By Kimura Mitsuhiro, President of the Japanese Patriotic Organization Issuikai The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which featured presentations ...
By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist Whilst perceptions of security in Europe have changed significantly in the wake of the Russia–Ukraine War, Poland has emerged as one of the most notable actors in this transformation. Having increased its defense spending to approximately 4.5 per cent of gross domestic product, the Warsaw government is moving towards a more decisive role in the ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Thailand’s economy has learned how to survive. What it hasn’t learned—year after year, cabinet after cabinet—is how to accelerate in a way that feels durable. Everyone has their favorite explanation. The coups. The protests. The uncertainty. The global shocks. And yes, those matter. They shake confidence. They interrupt plans. They scare investment. But if we’re being ...
The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which featured presentations by speakers from Azerbaijan, Belarus, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran not only altered the balance of power and the power struggle among these countries but also seriously shook the security architecture that Gulf countries had been building for years. Because following the approximately 130-day war, a much clearer question now faces the Gulf states. Is the U.S. ...
By Javier Hurtado Mira, Chairman at Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC) The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which ...
In its June 2026 issue, the Iranian think tank Global Governance and Think Tank (GPTT) presented readers with condensed reflections from its executives and experts on various dimensions of the latest war against the US and Israel. Titled “The MoU Era: Opportunity and Distrust,” the issue offers a window into how the recent war is being interpreted in contemporary Iranian ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer For about thirty years, globalization ran on a simple religion: the least cost wins. If a component could be made cheaper two time zones away, the supply chain stretched—proudly—until it wrapped around the planet. Executives optimized. Governments applauded. Consumers got used to abundance that felt normal, even permanent. Then the world started to feel brittle. Not ...
By Prof. Dr. Ulrike Guérot, Political Scientist, Founder of the European Democracy Lab, Germany The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The ...
The Constitutional Court of the Republic Moldova has issued a ruling restricting the acquired rights of the Gagauz people. On July 9, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova ruled that elections in Gagauzia would be organized under the authority of the Central Electoral Commission in Chișinău. It also terminated the activities of the autonomous regional electoral commission in ...