Crucial elections are scheduled in Moldova for the end of September, during which the country will decide its future course—whether to maintain independence or integrate with Romania, potentially leading to the loss of its sovereignty. The ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) favors the latter option, but it remains unclear whether Moldovans will support this path. Recent polls ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer India, the largest democracy in the world as it is most broadly defined, is fortunate to possess a rich cultural diversity of religions and ethnic groups. Its Constitution ensures equality, secularism, and protection to all citizens irrespective of background. Recent developments have falsified this pluralist nature by exposing an alarming divergence between constitutional ideals and state ...

By Mohammad Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt The Gulf states appear to be in a state of shock following Israel’s aggression against Qatar. They have begun a profound process of reconsidering their view of the occupying state and reviewing their ideas regarding normalization. They have reached a preliminary conviction that they may have gone too far in their delusions regarding ...

Multipolarity appears to be a contemporary concept of struggle. But Tings Chak begs to ffer. According to her, the struggle against unipolarity is as old as the struggle against colonialism, and she emphasizes the Bandung Conference as a major turning point. Here’s what Tings Chak, who is Asia Coordinator at the Tricontinental Institute, told us. You make a point about ...

By Oscar Rotundo* The electoral earthquake of Sunday, September 7, was not a simple tremor; it was a political tsunami that shook the foundations of power. The province of Buenos Aires, that electoral giant that represents 38% of the national electoral roll, became the battlefield where hope dealt a resounding beating to contempt. Javier Milei, that arrogant preacher of the ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer While the international economy struggles with the challenge of increasing volatility—ranging from supply chain redefinitions and inflationary shocks to climate-induced disruptions and fragmentation driven by geopolitics—the regional blocks like the European Union (EU) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are faced with a short-term imperative: to move beyond rhetorical assurances and towards a more strategic, ...

Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist / Author Hosted by China, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit had a mission beyond being merely a regional security meeting, unlike previous summits. The summit drew attention as the most explicit challenge to the Western-centric global order established after the Second World War and a clear sign of the process of its dissolution. Undoubtedly, the world ...

As one of the leading alliances of the Global South, the BRICS is undertaking certain initiatives that might influence global power balances. The Brazilian President Lula da Silva convened BRICS leaders to a virtual meeting of heads of state. The meeting will be held on September 8. The meeting’s main topic are the tariffs imposed by US president Trump on ...

By Mohamed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt There has been much change in Egyptian-Turkish relations. It is no secret to any observer that Arab countries are uncomfortable with talk of “neo-Ottomanism,” and American and Israeli circles do not hesitate to incite against Türkiye, claiming that it seeks to revive the Ottoman Empire. There is no doubt that everyone is monitoring ...

China hosted the “25th Heads of State Council Meeting” of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1. During the meeting, 24 documents were approved, including the Tianjin Declaration and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Development Strategy until 2035. The close interactions and photo ops between the leaders of India, China, and Russia caught the eye. President ...