Indicators and strategic objectives. By Adnan Akfırat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association In Beijing, the annual meetings of China’s legislative bodies, the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), are hold on March 4th to March 11th.  . As the world’s largest economy in terms of purchasing power, the People’s Republic ...

Towards the 80th anniversary of the defeat of fascism, last steps of the Soviet military campaign. By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein In the previous installment we had left off in the final days of January 1945 when the vanguard of Soviet troops forced their way across the Oder River, which marks the state border between Poland and Germany, occupying a bridgehead ...

Motivations, challenges and future trajectories. By Mehmet Enes Beşer The global geopolitical landscape is undergoing significant transformations, prompting regional blocs like the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to reassess their strategic alignments. A notable development in this context is the deepening engagement between ASEAN member states and the BRICS consortium—comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This evolving ...

Colonialism has left huge insecurity behind, multipolarity provides a way out. By Halim Gençoğlu Halim Gençoğlu, a scholar of African studies and colonial history and a researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Cape Town, has recently published his latest book “Batı’nın Afrika Talanı” (The West’s Plunder in Africa) in Turkish. We spoke with Gençoğlu about ...

France’s domestic political constellation. By Onur Sinan Güzaltan Donald Trump’s efforts to strike a deal with Russia and his parallel policies of distancing himself from the current governments in Europe have accelerated the search for a new direction on the continent. Developments in French politics constitute an important example to understand this European-wide search. France’s polarization reflecting Europe’s uncertainty The ...

Can the OTS transcend symbolic gestures to address the complex interplay of historical grievances, environmental collapse, and governance failures driving unrest. By Mehmet Enes Beşer The autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, nestled in Central Asia under Uzbekistan’s sovereignty, has long been a simmering cauldron of separatist tensions. Recent protests in 2022 against proposed constitutional changes—which sought to revoke the region’s autonomy—highlighted ...

Reactions from the government and the opposition, while people took to the streets. Last Week’s hot topic in was the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, who is widely expected to be the presidential candidate of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in the next election, on charges corruption and terrorism. Following Imamoğlu’s detention on March 18, protests erupted ...

Posted by by United World International 3 Min Read March 26, 2025 Despite a mutual agreement not to target energy infrastructure, the Ukrainian army launched an attack on the Sudzha natural gas distribution station located in Russia’s Kursk region. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reacted saying “This news clearly shows how trustworthy Zelenskyy, and his team really are”. The Russian Ministry ...

Posted by by United World International 15 Min Read March 25, 2025 By Mehmet Enes Beşer The recent formalization of a comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and North Korea marks a significant shift in East Asia’s geopolitical dynamics. This alliance, encompassing mutual defense commitments and extensive military cooperation, introduces new complexities to the regional security landscape, particularly concerning Japan’s strategic ...

Posted by by United World International 3 Min Read March 25, 2025 By Özgür Altınbaş The United States has been attacking Ansarullah forces in Yemen since March 15. On March 7, Ansarullah leader Abdel Malik al-Houthi announced that he had given Israel a four-day deadline to stop the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Ansarullah then resumed operations against Israeli ...