By Halil Özsaraç, (Ret.) Turkish Staff Navy Captain On April 29, 2025, Türkiye’s Minister of Transport and Infrastructure announced that Türkiye had become a “strategic partner” of the Three Seas
By Mehmet Enes Beşer The Digital Silk Road (DSR), one of the pillars that China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) stands upon, has traditionally been perceived through the lens of
By Özgür Altinbaş Chinese retired naval colonel and academic Tian (Andy) Shichen spoke about the recent geopolitical developments. Tian, who is also the founding president of the Beijing-based Global Management
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Cambodia’s economy is especially marked by the prevalence of the US dollar usage in conjunction with the country’s official currency, the Riel. Dollarization is a persistent
By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan Within hours of the gunmen killing 26 civilians in Pahalgam on April 22, the Indian media had already delivered its verdict. There was
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Mongolia’s extensive mineral resources have turned it into a rapidly emerging mining center, with very high promises of rapid economic development and growth. But overlying this
The Turkish Union of Iskeçe (in Greek: Xanthi), the first civil society organization established by the Turkish minority in Western Thrace, is celebrating its 98th anniversary. Founded on April 14, 1927,
Negotiations between Iran and the US over a possible “nuclear deal” are ongoing, but with no clear end in sight. There is serious discussion about whether military options might come
By Mehmet Enes Beşer The Philippines has long been one of America’s most devoted friends in Asia. Bonded through history, defense relations, and mutual strategic stakes in the Indo-Pacific, Manila
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has once again demonstrated his determination to continue the war, rejecting Russia’s offer of a three-day ceasefire on May 9, Victory Day, a holiday primarily celebrated
By Orçun Göktürk from Beijing / China On September 22, 1985, the United States hosted its allies within the “capitalist bloc” at the Plaza Hotel in New York. The main
The Hungarian Parliament first banned LGBT marches. Then the Parliament passed a constitutional amendment preventing Pride events. According to the amendment, only male and female genders will be recognized in
