How will the US policy of “global dominance” and Trump’s “bottom line” approach clash? Here are the dynamics of Trump’s foreign policy approach and his strategy for Israel. By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist In his first term, Trump was described as an “unpredictable leader” both within the US and internationally: He did not speak the international diplomatic language, did not ...
Whoever in our region bets on the occupant of the White House must prepare for a new disappointment. By Mohamed Sabreen, Cairo / Egypt While criticism of American policy is increasing in the Arab world, and some like to raise expectations from the new American president, on the other hand, we see that the majority of Arab public opinion does ...
What will determine the dynamics of Türkiye-US relations in Trump’s new term? By Adem Kılıç, political scientist, Türkiye During Trump’s first term as the US President between 2017 and 2021, Türkiye and the US had disagreements on many issues. During Trump’s first term, relations between Türkiye and the US were marked by periodic problems, ranging from the crisis over Trump’s ...
Currently, Israel is trying to implement a new phase of its “grand plan” with the creation of a so-called state in Syria to create a “shadow Israel” and a so-called “buffer zone” stretching from the Lebanese border to the Litani river. By Adem Kılıç, political scientist As the Middle East descends into chaos with Netanyahu’s uncontrollable moves, the question to ...
Humanity’s common destiny against US-backed separatism. By Orçun Göktürk, Beijing / China The decline of American hegemony, which has spread blood and death across the globe for decades, is now gasping for breath, especially with the terror state it created in West Asia–Israel. The inhumane war that Israel, the satellite of American imperialism, is waging in Palestine, alongside its increasing ...
Presidential candidates in Washington are competing in who’s loving Israel more, while Netanyahu is setting the region on fire. By Adem Kılıç Political scientist In the last week alone, Israel’s destruction of an Iranian-controlled missile facility in Syria, the deployment of army forces to the Lebanese border, and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s announcement that the security cabinet has decided to “deepen ...
What are the options for the US and Netanyahu? By Adem Kılıç Political scientist As Israel’s offensive on Gaza, which has now entered the international literature as genocide, approaches its first year, the discovery of the bodies of six Israeli hostages last week has started a new phase in Israel. The streets of Tel Aviv, the capital, and many other ...
Seeing thousands of students protesting on the campus of the University of California in Berkeley, located in the city of Berkeley, California, reminded us of the buildings we studied in forty years ago. California already harbored the most progressive segments of American society. It was a region that always stood up whenever the US created turmoil with imperialist intentions. We ...
Some might recall Jamie Uys’ 1980 film “The Gods Must Be Crazy” co-produced by South Africa and Botswana. The narrative follows the serene, kind, and content indigenous family living in the Kalahari Desert, whose peaceful life is disrupted by an empty Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane. Perplexed by its unknown purpose and pondering why the gods would send such ...
The Palestinian-Israeli war, which began with Hamas’ Al-Aqsa Storm operation on 7 October, continues. The main dynamics of the war have become relatively evident: What is Hamas’ resistance plan in Gaza and is it succeeding? What is the ultimate goal of Israel’s attacks on Gaza? Will Egypt be willing to accept Gazans into Sinai? What is happening in Al-Quds? What ...