Leaders of the youth organizations that confronted US soldiers in the port of Izmir spoke on their protest action. On September 3rd, 15 Turkish youth put a hood on the head of a US soldier in the Turkish city of Izmir. The action shook global media, causing also statements from the Pentagon. The action was done by two youth organizations: ...
Heading of Turkish foreign policy in the context of increasing multipolarity. The Turkish political scientist Umur Tugay Yücel published recently a book titled “The decline of US power and rising new powers”. Herein, he discusses the new global balance of power. According to Yücel, the US power is in decline, being replaced by other nations. This opens a new era ...
Interview to Sputnik Türkiye. UWI author, historian and political scientist Mehmet Perinçek shared his views with Sputnik Türkiye on Türkiye’s application for membership in BRICS. The interview was translated into English by UWI. “Türkiye’s joining in the Eurasian front will drastically change the balance of power in the world” Mehmet Perinçek emphasized that Türkiye’s future should lie in the “geography ...
Last week’s main political events in Türkiye. The agenda in Türkiye was as packed as ever. Last week, Türkiye was shaken by the protest of 15 young people putting a hood on the head of a US soldier in the city of Izmir. Another prominent development was Türkiye’s application to join BRICS. And lastly, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit ...
The reasons behind Ankara’s move. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan UWI author, political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan gave an interview to Russia Today France on the Türkiye’s application to join the BRICS. We present the interview translated into English. What is the point for Türkiye to join the BRICS? There are several reasons. Geographically, Türkiye is an Asian country and has ...
Turkish youth shakes global media with its protest action. On September 3rd, 15 members of the Vatan Party’s youth wing, Vanguard Youth, put a hood on the head of a US soldier in the Turkish city of Izmir. The US soldiers were stationed on the USS Wasp, the largest assault ships in the American fleet, docked at Izmir Port. Following ...
Posted by by United World International 19 Min Read September 5, 2024 by Yunus Emre Özgün A/Secretary General of the World Anti-Imperialist Youth Union & A/Head of International Relations Bureau of the Youth Union of Türkiye (TGB) As human beings, the states can only be as sovereign as the area of independence they gain. Political power is the primary apparatus ...
Recent developments in Iraq and Syria. By Adem Kılıç * Türkiye’s military presence and operations in Iraq are also having an impact in Iraq after Syria, as a manifestation of Türkiye’s “eradicating terrorism at its source” approach since 2017. Launched in 2019, the Claw Operations aimed to end the presence of the terrorist organization PKK in northern Syria and Iraq ...
By (Ret.) Turkish Staff Navy Captain Halil Özsaraç The theoretical framework of region-shaping initiatives such as the Greater Middle East Project (BOP) of imperialism consists of realism based on the supremacy of geopolitics and power, as well as neoliberalism based on the interdependency of states. While the imperialist establishment of the United States (US), European Union (EU), and NATO incite ...
New demands and debates. By Gökalp Erbaş A comparison of the cases of Georgia, Hungary, Slovakia and Türkiye where the law is relatively new or has been discussed. Georgia Georgia may be the best recent example of the US and EU’s attitude towards foreign agent legislation in countries that are shifting from pro-west international alignment or showing tendencies to do ...