By Halim Gençoğlu The recent visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to Johannesburg, South Africa, in 21st of February 2025 highlights not only the growing diplomatic relations between Türkiye and South Africa but also the historical and strategic importance of Türkiye’s presence on the African continent. Meeting with his South African counterpart Ronald Lamola, Fidan’s visit underscores Türkiye’s commitment ...

By Dr. Fernando Esteche / Oscar Rotundo / Tadeo Catiglione Trump’s arrival at the White House constitutes a revitalization of the doctrine of the founding fathers. Historical review of imperialist development in the region We can say that there is a kind of revival of the Monroe Doctrine, which was born with John Quincy Adams and James Monroe in 1823, ...

By Kamran Gasanov Ever since the Republican People’s Party lost the parliamentary elections and failed to get its president in May 2023, it has been struggling internally. One-party members started accusing then leader and presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu of preventing other more popular candidates from being the CHP’s representative, which caused them to fail. Therefore, as early as November 2023, ...

Trump is moving forward at full speed. A lot is changing. It has almost been confirmed that negotiations will begin to end the war in Ukraine. What’s striking is that Europe has been completely excluded from the process. UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan answered our questions regarding the rapidly evolving developments. Trump has expressed his intention to ...

By Ceren Ceviz The United States’ decision to approve a $7.4 billion arms sale to Israel, including bombs, missiles, and other military equipment, has drawn sharp criticism from Türkiye. This move, demonstrating unwavering support for Israel from Washington, runs counter to the interests of Ankara, which seeks stability and a peaceful resolution in the region. Türkiye believes that U.S. weapons ...

A meeting between Trump and Putin is approaching. However, Europe, which has played a leading role alongside the U.S. in the Ukraine war, is completely excluded from the process. UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinçek evaluated the current situation reveals about Zelensky and Europe. How do you evaluate the upcoming meeting between Trump and Putin and ...

By Serdar Üsküplü The recent decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to shut down USAID has sparked a public debate about U.S. funding. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is not a humanitarian aid organization as it is often portrayed, but rather one of the tools of U.S. hegemony. Established in 1961 by then U.S. President Kennedy, USAID ...

By Özgür Altınbaş Ukrainian MP Maksim Nevenchaniy from the Opposition Platform – For Life spoke about the political developments in the country. Nevenchaniy, who was elected for two terms as a deputy from Nikolayev region, said that his party was banned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for advocating friendly relations with Russia and the continuation of trade and economic ties. ...

Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Author Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, not only the US neighborhood, such as Canada, Panama and Mexico, but almost every region of the world, from Europe to the Middle East, from the Pacific to the Arctic, is facing seismic tremors. One of these regions is undoubtedly the Middle East, where Israel, which the US ...

Negotiations regarding the third bilateral agreement between Switzerland and the European Union (EU) have been concluded with an agreement. The agreement increases Switzerland’s “commitment” to the EU. To this end, the agreement focuses on reducing state control in energy and transportation sectors, easing regulations on companies and increasing Switzerland’s financial contributions to the EU. Tolga Dişçi from “Aydınlık Europe”, the ...

By Ali Mercan Germany has entered the most intense and final phase of the election campaigns leading up to the February 23 elections. The main topics are immigration, foreign policy and the economy. As in the rest of Europe, the influence of global alignment is strongly felt in the German elections. Key factors nationalism, the nation-state and a production-based economy, ...

We interviewed Özgür Altınbaş, the Foreign News Chief of Aydınlık newspaper of Türkiye, regarding Trump’s Eastern Mediterranean policy, its impact on Türkiye, and the current situation in Ukraine. Altınbaş has been closely monitoring these regions by visiting them firsthand. Trump and his team have unveiled their plans for Gaza. It is becoming increasingly clear that Washington will focus more on ...