By Dr. Shoaib Khan, Visiting Faculty, Centre for Central Eurasian Studies, University of Mumbai, It all began with my tour to the Donetsk region, thanks to the invitation by Vashi Novosti Project Director and Chief Editor Ivan Andreev. The tour was mainly organized besides Vashi Novosti a Federal News Agency with the support of the Department of information and Press ...

By Mikhail Golovanov, Russian Ambassador to Djibouti Mikhail Golovanov is a Russian diplomat, an expert in international and especially African issues. Since 2019, he has been serving as the Russian ambassador to Djibouti, a unique country considering to be ‘the gates to East Africa’. Exclusively for UWI, Mr. Golovanov wrote an essay on the upcoming elections of the African Union ...

The new Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID). According to the Congressional Research Service, the USAID had more than 10,000 employees around the world. Two-thirds of them operated outside the US. The USAID managed a budget of more than $40 billion in fiscal year 2023. The decision was met with loud criticism from USAID’s supporters and ...

In the second part of the interview, Jacques Cheminade, the leader of the Solidarity and Progress (Solidarité et Progrès) answered our questions about militarization in France, the latest situation in Syria and Jean-Marie Le Pen. Cheminade emphasizes that solving France’s problems is tied to cooperation with the “Global South” and the “global majority”, as well as breaking free from dependence ...

By Erkin Feyyaz Eşli “O Sport, You Are Peace” is a very popular phrase in Russia, although it belongs to the founder of the modern Olympic Games, the French Baron Pierre de Coubertin. In Russia, this expression became entrenched after the release of the film of the same name in 1981 about the XX Summer Olympic Games in Moscow in ...

Trump’s second presidency term has begun. What are the key characteristics that differs Trump from his opponents? How does his presidency relate to the rise of a multipolar world? What direction will his policies on West Asia, Türkiye and Syria take, and what factors will shape them? What steps has the Turkish government taken so far, and what should it ...

The Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), known as a think tank close to the government in Türkiye, published its predictions for Türkiye’s foreign policy in 2025. The report titled “SETA Security Radar: Türkiye’s Geopolitical Environment in 2025” included assessments on how global developments will be in Türkiye’s geopolitical environment in the new year. The “opportunities and risks” ...

By Daniel Rosas, Mexico City / Mexico Recently, the spotlight has been on Mexico for two reasons: for the first time, it has a female president; and that president, Claudia Sheinbaum, faces the challenge of dealing with a “recharged” US president Donald Trump, as some specialists say. She has called for acting “with a cool head” and has avoided entering ...

By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Author The liberal rules-based international order built and maintained in the years after the Second World War is disintegrating at an accelerating pace. After a period of “friendship” following the end of the Cold War, great power rivalry has returned with a vengeance to the global arena. The Trump administration clearly emphasized the return of great ...

Last week was packed with major developments in Türkiye. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico during his visit to Ankara. Meanwhile, the tragic fire in Bolu plunged the nation into mourning. Another significant event was the arrest of Ayşe Barım, a talent manager for film and television artists, due to her alleged involvement in the ...