By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu This article evaluates the claims allegedly expressed by some Western, particularly American, academics and commentators at the International Munich Peace Conference dated February 2026—such as “colonialism was normal back then, we are not ashamed of our past”—within the framework of the historical, ethical, and epistemic dimensions of the decolonization process. In this vein, through concrete cases ...

By Yiğit Saner The most gripping detail in the Epstein files was, unsurprisingly, the witness accounts describing the horrifying perversions of Western elites. But what’s come spilling out of the files points to a decay far broader than individual perversions. It suggests that the crimes alleged in the documents and testimonies – pedophilia, murder, sex trafficking, rape, even infant mutilation ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer While the United States retreats inward, bedeviled by electoral division, budgetary crisis politics, and a protectionist revival of economic nationalism, fresh geopolitical momentum is building elsewhere. Across the Asian region and beyond, emerging and middle powers are increasingly reconfiguring the forms of international order—not so much by glittering declarations, and more so through persistent agential claims-making, ...

“The great Western empires had entered a terminal decline, accelerated by godless communist revolutions and anti-colonial uprisings that would transform the world.” With these words, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sparked one of the biggest controversies at this year’s Munich Security Conference. Rubio’s reference to anti-colonial movements—historically viewed as struggles for liberation—was interpreted by critics as a way of ...

By Gürkan Demir, from Tabriz / Iran On January 17, Iran’s Islamic Revolution Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, met with the people of Tabriz in Tehran. This meeting is traditional. It has been held for about 25 years, bringing Ali Khamenei together with the people of Tabriz, who were a cornerstone in the lead-up to the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the world is caught up in western sanctions and an increasingly burgeoning world tariff war, an unlikely victor has made its way on to Russia’s roads: Chinese automobiles. Previously sneered at to be cheap and raw copies of Japanese, German, or American automobiles, Chinese vehicles such as Geely, Chery, and Haval not only filled the ...

At the beginning of February, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan concluded a crucial diplomatic tour to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The trip reflects a new regional geopolitical landscape and signals new alliances. The West Asia region is experiencing a breach of trust, says Dr. Eray Güçlüer, president of the Eurasian Center for Strategic Studies (ASAM). “After Israel attacked Qatar, the ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer In the face of mounting global pressure towards a binding plastic pollution treaty, ASEAN finds itself at a weak juncture—a testament to its economic ambitions as much as its environmental vulnerabilities. The region, having long been a strategic hub in global production and supply chain maneuvering, now increasingly sees itself becoming perceived as a pressure point ...

By Azar Mahdavan, from Tehran / Iran Referring to J.D. Vance’s visit to the South Caucasus, Iran’s former ambassador to Ankara emphasized: The United States is more vulnerable than threatening in the South Caucasus. Recent developments in the South Caucasus, particularly J.D. Vance’s visit to Azerbaijan and Armenia, have once again drawn attention to the role of the United States ...

India… A leading actor in the new world order whose birth pangs are shaking the globe… Therefore, every step it takes in foreign policy is closely followed. I discussed India’s foreign policy aligned with the US, Russia, China, and BRICS, the trade agreement signed between India and the US, and the allegations that India has ended its oil purchases from ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer As protectionism rises and the global political system increasingly fragments, with supply chains being disrupted and rearranged, China’s further opening-up stands out as a strong opposing trend. While other economies are heading towards seclusion—hardening markets, curtailing technology, turning to economic nationalism—China is opting for greater engagement with the globe. This is not just an adjustment of ...

To the Islamic Republic of Iran on the 47th anniversary of the triumph of the revolution of February 11, 1979. The leader does not lie. He cannot. He would cease to be a leader. He could not be an ayatollah. Islam does not allow it. When the ayatollah says that an attack on Iran would escalate into a regional war, ...