Climate Finance Fatigue in Southeast Asia

By Mehmet Enes Beşer The atmosphere in the capitals of Southeast Asia is growing increasingly unmistakably fatigued when it comes to climate finance. All those repeated promises from the developed world to mobilize billions on the behalf of climate mitigation and adaptation in the Global South have come woefully short. From unpaid commitments under the Paris Agreement to sluggish disbursement ...

The UN approves US’s resolution: Recognizing Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara

By Ali Rıza Taşdelen On 31 October 2025 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2797 (2025), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2026. MINURSO was established under a 1991 resolution to organize a referendum against Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara. Its mandate has routinely been renewed in ...

The Busan Truce: A New Era in US–Sino Relations?

Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China At the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, the two sides reached a truce on trade. Yet behind this agreement lies a deeper reality: a structural transformation in U.S.–China relations that has become irreversible. The old order is dying, and in its place emerges an ...

Journalist at the front: ‘The only option for encircled Ukrainian soldiers is to surrender’

By Özgür Altınbaş Italian/Russian journalist Vittorio Nicola Rangeloni described the situation in the two cities, where the Russian army has encircled Ukrainian soldiers. Rangeloni said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attempting to buy time by trying to conceal the situation. The journalist said Russia has largely blocked ground supply routes and noted that Ukrainian troops can only receive assistance via ...

The West’s obligation to cooperate with Türkiye and the Typhoon planes

By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The radical transformations Türkiye has undergone over the last two decades have undoubtedly stood out as its own axis-based foreign policy approach, its approach to being a country that produces impact rather than reacts to impact, and the breakthroughs it has made in the defense industry. Just 20 years ago, Türkiye was 87% dependent on ...

The treaty that strengthens the Moscow-Caracas axis amid U.S. pressure

By Leonel Retamal, from Caracas, Venezuela “Knowing that we have a friend like Russia, knowing that Russia is watching over what happens in Venezuela when we have United States ships in the vicinity of our shores, and that Putin ratifies the agreement, is a very powerful signal, a very strong message that we Venezuelans receive with great joy,” stated international ...

Mauritania: Neither origin nor destination

By Anna Enrech Calbet* In Mauritania, September and October are the hottest months of the year. This heat translates into nearly empty streets during the day, which fill up as the sun begins to set. Even so, tensions are running high: in recent months, Mauritanian police have significantly increased their raids on the streets of Nouakchott, the capital, to intercept ...

10 days in Germany – what has changed in the last 10 years?

I first went to Germany in the summer of 1989. My last visit was in 2016. In 2016, I went to many cities and towns, giving numerous conferences in different regions. In total, I might have travelled close to 20 times to this country. Earlier this month, after a decade-long break, I was back in Germany again for two conferences ...

Sarkozy’s Fall into Corruption and Arrogance

By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu The Libya scandal is perhaps the most severe accusation against Sarkozy’s moral integrity. Prosecutors claimed his 2007 campaign received €50 million from Gaddafi’s regime, facilitated by intermediaries such as Ziad Takieddine funds allegedly rewarded with diplomatic favors like Gaddafi’s 2007 Paris visit and arms deals. Evidence such as Libyan diaries, cash transfer records, and witness testimonies ...

Tom Barrack’s “peace”: Greater Middle East Project 2.0

US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, lays out the Trump administration’s blueprint for reshaping West Asia quite explicitly in his article titled “A Personal Perspective – Syria and Lebanon Are the Next Pieces for Levant Peace”. Describing the Gaza deal signed on October 13 in Sharm el-Sheikh as “a defining moment in modern Middle Eastern ...

Argentina between imperial submission and collective delirium

By Prof Dr. Fernando Esteche, from Buenos Aires / Argentina On Sunday, October 26, 2025, Argentina voted again. And it surprised us once more, although nothing should surprise us anymore in this open-air laboratory where the most brutal forms of financial capitalism and cognitive warfare are tested. The victory of La Libertad Avanza (Freedom Advances) was resounding: 9,341,798 votes in ...

9 Takeaways from the EU’s “Defense Readiness Roadmap 2030”

The European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy released “Preserving Peace – Defense Readiness Roadmap 2030” on October 16. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen explained the need for this Roadmap by saying “The recent threats have shown that Europe is at risk”. The Roadmap is built on the “White Paper for European Defense” published ...