Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. Türkiye’s agenda last week was tied to global developments. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s speech at the United Nations, President of Parliament Numan Kurtulmuş’s visit to Russia and Presidential Advisor Yiğit Bulut’s statements regarding Israel were the key topics. President Erdoğan at the United Nations President Erdoğan visited New York to attend ...
Having been debated already for a long time, the reform of the United Nations and specifically its Security Council has gotten on the agenda within the Gaza Conflict, as the United States used its veto power and – at least politically – paralyzed the institution. We had the chance to interview Hans von Sponeck. Von Sponeck worked for 30 years ...
My article last week “The UN must disappear” sparked an itch among some readers who wrote to me to express shock, let me know their opinions, express criticism and ask me if this was possible and how it should be done. I remembered that a few months ago, in a meeting, a veteran retired Venezuelan diplomat, appealing to her many ...
On March 2, the Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19 convened in Baku. The following representatives of state attended: Prime Minister of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Aymen Benabderrahmane, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Republic of Kenya Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi, Vice President of Tanzania Philip Isdor Mpango, Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba Salvador ...
On November 7, the Republic of Algeria has officially and formally applied for membership in the BRICS, the organization comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune already had participated in the BRICS summit in June. He was the first speaker on the summit held online, calling for “a new economic order where parity and ...
By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli The UN Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), Marie-Therese Keita-Bocoum has expressed harsh criticism against the UN Mission in the country, MINUSCA (Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en Centrafrique), in the last days. In spite of having been established in the country 7 years ago, ...