By Şafak Erdem The report published by one of Germany’s prominent economic research institutes, Ifo (Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e. V.), on September 5, 2024, is titled “Deutsche Wirtschaft steckt in der Krise fest” (The German economy is stuck in crisis). The report identifies the crisis as primarily a structural one, and it lists five structural factors: ...

By Adem Kılıç, political scientist Israel’s attacks on critical Iranian military installations over the weekend have been described as an unprecedented “direct attack” between the two countries, and the “cycle of retaliation” between the two regional rivals has reached an unprecedented point. If this cycle continues, the confrontation will undoubtedly not be limited to Israel and Iran, but will eventually ...

Political Scientist and UWI author Onur Sinan Guzaltan answered questions about Türkiye’s BRICS membership process and the terrorist attack in Ankara. I love to first hear your thoughts on what you feel this sort of partnership status with BRICS is going to bring to Türkiye in the future? I want to begin with Lenin’s words from one hundred years ago: ...

By Fernando Esteche, Buenos Aires / Argentina When we define the four main vectors by which the imperialist mode of production is reproduced, we indicate that they are: financialization, militarism, chaotization and narcotization. To a different extent and according to the contexts, some of these vectors sometimes become clearer than others. But in general, one can always find them present. ...

By Islam Farag, Cairo / Egypt Last week, the 16th BRICS Summit was held in Kazan, Russia, with the participation of five new members: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia. Among the five new members, there are two Gulf states, but their approaches to the organization are different. The leaders of the new member states attended, with the ...

By Tunca Arslan There are many autobiographical works that delve deep into the life stories of famous politicians, starting from their childhood, and touch on aspects that are not well known to the public, but the kind of sincerity and pouring that James David Vance reveals in his book “Hillbilly Elegy – A Memoir of a Family and Culture in ...

By Ismet Özçelik The head of the Fethullah Gülen Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), Fethullah Gülen, has died. He had been suffering from dementia, organ failure and several other health issues for a long time. The failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, threw him off balance. He believed that he would govern Türkiye but ended in a fiasco. “The organization controls ...

By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein The publicized national commotion that occurred in Spain as a result of the fact that the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, did not invite the Bourbon king to her inauguration, leads to the question of whether – as a poster widely disseminated these days in the Spanish streets says – the conquistadors were “genocidal and slaveholders” ...

By Ihsan Sefa (retired colonel, Turkish Armed Forces) The situation in the Turkish economy in recent years is far from ideal. According to the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, inflation in August was 51.97 percent compared to August last year. Why is our economy in trouble? Türkiye is not characterized by a wealth of natural resources – a ...

The leader of Hamas Yahya Sinwar was martyred by Israeli forces. The images showing Sinwar fighting until the last drop of his blood deeply affected the people all around the world. The testament of Sinwar, who made history with his life and resistance, was published after his martyrdom. We share this political and moral manifesto with our readers. I am ...