By Mehmet Enes Beşer Vietnam’s rise as a textile and garment behemoth has been nothing less than phenomenal. From a war-torn agrarian economy to being an emerging one of the world’s top apparel exporters, Vietnam has managed to attract the interest of global brands searching for low-cost manufacturing options beyond China. Its factories produce it all, from the fast fashion ...
By Mohamed Sabreen, from Baghdad / Iraq There are many stories in Baghdad, and if you put the threads together, you will draw a complete picture of what is happening in Iraq. I believe that there are many faces of Iraq, each one seeking to secure its place in the new Iraq. However, what I witnessed was a “struggle for ...
On 26–27 May 2025, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan paid a productive visit to Moscow. On the first day of his stay, Minister Fidan was warmly received by President Vladimir Putin. He also held meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s top negotiator in the Istanbul talks Vladimir Medinsky, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin, and members ...
Rafael Barajas Durán, better known as El Fisgón, is a Mexican cartoonist and illustrator. He has co-directed satirical magazines such as El Chahuistle and El Chamuco y los hijos del Averno and is a regular contributor to La Jornada. He also heads Morena’s National Institute of Political Formation. What is the role of humor in politics? Freud once said people have three responses to extreme ...
Following Trump’s reelection, Washington and Moscow initiated contacts aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine. Trump’s team worked not only with the Russian side but also engaged in talks with both Europe and Ukraine. From the Munich Security Conference to Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House, from meetings in Europe to gatherings held in Ukraine, numerous initiatives were undertaken, but none ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the global interest remains captivated by great power competition and regional fault lines in the Indo-Pacific, one underappreciated actor remains a quietly salient factor in Chinese strategic thinking: Myanmar. Conventional wisdom had it that Myanmar sat at the periphery of high-order geopolitics, when in fact, it sits at the center of Beijing’s vision of a ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan shared his analysis with Sputnik Türkiye on the Russia–Ukraine negotiations held in Istanbul. The interview also included Europe’s stance on the matter, and the recent phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. We present the interview translating into English. Güzaltan stated that the ...
By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli On the night of 19 May 2025, a military installation of the Syrian Arab Army located at the Tishrin Dam in eastern Aleppo province came under a significant attack. According to sources affiliated with the 76th Division, the assault involved the use of heavy weaponry and was attributed to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), though no ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the world hurtles towards a green energy, electric mobility, and high-technology future, rare earth elements (REEs) have emerged as the unsung cornerstone of the global green economy. These metals—vital to wind turbines, EV motors, semiconductors, and military uses—have emerged as a valuable asset on which economic and geopolitical competition is increasingly being fought. For Southeast ...
In our previous article, we talked about the new US Ambassador to Türkiye, Tom Barrack, and the “carrot and whip” policy he brought with. While Barrack extends various carrots to lure Türkiye away, he also speaks about whipping Türkiye into line. Now, the carrot and the whip have taken concrete form. Özal references from Erdoğan and the PKK What does ...