The Trump-Putin meeting opened doors for the start of a new era in the international order. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein The recent meeting between the presidents of Russia and the United States in Alaska has connotations that go beyond bilateral relations and delve into a perspective of global interest. It is worth saying right from the start of this analysis ...
The Alaska Summit marked the onset of a new era in global politics. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist The Beginning of the Summit and Pre-Meeting Signals The announcement of the Alaska Summit effectively froze the global political stage. Who would participate, what the agenda would include, and whether the focus would remain on the war in Ukraine or expand to ...
The encounter is poised to be far more than a photo op. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist The meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska on August 15 is much more than a diplomatic moment captured in a photograph. It comes at the heart of a time when power dynamics are being reshaped, alliances are being tested, and energy and ...
A Cloaked Attack on Türkiye? By Ceren Ceviz The recent proposal by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to impose secondary tariffs of up to 500% on countries importing Russian energy has caused an uproar in global diplomatic and economic circles. But nowhere is the backlash more intense — and perhaps more justified — than in Türkiye. While framed as a broad ...
This war is just one of the many front lines. Lasting peace seems only possible when the old order comes to a final end. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan February 24, 2022… More than three years have passed since Russia launched its military operations in Ukraine. During this time, the world has changed irreversibly. The world has changed irreversibly Ukraine has ...
Opportunities for Türkiye to act as it struggles to break free from Western hegemony. We asked Adnan Akfırat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association, two questions about the two recent developments that made the headlines of the world media. The EU’s exclusion from the US-Russia talks, and the “Two Sessions”, known as the most important political event of the ...
ON US-Russia talks, Ukraine’s acts and Türkiye’s position. By Adnan Türkkan Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Special Representative for Kyiv, answered questions from Adnan Türkkan, the Ankara Representative of Ulusal Kanal of Türkiye. In the interview at the Russian House in Ankara, Türkkan asked Miroshnik about key issues concerning the war in Ukraine, the latest developments regarding peace efforts, ...
The international system is being restructured in a speed never seen before in the last 80 years. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein International events have taken an extraordinarily fast pace. I have consulted with some colleagues, and we have concluded that it is becoming difficult to follow the movement of events that are shaking, transforming and restructuring the international system at ...
Overall, a new civilization is being born in the world. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan Trump is moving forward at full speed. A lot is changing. It has almost been confirmed that negotiations will begin to end the war in Ukraine. What’s striking is that Europe has been completely excluded from the process. UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan ...
Repercussions of the upcoming meeting of Trump and Putin for the “old continent” and beyond. A meeting between Trump and Putin is approaching. However, Europe, which has played a leading role alongside the U.S. in the Ukraine war, is completely excluded from the process. UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek evaluated the current situation reveals about ...