The victory of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, better known as ‘Lula’, in Brazil keeps on fueling hopes, disillusions, debates and questions in Latin America and worldwide. What does it mean for the country’s foreign and domestic politics? How will Lula govern, given he is facing a conservative majority in the parliament? How will Jair Bolsonaro, who already had contested ...
Brazil has completed the first round of presidential elections, with favorite candidate Lula da Silva from Workers’ Party taking the lead. On October, the second round will take place, with Lula competing solely with incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro. Ahead of the second round, we spoke with representatives of the Workers’ Party about Lula’s expected foreign policy. Our interlocutors were Daniela ...
Reporting from Rio da Janerio, Brazil In 22 August, during the launch of the book “Brazil in the world. 8 years of Lula’s government”, the former Brazilian president remarked that if he is reelected next October, his country’s foreign policy will be once again “active and haughty”. He emphasized that Brazil never sought to be hegemonic but rather proactive, respectful, ...
By Lee Jaesung * On July 8, two gunshots resounded in the streets, shocking the world. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at the age of 67, was shot dead during a campaign for support. There are still many unresolved doubts around him, but one thing that everyone can agree on is that an important giant of Japanese diplomacy of ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein * History and its vagaries made Venezuela and Algeria – two brother countries in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism and in favor of respect for the sovereignty and self-determination of peoples – commemorate the date of their independence on the same day. The Algerian people celebrated this July 5 sixty years of its emancipation and ...
Russia’s military operation against Ukraine triggered a wave of militarization in many European countries. Increased military spending and investment, discussions on conscription, attempts to join NATO and much more. French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement on June 13, stating that France and Europe had switched to a “war economy”, can be read as the naming of these latest developments. That is the ...
United World International expert Mehmet Perinçek was Dmitry Leskov’s guest on the live broadcast of the Russian state channel OTR on 7 June 2022. In the program, Turkey’s geopolitics, from the possible Syrian operation of the Turkish Army to Turkey-NATO relations, were discussed. We have prepared the transcript of the program in English for Uwidata readers. Dmitry Lyskov: According to ...
While Israeli President Isaac Herzog ‘s visit to Turkey – the first after 14 years – was still continuing being echoed, the Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis visited Turkey. One of the important topics of the visit, which was evaluated positively in terms of Turkish-Greek relations, was the Eastern Mediterranean and energy. In the meantime, Ankara carried out intense diplomatic traffic ...
Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez has concluded his visit to Russia and China. United World International expert Yunus Soner spoke on the visit and its repercussions in Latin America and the reactions from Washington to China Radio International Turkey. Soner said that Fernandez’ visit caused “a series of small political earthquakes”. Below we present the interview as published by CRI Türk. ...
The sudden shifts in the UAE’s foreign policy over the past few months may seem confusing to those trying to understand its goals. However, with a little scrutiny, it becomes clear that Abu Dhabi, throughout its history, has developed its policies to achieve its interests in accordance with regional and international realities. In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, ...