By Mehmet Enes Beşer The global geopolitical landscape is undergoing significant transformations, prompting regional blocs like the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to reassess their strategic alignments. A notable development in this context is the deepening engagement between ASEAN member states and the BRICS consortium—comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. This evolving relationship reflects ASEAN’s adaptive strategies ...
By Mehmet Perinçek The first meeting of the Expert Council of the Standing Committee of the Forum of supporters of the struggle against modern practices of neocolonialism ‘For Freedom of Nations!’ was held on 17 December 2024, hosted by Russia’s ruling party ‘United Russia’. More than 30 experts from Eurasia, Africa and Latin America attended the first workshop. From Türkiye, ...
By Hakan Topkurulu Today, the foundation of the world economic system is the Atlantic system headed by the USA. The other countries at the top of this system are Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and other western European countries led by Germany and France, as well as the United Kingdom and Japan, Canada and Australia (South Korea has also started ...
By Mohamed Sabreen, Cairo / Egypt While criticism of American policy is increasing in the Arab world, and some like to raise expectations from the new American president, on the other hand, we see that the majority of Arab public opinion does not have great expectations, but rather great fears from Donald Trump, the new occupant of the White House, ...
By Yunus Soner, Kazan / Russia The BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, keeps on fueling debates globally on the future of the international system. Immediately after its conclusion, we spoke on the summit’s results with George Galloway. The interview was made in Kazan at the Expo Center, where the summit took place. George Galloway is a British politician, broadcaster and ...
By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein I had not wanted to express an opinion on the decision of Brazil and Lula to veto Venezuela’s entry into BRICS. But I was struck by the statement from the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry that exonerates the president of Brazil, the foreign minister and even the presidential advisor Celso Amorim. Now President Maduro has released details of ...
Yunus Soner, Kazan, Russia The BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia has concluded. On its final day, after the presentation of the Kazan Declaration, we spoke to Pepe Escobar, Brazilian geopolitics expert specialized on Eurasian Affairs. Here’s how Escobar summarized the outcomes of the summit. Okay, your basic takeaway of this summit, what happened here? It’s very hard to give you ...
By Islam Farag, Cairo / Egypt Last week, the 16th BRICS Summit was held in Kazan, Russia, with the participation of five new members: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iran, and Ethiopia. Among the five new members, there are two Gulf states, but their approaches to the organization are different. The leaders of the new member states attended, with the ...
Türkiye made an official application for BRICS membership. But, interestingly from a distance, Türkiye is also a leading member of NATO. Nevertheless, this has not prevented Türkiye from confronting the United States in recent history. This situation is sensitive for the Turkish economy, which is known for its structural ties to/dependence on the Western economy. In recent years, Türkiye has ...
By Yunus Soner, Kazan, Russia Within the country, the city of Kazan is a symbol of East meeting the West: It harbors both churches and mosques and is located on the edge of Europe to Asia. But the coming days, the Russian city will be a symbol of the South, as it will host a summit that is considered a ...