By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu Those following the Palestine agenda may have seen that Egyptian and Tunisian families have been attempting to send bottles filled with rice and grains into the sea, hoping they reach Gaza. This initiative, launched by Egyptian citizens, is called “A Bottle of Hope for Gaza, From Sea to Sea.” Some of these bottles reportedly did reach ...

By Hüseyin Işıksal A recent article written by Shay Gal in the Israel Hayom newspaper, entitled “Northern Cyprus is also an Israeli problem,” caused a significant reaction from both the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and Türkiye. Gal, who previously served as vice president of external relations at Israel Aerospace Industries and held senior advisory roles for Israeli government ...

The Center for National Strategy (USMER) has organized an international conference on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea on July 18 and 19 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Today, we present the speech of Prof. Dr. Fahri Erenel- Istinye University Faculty Member. I express my deep respect for those who were mercilessly killed, who were made to suffer hunger under the ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer As New Zealand Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters concluded his inaugural official visit to China since assuming office in 2023, the world saw more than diplomatic courtesy at play. His visit—against the backdrop of recent Wellington angst about China’s local behavior and the new Pacific security reality—represents a watershed in China-New Zealand relations, ...

The Center for National Strategy (USMER) has organized an international conference on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea on July 18 and 19 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Today, we present the speech of Tao Zan. Tao is the Vice-president of the Faculty for Regional Studies in the Beijing University, China. By Tao Zan, Vice-president of the Faculty for Regional Studies ...

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 ...

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 ...