By Ursula Asta, from Buenos Aires / Argentina The reality of Argentina demands urgent reflections that contribute to political action capable of changing the course of an economy that is heading towards a new collapse and deepening of the crisis, with the social pain that this entails. The national legislative elections of October 26, taking place halfway through the current ...
By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu Nigeria, as Africa’s most populous and economically largest country, holds strategic importance in U.S. Africa policy. Diplomatic relations established since 1960 between the two countries have long involved interactions in areas such as oil trade, counter-terrorism cooperation, and democracy support. However, in the 2024-2025 period, particularly the Trump administration’s harsh rhetoric toward Nigeria over claims of ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer The atmosphere in the capitals of Southeast Asia is growing increasingly unmistakably fatigued when it comes to climate finance. All those repeated promises from the developed world to mobilize billions on the behalf of climate mitigation and adaptation in the Global South have come woefully short. From unpaid commitments under the Paris Agreement to sluggish disbursement ...
By Ali Rıza Taşdelen On 31 October 2025 the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2797 (2025), extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October 2026. MINURSO was established under a 1991 resolution to organize a referendum against Morocco’s occupation of Western Sahara. Its mandate has routinely been renewed in ...
Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing / China At the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, the two sides reached a truce on trade. Yet behind this agreement lies a deeper reality: a structural transformation in U.S.–China relations that has become irreversible. The old order is dying, and in its place emerges an ...
By Özgür Altınbaş Italian/Russian journalist Vittorio Nicola Rangeloni described the situation in the two cities, where the Russian army has encircled Ukrainian soldiers. Rangeloni said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is attempting to buy time by trying to conceal the situation. The journalist said Russia has largely blocked ground supply routes and noted that Ukrainian troops can only receive assistance via ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The radical transformations Türkiye has undergone over the last two decades have undoubtedly stood out as its own axis-based foreign policy approach, its approach to being a country that produces impact rather than reacts to impact, and the breakthroughs it has made in the defense industry. Just 20 years ago, Türkiye was 87% dependent on ...
By Leonel Retamal, from Caracas, Venezuela “Knowing that we have a friend like Russia, knowing that Russia is watching over what happens in Venezuela when we have United States ships in the vicinity of our shores, and that Putin ratifies the agreement, is a very powerful signal, a very strong message that we Venezuelans receive with great joy,” stated international ...
By Anna Enrech Calbet* In Mauritania, September and October are the hottest months of the year. This heat translates into nearly empty streets during the day, which fill up as the sun begins to set. Even so, tensions are running high: in recent months, Mauritanian police have significantly increased their raids on the streets of Nouakchott, the capital, to intercept ...
I first went to Germany in the summer of 1989. My last visit was in 2016. In 2016, I went to many cities and towns, giving numerous conferences in different regions. In total, I might have travelled close to 20 times to this country. Earlier this month, after a decade-long break, I was back in Germany again for two conferences ...