Political Scientist and UWI author Onur Sinan Guzaltan answered questions about Türkiye’s BRICS membership process and the terrorist attack in Ankara. I love to first hear your thoughts on what you feel this sort of partnership status with BRICS is going to bring to Türkiye in the future? I want to begin with Lenin’s words from one hundred years ago: ...
Türkiye’s agenda last week was tied to global developments. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s speech at the United Nations, President of Parliament Numan Kurtulmuş’s visit to Russia and Presidential Advisor Yiğit Bulut’s statements regarding Israel were the key topics. President Erdoğan at the United Nations President Erdoğan visited New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. In addition to delivering ...
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 Onur Sinan Güzaltan 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 ...
The BRICS alliance is going to enlarge in 2024. With a population of more than 120 million the second most populated country in Africa, Ethiopia will be one of the new members. What are the country’s reasons for and expectations from a membership? We asked these questions to Awad Absulsebur, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Ethiopian news agency, the country’s official ...
BRICS’s its fifteenth summit in Johannesburg on August 22-24 came to the fore worldwide. The position of BRICS in a multipolar world and an alternative reserve currency to the dollar were the most discussed topics. And at the Summit, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia were set to enter BRICS from Jan. 1, 2024. Thus, Iran ...