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 ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer Thailand is reentering the semiconductors game with a newfound sense of purpose. In an era of tech nationalism, supply chain reboot, and mounting pervasiveness of microelectronics everywhere from automobiles to artificial intelligence, Bangkok proclaimed that it aims to be a serious player. With incentives for foreign investment, incentives for domestic innovation, and linkages between regions, Thailand ...

The global tendency may be towards protectionism and building walls around countries. But three African states, Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso went the opposite direction and founded the Alliance of Sahel States, effectively uniting their states. We asked Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, foreign minister of Burkina Faso, why they took this step and how it affected his country. Can you explain ...

By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Author In the defense industry, Türkiye has evolved from a structure that was 80% foreign-dependent just 20 years ago to a point where it has reduced its foreign dependency to around 20%, largely based on independent, domestic and national production. However, this transformation does not only mean increasing military capacity. It means diversifying Türkiye’s foreign policy ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer Myanmar’s foreign policy, as with so much of its post-colonial foreign relations, exists in the periphery of paradox: bound by core dicta of non-alignment, sovereignty, and non-interference and dictated more and more by necessity, isolation, and flexible allegiances. Following the February 2021 military coup, when the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi administration was ousted and ...

By Onur Sinan Güzaltan February 24, 2022… More than three years have passed since Russia launched its military operations in Ukraine. During this time, the world has changed irreversibly. The world has changed irreversibly Ukraine has lost a significant portion of its territory and become a failed state. The economic and political sanctions imposed on Russia by the US and ...

By Muhammad Sabreen, from Baghdad / Iraq Could Baghdad reveal its secrets, just for the sake time in the capital of Mesopotamia? I had no idea what awaited me in a town rising from severe destruction. While the reality of what was happening was ambiguous and mysterious, the recent and distant pasts were tragic. Baghdad and the rest of Iraq ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer Southeast Asia has always been a rich weave of cultures, languages, and identities. Diverse as that has been, it has also required a unifying linguistic strand that enables trade, diplomacy, and frequent intercourse across borders. European languages such as English, Dutch, and French served the purpose in colonial times. In the postcolonial period, English continued to ...

Vatan Party Chairman Doğu Perinçek addressed the people on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at an Outdoor Meeting organized by the Vatan Party at the Post Office Square in Edirne, city bordering Greece. Perinçek stated that Türkiye was targeted in the NATO exercises under the command of the United States, which will start in Alexandroupoli on May 26, 2025, and will ...