From Cairo / Egypt As the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln plows through the waters of the Middle East, carrying the omens of a military operation that could be the largest in decades, Gulf capitals are experiencing a state of silent diplomatic mobilization. This mobilization is no longer rooted in anxiety born of weakness, but rather in strategic maturity ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer The European Union is at a crossroads geopolitically. As Washington and Beijing move closer, Europe is being increasingly pushed to remain in sync with a less-than-self-guided strategic agenda. Transatlantic unity is essential, but the EU’s China policy has become increasingly derivative—more reflective of what Washington desires than a hard-headed accounting of European interests. This passive outsourcing ...

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and with it the end of the Cold War and the bipolar world, a debate arose that went beyond the strictly theoretical and conceptual, seeking to establish what type of international system would prevail on the planet. The resolution of this controversy was not immediate. The last decade of the 20th century was ...

By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The global arena is facing the reality that the liberal order, which has dominated for decades and was established after the Second World War, has collapsed, and that the Western countries that owned this order, primarily the United States, can no longer control the crises. While the US struggles to maintain its global leadership capacity, ...

By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu The multicultural structure of the Ottoman Empire also created a distinct sphere of integration and mutual interaction in the art of music. Composers of Armenian origin assumed important roles in the development of Classical Turkish Music and actively contributed to the palace, Mevlevi circles, and the folk music repertoire. This study examines the works and social ...

By Gabriel Vera Lopes, from Havana / Cuba President Trump signed an executive order this Thursday (29) declaring a “national emergency,” arguing that Cuba represents an alleged “unusual and extraordinary threat” to the security of the United States. The measure imposes new tariffs on countries that “sell or otherwise supply oil to Cuba,” with the aim of deepening the energy ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer The U.S.–Japan relationship has been framed for decades as the keystone of stability in East Asia, a union of American military clout and Japanese economic clout. For years, this two-nation coalition has operated on an unofficial arrangement: Japan would allow American bases on its territory and have its foreign policy harmonized with Washington, and the U.S. ...

By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China I spent 25 days in Taiwan. When I set out from Beijing on the morning of January 2nd and set foot in Taipei, the capital of this island of 22 million people, my mind was filled with the “imminent invasion” and “powder keg” scenarios served daily by Western media. However, the moment I ...

From Caracas / Venezuela  The United States’ military incursion into Venezuela is an expression of the interventionist tendencies that have characterized that country almost since its founding in 1776. A cursed race, born from impoverished Europeans expelled from their homelands and imbued with a supposed divine gift that, according to them, made them a people chosen by God, set about ...

By Özgür Bursalı, Secretary General of the Vatan Party (Türkiye) At the AK Party Parliamentary Group Meeting held on January 21, 2026, our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated: “What matters is not fragmentation into small statelets, but uniting and building strength together. Turks, Kurds, and Arabs, as in history, will unite, act as one heart, look in the same direction, ...

As debates intensify over the future of the global system and NATO, middle powers are pursuing regional alliances. One example is the ongoing talks between Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan regarding a potential new defense alliance. Details from our correspondent Yunus Soner in Istanbul. For Türkiye, the latest actions by the United States call into question the international system, argues ...

By Daniel Rosas, from Mexico City / Mexico Despite Donald Trump’s constant attacks and threats to cancel it, there is optimism that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will remain in place. This is due to the advantages it has brought to the three countries, which have become major trading partners. The first formal review of the trade agreement, signed by ...