By Stefano Vernole, Deputy Director of the Eurasia and Mediterranean Research Center, Italy 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, ...
By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing, China Türkiye’s diplomacy with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has cleared a critical hurdle. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan announced that Türkiye has been accepted as an ASEAN Dialogue Partner by a decision taken by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers in Manila. This development is undoubtedly important. Ankara, albeit late, is coming to ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Brunei has something most countries would kill for: stability. A functioning state. High living standards. Public services people can rely on. A political calm that feels almost unreal in a region where turbulence is normal. The social contract has been simple and, for many citizens, very real: hydrocarbons fund generous provision, the state protects cohesion, and ...
By Kai-Achim Schönbach, ret. Vice-Admiral of the German Navy 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 ...
If you’re one of those who believe that “you can’t live by eating caviar alone,” then you’ll appreciate the beauty of the small details alongside the dazzling neon lights of the World Cup, and you’ll know that football isn’t just about superstars, competitive and high-scoring matches, and finals pitting the world’s two best teams against each other. Exquisite shots that ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer For years, China’s climate politics could be summed up in a tidy formula: promise long-term ambition, protect short-term stability. “Carbon neutrality by 2060” became the headline. Coal, industrial jobs, and local government revenue stayed in the fine print. That formula is still there—but the balance inside it is shifting. Not because Beijing suddenly “discovered” climate risk ...
Claude Janvier, author and political analyst, France 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 ...
The recent NATO summit celebrated in Türkiye’s capital city of Ankara has brought a number of changes for the alliance, regarding militarization, defense spending, more aggressive posture both towards Russia and West Asia. These are continuations and radicalizations of already taken steps within the alliance. In the framework of the summit and beyond, the host country, Türkiye, has agreed to ...
By Yener Güneş Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid of the Bundestag has, for the second time, rejected an official visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) planned by AfD deputies Achim Köhler and Maximilian Krah, both member of the Commission. Köhler and Krah stated that the Bundestag had rejected the initial request because the invitation had ...
By Larry C. Johnson, Former CIA Analyst 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 ...