As expected, the US/Israeli forces launched attacks against Iran, targeting Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the country’s military commanders on the first day of the war. The current conclusions drawn from the wave of attacks launched by the US/Israel and Iran’s responses can be summarized as follows; 1. Iran was targeted while at the negotiating table. The US/Israel continues ...

UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek was guest on a live broadcast of Turkish Ulusal Kanal’s right after the attack launched by the US and Israel against Iran on January 28. Below are the main points of Perinçek’s evaluation in the broadcast. The basic points Let’s begin with the most basic point. The simplest question is ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most strategic sea highways where global commerce passes through, strategic rivalries, and environmental risk points meet. From Malacca Strait to South China Sea, Southeast Asian seas are as vital to global economic being as they are to Southeast Asian seas’ diversity for sovereignty and national interests. Ocean Space is ...

By Umur Tugay Yücel, political scientist The tension between the United States and Iran is more than just a bilateral crisis; it constitutes a multifaceted strategic competition directly impacting Israel’s security, the Middle East’s security architecture, and global power balances. The nuclear program, the struggle for regional influence, sanctions, and indirect conflicts conducted through proxy actors shape the core dimensions ...

By Ismet Özçelik Ankara correspondent of Aydınlık newspaper, from Tehran / Iran Invitation to the 47th anniversary events The 47th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution was February 11. I was invited to attend the anniversary events in Tehran. I was there from 10th to 12th February. Before leaving for Iran, I received many warnings. “The US and Israel could strike ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer While the world speeds toward a low-carbon future, the ten ASEAN member states stand at a strategic crossroads. BLESSED with solar, hydro, wind, and geothermal resources, ASEAN is positioned well to ground the enormous potential of its development on renewable power. Painfully lacking clear regional ambitions and growing global interest, the ASEAN switch to renewable energy ...

The far-right, neo-fascist sector that has seized control of the US administration and imposed its expansionist logic and ambition for global domination has begun to make its plan public. The fascist unipolar international system that has been imposed on the world is producing a regression of the international order unlike anything ever seen before. Not even the previous version of ...

By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Ethiopia last week, following visits to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, signaled not only a diplomatic engagement but also a new phase in Türkiye’s Horn of Africa strategy. The timing of the visit was particularly noteworthy, coming after Israel’s decision to recognize Somaliland and the resulting expectations of geopolitical shifts ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer China has traditionally been defined in the world economy as the “world’s factory” – a manufacturing giant which offered size, velocity, and price discounts to global value chains. With the growth of its market, the script was rewritten: China emerged as a giant market where foreign firms competed with one another to sell their products and ...

We spoke with Leonid Savin, Chairman of the Fidel Castro Foundation (based in Moscow), about the energy crisis in Cuba, possible White House moves regarding Cuba, and Moscow-Havana relations. “Better early than later” What is the scale of Cuba’s energy crisis, and could it threaten the regime’s survival? This is unprecedented case during all history of sanctions and blockade imposed ...

By Özgür Altınbaş Iranian political analyst Peiman Salehi evaluates Iran-US tensions and negotiations. In a period where regional tensions are rising, and military activity has reached its peak, the question “Is the US buildup a harbinger of war?” occupies the global agenda. Peiman Salehi, an Iranian political analyst and author, stated that despite US pressure, the Iranian public’s confidence in ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer Urbanization is transforming at a fast pace the population and economic landscape of developing ASEAN economies at all-time highs. From the metastasizing metropolises of Ho Chi Minh City and Manila to Jakarta’s and Phnom Penh’s suburbs, cities are increasingly becoming drivers of growth, hubs of innovation, and drivers of opportunity. But as the region urbanizes, so ...