From the beginning of his presidential campaign in 2016, Donald Trump created an important shift in political rhetoric regarding immigration. The shift coincided with a protectionist turn on economic matters including reviewing trade agreements with China, Mexico, Canada, and Europe, which he said were harmful to the American people, even if they were beneficial for elite groups and corporations (Time, ...

Over the past few decades, the ideas of Turkish preacher, writer and political figure Muhammed  Fethullah Gülen have grown in popularity in Turkey, its neighboring countries, in the EU, the United States, and even the former USSR. Fethullah Gülen, for a long time, was an independent preacher, but later he began to attract many like-minded people. Some public figures in ...

Europe Preparing for Brexit On November 25th, a summit on Brexit was held by EU leaders. The attendees approved British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan which had been previously agreed upon by the European Commission and the UK government. However, the adoption of this document caused uproar within the UK and cost  May two ministers who resigned in protest.  ...

Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil and US President Donald Trump’s rush to congratulate the like-minded President-elect, has triggered a debate on the rise of “Trumpism” in Latin American politics. Bolsonaro’s win is important at least for two reasons: first, Brazil is the largest economy in South America and the eighth largest in the world; and second, for the first time ...

The subject of the Ukrainian provocation in the Kerch Strait continues to be at the center of the international agenda. Experts from all over the world agree that tensions are intensifying, however, there are different points of view concerning what pushed Ukraine to conduct such a provocation in the first place. Many analysts call the action a political move from ...

After the recent brutal killing of opposition Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, heads all over the world turned towards Saudi Arabia. Everyone wants to know if the current crown prince, Mohammad Bin Salman, will face any consequences for his role in the incident. Meanwhile, the Americans have initiated a so-called “peace process” to end the war in Yemen, a war which is ...

China is poised to become the world’s new superpower. Today, it is the second most powerful economy in the world and according to analysts and economists, it will become the first in the coming decade. To do this, China does not need to make any special efforts: its current growth rate will automatically lead it to success. For obvious reasons, ...

The FETO case An investigation of crimes bythe Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) continues. The Turkish authorities received warrants for the arrest of 51 members of the terrorist organization headed by the religious preacher Fethullah Gülen who is currently living in the USA. Last week, a decision was made on the dozens of the people involved in the murder of Russian ...

The political declaration on how the EU and the UK will trade and cooperate in the sphere of safety and other areas, generally, is agreed, the European Council reports. According to the last preliminary arrangements, the final agreement on Brexit is “within our grasp” following a breakthrough agreement on future relations between the UK and EU. Prime Minister Theresa May ...

On Friday, the prosecutor’s office of Turkey revealed that there was a previous attempt on Russia’s ambassador to Ankara before his assassination on Dec. 19, 2016. The Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) has been indicted for both events. 28 people have been recognized as guilty, including the oppositional Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen. Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador, was assassinated at an ...