bangladesh Workers’ Party: Iran the latest chain after ...
Interview to Sputnik Türkiye UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek shared his views on the latest developments in the war in Iran in an interview with Sputnik Türkiye. We present to our readers the interview conducted by Fethi Yılmaz from Sputnik Türkiye, translated into English. ——————————————————————————– Political scientist and historian Associate Professor Dr. Mehmet Perinçek assessed ...
From MAGA to MIGA By Mehmet Enes Beşer A strike on Iran wouldn’t be “just another tough call” in foreign policy. It would be a line you don’t cross, the kind of decision that doesn’t merely change a policy, but exposes what a movement has become. Because the original emotional engine of MAGA wasn’t tax rates or think-tank doctrine. It ...
U.S. interventions in the Middle East, particularly military operations against Iran, are shaped more by internal political dynamics—chiefly the Israel lobby—than by national interest calculations By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu It is not surprising that Indian Prime Minister Modi was welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion Airport on February 25, 2026, as part of a two-day program that ...
Interview to Turkish TV Channel Ulusal Kanal. UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek was guest on a live broadcast of Turkish Ulusal Kanal’s right after the attack launched by the US and Israel against Iran on January 28. Below are the main points of Perinçek’s evaluation in the broadcast. The basic points Let’s begin with the ...
A look from Paris on the recent transatlantic tensions. By Odile Mojon-Cheminade The spectacular US aggression against Venezuela in early January, preceded by acts of piracy on the high seas, has opened a new chapter, dangerously bringing the world closer to the abyss. The kidnapping and subsequent detention of a sitting foreign president, carried out under pretenses, demonstrates that everything ...
A Panamanian court changed the administration of the canal. Here’s the background and wider geopolitical context. By Dr. Fernando Esteche The decision by Panama’s Supreme Court to annul the concession that allowed CK Hutchison to operate the Cristóbal and Balboa ports on the Panama Canal represents the culmination of a geopolitical operation executed with surgical precision. The ruling by Panama’s ...
The White House labels Cuba an “unusual and extraordinary threat,” tightening the blockade and regional pressure. By Gabriel Vera Lopes, from Havana / Cuba President Trump signed an executive order this Thursday (29) declaring a “national emergency,” arguing that Cuba represents an alleged “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the security of the United States. The measure imposes new tariffs on ...
The impressions that Washington’s commitments are premised on trade advantage or political alignment undermine the credibility of so-called “free and open Indo-Pacific” strategy. By Mehmer Enes Beşer The U.S.–Japan relationship has been framed for decades as the keystone of stability in East Asia, a union of American military clout and Japanese economic clout. For years, this two-nation coalition has operated ...
Posted by by Latif Bolat 6 Min Read January 28, 2026 These days, the streets of Minneapolis look like a scene straight out of a Clint Eastwood western shot in the deserts of Arizona. Strange-looking, masked ICE agents, who seem to take themselves to all-powerful town sheriffs, are stopping people in the streets, in their homes, and inside shops. Anyone ...
The Republic of Türkiye cannot participate in any structure where another head of state holds final authority. By Serdar Üsküplü, Vice Chairman of the Vatan Party (Türkiye) The entity announced by US President Donald Trump under the guise of a “Peace Council” is an attempt to legitimize American aggression by co-opting other states. It is a move designed to mask ...
If the United States, under Trump, returns to fossil fuel nationalism, it is up to others—Europe, China, ASEAN, and the Global South—to continue the energy transition momentum. By Mehmet Enes Beşer Donald Trump’s unapologetic enthusiasm for fossil fuels is not just a rejection of climate science—it is an intent to remake world energy geopolitics in America’s image. Under the guise ...