By Adem Kılıç, political scientist If there is one lesson that Israel can learn from its so-called “history” in the territories it usurped – the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, the Six-Day War of 1967, the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and the Israel-Lebanon wars – it is the fact that its “enemies” have emerged stronger than in any previous war. ...

By Prof. Dr. Halil Çivi On September 22, 2024, The New York Times published an article citing Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. According to the article, a new “Bektashi State” is to be established in Albania’s capital Tirana. Modeled after the Vatican, this state is expected to have its own borders, passport, and an area of about 27 acres, founded ...

“We will not make the great future we are looking for, If we do not know the great past we had.” Commandante Hugo Chávez January 15, 2006 By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein A few weeks ago, I listened to a press conference and an interview with Jorge Rodríguez. In both news events, the president of the National Assembly of Venezuela explained ...

This October, the smallest state in the Black Sea region, Moldova, holds presidential elections. We invited the most popular independent blogger of this country, Veaceslav Valko, to discuss the elections and the prospects for Turkish-Moldovan relations. Veaceslav, tell us about the political configuration that has developed in your country on the eve of the elections? My country is in a ...

As Israel escalates its attacks on Lebanon and conducts limited ground operations along the border, extending the flames of war from Gaza to the wider Middle East, Iran’s Foreign Minister has undertaken a series of diplomatic trips across the region over the past week, which can all be seen as part of a “war management” diplomacy. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign ...

By Adnan Türkkan We met with the President of the Autonomous Republic of Gagauzia, Evghenia Gutul. President Gutul responded to our questions on the relations between Gagauzia and the Moldovan government, Moldova’s deteriorating relations with Russia and the US’s influence in Moldova. Evghenia Gutul emphasizes that US’s pressure has worsened Moldova’s relations with Russia, they are defending their own language, ...

By Yunus Soner, Siena / Italy Francesca Albanese is the UN’s Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories. She provides regular reports to UN human rights bodies regarding the situation here, including Israel’s violation of human rights. Albanese has been very frank her reports and stated, in these official documents, that Israel was committing a genocide in Palestine. Since appointed ...

By Dave Green It is becoming increasingly clear that Russia is taking a more uncompromising stance and considering a scenario similar to the “Hundred Years’ War” on its western border. Despite the warm and relaxing summer, the political intransigence of Moscow has increased. This is my observation after a brief trip to the city in late September. Political circles have ...

By Islam Farag, Cairo / Egypt It was noteworthy that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian took advantage of his visit to Qatar last week, which followed a missile attack launched by Tehran against Israel, to threaten a harsher response if Tel Aviv tried to respond to its missile attack. The announcement of this threat from a Gulf capital was a puzzling ...

Productive and promising negotiations are underway for Brazil, the South American giant, to join the Chinese Belt and Road Project, told us Monica Valente in Mexico City. For Brazil, this is not just a commercial integration but a step within a new leap of national industrialization, she said. Valente is member of the Workers’ Party’s National Directorate. Her party is ...

Türkiye’s​ purchase of the S-400 air defense system from Russia sparked great tension with the US. It still remains unresolved. It is reported and discussed in the press that Washington continues to put pressure on Türkiye. In Türkiye, questions frequently arise about the current status of the S-400s and whether they are actively in use. One of the most knowledgeable ...

By Adem Kılıç, political scientist As the Middle East descends into chaos with Netanyahu’s uncontrollable moves, the question to be asked is who/who is responsible for the continued deaths of children and the use of hospitals, places of worship and technological equipment as weapons by turning them into booby traps. As of today, Israel’s occupation and genocidal war in Gaza ...