By Mehmet Enes Beşer In the midst of the evolving context of global development cooperation, a quiet but significant shift is taking place: Indonesia, traditionally categorized as an aid recipient, is increasingly emerging as a full-fledged donor country. While its aid volumes are still small compared to established donors, Indonesia’s growing practice of employing development aid as a foreign policy ...
Israel After the 12-Day War: Netanyahu’s Stagnation, Electoral Deadlock, and the Far-Right’s Retreat
By Mansour Barati One month after Israel’s June 13, 2025 attack on Iran and the subsequent 12-day war, Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud Party still fail to gain a parliamentary majority in reputable polls.Although it cannot be assumed that the war between Israel and Iran ended with the June 24 ceasefire, it appears that the war has not sufficiently increased ...
By Héctor Bernardo*. Marco Rubio’s pressure to stop the convictions against Álvaro Uribe Vélez in Colombia and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, Peter Lamelas’s statements against Cristina Fernández in Argentina, and the attacks on Mexico’s judicial reform highlight Washington’s relentless efforts to consolidate its control over Latin America’s judiciaries. The US strategic retreat requires complete control of the area it considers ...
By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli Recent media reports have drawn attention to the mass relocation of Israeli nationals to the Republic of Cyprus and their increasing purchases of real estate across the island. This trend has sparked accusations of a growing Israeli presence in Cyprus. However, Associate Professor Emete Gözügüzelli from the Department of International Law at the Social Sciences University ...
Interview with Ms. SHIMIZU Hayako (Miyakojima Residents’ Association for No Missile Bases) published in SHISO-UNDO July 2025, No. 176 Ms. Shimizu Hayako, who is leading the anti-base struggle in Miyako Island, which is rapidly being transformed into a missile base, recently came to Tokyo. We met with her and asked her about the situation there. (Editorial Office of Shiso-Undo) Deceiving ...
By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt The Palestinian issue has long been a pivotal matter shaping the foreign policy of Gulf Arab states for decades. Official stances of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, expressed through statements by leaders and formal declarations, have consistently reaffirmed a steadfast position on this issue, which intertwines religious, historical, political and economic dimensions ...
By Ferdi Tanhan – Deputy Chairman and Diyarbakır Provincial Chairman of the Vatan PartyOn July 11, the PKK held a symbolic disarmament ceremony in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah with a group of 30 members and announced that the organization had been dissolved. The process, officially referred to as a “Terror-Free Türkiye,” is ongoing. A parliamentary commission, with participation from multiple parties, is ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Sri Lanka’s economic journey has been deeply intertwined with its socialist aspirations, shaping its policies and development trajectory since gaining independence in 1948. The nation’s commitment to public welfare, state-led development, and equitable growth has been both a guiding principle and a source of economic challenges. As Sri Lanka confronts contemporary financial realities, it stands at ...
The Turkish public opinion debates the so-called “Corridor of David” regarding the grand strategy that Israel is pursuing in Syria – and beyond. We asked Dr. Fahri Erenel, retired general of the Turkish Armed Forces about its content and geopolitical dimensions. The Corridor of David, it is said that Israel wants to establish such a Corridor of David. What is ...
By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist The meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska on August 15 is much more than a diplomatic moment captured in a photograph. It comes at the heart of a time when power dynamics are being reshaped, alliances are being tested, and energy and transportation routes are being reintroduced to the global market. Washington and Moscow’s ...