The Kiev administration had previously collaborated with PKK/PYD to conduct covert operations against Russian forces in Syria. Now it became public that Kyiv has reached out to Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the terrorist group occupying Idlib. Kyiv’s objective is to secure the release of Chechen militants held in HTS prisons. Local sources report that a Ukrainian delegation visited Idlib in ...
By Adem Kılıç Political scientist As Israel’s offensive on Gaza, which has now entered the international literature as genocide, approaches its first year, the discovery of the bodies of six Israeli hostages last week has started a new phase in Israel. The streets of Tel Aviv, the capital, and many other locations in Israel are filled with protesters and the ...
By Yusuf Tunçer Enver Can, founder of the World Uyghur Congress, talked about the death threat to him by the abusive chairman Dolkun Isa: ‘I think he made that threat in an organised way in consultation with some people in Munich with criminal records. According to the statute, he cannot run for president again.’ The leaders of the ‘World Uyghur ...
UWI author, historian and political scientist Mehmet Perinçek shared his views with Sputnik Türkiye on Türkiye’s application for membership in BRICS. The interview was translated into English by UWI. “Türkiye’s joining in the Eurasian front will drastically change the balance of power in the world” Mehmet Perinçek emphasized that Türkiye’s future should lie in the “geography where rising economies are”. ...
By Mehmet Akif Akıncı Following a meeting between Iran’s former president, Ebrahim Raisi, and Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, on the banks of the Aras River, many believed that the tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan over the Zangezur Corridor had finally subsided. It was thought that both sides were moving toward a joint project without further disputes on the ...
Venezuela has completed its presidential elections, with current President Nicolas Maduro being reelected as president. Maduro has started to gather his new cabinet. In recent years, the country has achieved financial stability with stopping hyperinflation and stabilizing the currency exchange rate. The oil industry continues to be the centerpiece of the economy, with a limited sanctions relief prior to the ...
The agenda in Türkiye was as packed as ever. Last week, Türkiye was shaken by the protest of 15 young people putting a hood on the head of a US soldier in the city of Izmir. Another prominent development was Türkiye’s application to join BRICS. And lastly, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Türkiye made headlines. Hood on the ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein, Caracas / Venezuela On October 5th, 50 years wii have passed since Miguel Enríquez, secretary general of the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR) of Chile, fell in combat. A few years ago, in commemoration of this anniversary, I gave a few words at an event to which I was invited. I am going back to the “aide-memoire” ...
By Michael Roberts * Editorial note: This article was published prior to the election it deals with. But due to its deep and structural analysis, UWI considers that its finding are not only worthy to explain the results but also shed a light on Germany’s path ahead. Elections took place in two large provincial states (Lander) in eastern Germany. All the ...
UWI author, political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan gave an interview to Russia Today France on the Türkiye’s application to join the BRICS. We present the interview translated into English. What is the point for Türkiye to join the BRICS? There are several reasons. Geographically, Türkiye is an Asian country and has strong relations with countries like Russia, Iran and China. ...
On September 3rd, 15 members of the Vatan Party’s youth wing, Vanguard Youth, put a hood on the head of a US soldier in the Turkish city of Izmir. The US soldiers were stationed on the USS Wasp, the largest assault ships in the American fleet, docked at Izmir Port. Following the action, Erol Aslan, speaking on behalf of the ...
By Takai Hiroyuki What is the “postwar international order”? During his visit to the U.S. in April, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio made the following remarks in a speech to the U.S. Congress. “The U.S. shaped the international order in the postwar world through economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power…The international order that the U.S. worked for generations to build is ...