States and state systems have a life cycle just like human beings, say experts like Ibn Khaldun. In fact, one can determine that phenomenon on one’s own even without the likes of Ibn Khaldun. Even a brief glance at all the states throughout recorded history can confirm this “cycle of life” very clearly. This brief introduction refers to the current ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * In a surprising statement made during a press conference on Monday the 7th, the spokesman for the United States Department of State, Ned Price, said that the crisis in Ukraine “has to end through dialogue and diplomacy”. Price continued straighforward: “There will be no decisive victory on the battlefield.” Without wanting to draw conclusions a ...
The Mexican government has recently presented a proposal in the UN General Assembly to solve the Ukraine conflict by peaceful means. The proposal includes a call for ceasefire and the establishment of a dialogue group that aims to start talks between Ukraine and Russia for a negotiated settlement of the conflict. “We do not accept invasions of one country over ...
The Ukrainian War, Pelosi’s Taiwan visit and the Greek provocations in the Aegean… The United States of America (USA) is putting in even more efforts to prevent the multipolar world to take its shape. When we evaluate Washington’s actions in different regions, we can come up with these two main propositions; 1. The USA is in an effort to destabilise ...
By Işıkgün Akfırat and Latif Bolat Matthew Crosston, the Inaugural Director of the National Security and Military Studies Institute at Austin Peay State University from the USA, provided an exclusive interview to United World International about the Russian military operation in Ukraine. Crosston teaches at Fort Campbell, one of the most important installations of the US Army where the famous ...
“The conflict in Ukraine is a broader one between NATO led by the United States and Eurasia led by Russia. In deciding whose side to take, Turkey should focus on its own national interests – and remember all the NATO coups against it” said United World International expert Yunus Soner in a recent interview to RT International. The interview has ...
As the struggle over Ukraine between Russia and the United States continues, we turn our attention to some of the most relevant historical factors influencing the current crisis. An extraordinary exigency: crisis in Ukraine It is impossible to explain what is happening in the world solely through the lens of military strategy, sociology or political science. A new multipolar world ...
The talks between the US and its allies on the one hand, and Russia on the other, are even more important in themselves than their already very important agenda. They are taking place at a very critical juncture, a juncture which may evolve either towards the deepening of an already disastrous cold war, which could turn into a hot one ...
The tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the Ukraine are rising. Western approaches to enlarge the NATO alliance towards eastern Europe are continuing, strongly opposed by Russia. While the Presidents of both countries are holding talks on phone over the crisis, the influential Chinese newspaper Glovbal Times published an editorial. The article reflects the Chinese view on the Ukraine ...
A statement in March 25, 2021 made by US President Joe Biden during a press conference at the White House, was remarkable: “Look, I predict to you, your children or grandchildren are going to be doing their doctoral thesis on the issue of who succeeded: autocracy or democracy? Because that is what is at stake, not just with China.”[1] This ...