By Mehmet Enes Beşer Let’s be honest: the old “one sheriff in town” story is tired. You still hear it in policy speeches—usually delivered with a straight face—but it doesn’t describe how the world actually behaves anymore. Power is scattered. Influence is negotiated. And most countries, if you catch them off-script, will admit they’re already living in a world where ...

From Cairo / Egypt With the successive strikes hitting the Gulf states since the outbreak of the American-Israeli aggression against Iran, many are wondering whether the transformation of these countries into a battlefield—in a war to which they are not a party—might force them to align with the aggressors against Tehran. The Reshaping of the Middle East Before the outbreak ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer China’s economic rebound since the pandemic has been patchy, paradoxical, and sometimes misleading. While macroeconomic metrics—exports, manufacturing production, and state-led infrastructure investment—blink flashes of strength, the foundation of the rebound remains weak. Maybe nowhere is that weakness more evident than in the country’s treatment of its 300 million migrant workers. These workers, who have driven China’s ...

Following the US and Israeli attack, Iran responded regionally. The effects of the conflict are beginning to be felt worldwide. What are the perceptions of politicians and experts in South Asia? We asked leaders and experts in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Bangladesh Workers’ Party: Iran the latest chain after Venezuela, Cuba With a population of 170 million, Bangladesh is the seventh ...

UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan was guest to Türkiye’s Ulusal Kanal to evaluate the latest developments in the war between the US-Israeli and Iran. We present the main points of Güzaltan’s evaluation, translated into English. ———————————————————————————— Mr. Güzaltan, the US-Israeli strikes are ongoing, and Iran is continuing its retaliatory responses. Where are we now, what stage of ...

The Youth Union of Türkiye (TGB) and the Republican Women’s Association (CKD) organized a historic action titled “Angels of Minab” in front of the Istanbul Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran, standing against the aggression of the United States and Israel targeting Iran. In the statement, which emphasized that “Iran’s defense is Türkiye’s defense,” a defiant message was ...

UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek shared his views on the latest developments in the war in Iran in an interview with Sputnik Türkiye. We present to our readers the interview conducted by Fethi Yılmaz from Sputnik Türkiye, translated into English. ——————————————————————————– Political scientist and historian Associate Professor Dr. Mehmet Perinçek assessed the US-Israel-Iran conflict. Perinçek ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer A strike on Iran wouldn’t be “just another tough call” in foreign policy. It would be a line you don’t cross, the kind of decision that doesn’t merely change a policy, but exposes what a movement has become. Because the original emotional engine of MAGA wasn’t tax rates or think-tank doctrine. It was exhaustion. It was ...

Alain Soral…  He is one of the most debated thinkers in France. His ideas are frequently voiced within anti-globalization left and right political movements.  Convicted in France for thought crimes, Soral continues to live in exile.  I spoke with Soral about the political future of France, US-Europe relations, Trump’s America, developments in West Asia, geopolitical realities, and class struggle. The ...

By Michael Roberts * Oil prices rose nearly 9% toward $73 per barrel today, the highest in over eight months, as the joint US and Israeli strikes on Iran sharply escalated tensions across the Middle East. And it seems that the narrow Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint that handles roughly one-fifth of global oil shipments and significant volumes of ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer For decades, Southeast Asian economies have been plugged into a system controlled by the U.S. dollar. In trade settlements and sovereign reserves, in cross-border investments and financial benchmarks, the dollar was not just a currency—it was the linchpin of regional economic integration. But now, across the region—Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok to Manila—stealthy but determined steps ...

The process of containing China’s economic presence in Latin America and the Caribbean is already underway, both openly and more subtly. Beyond the outright rejection of Chinese companies in Venezuela following the armed incursion into that country on January 3rd, other manifestations point to a trend unfolding in the areas of trade, investment, technology, and security. While China has the ...