By Mohammed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt The moment seems fleeting, and the allure of reshaping the regional order in the Middle East to Israel’s advantage hangs heavy in the air. But if the past is any indication of what is to come, Israel’s attempt to eliminate all its adversaries will not end well. Undoubtedly, the regional order in the ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, lays out the Trump administration’s blueprint for reshaping West Asia quite explicitly in his article titled “A Personal Perspective – Syria and Lebanon Are the Next Pieces for Levant Peace”. Describing the Gaza deal signed on October 13 in Sharm el-Sheikh as “a defining moment ...
By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein They say the war in Gaza ended after a ceasefire agreed upon between Hamas, representing all Palestinian organizations, and Israel. If the war ended, it’s valid to ask who won and who lost in a conflict that involved not only Israel and the Palestinians but was actually a war between the West and Palestine. If the ...
By Masoud Sadrmohammadi The recent ceasefire in Gaza, implemented under Donald Trump’s 20-point plan in October 2025 and involving prisoner exchanges, a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces, and the delivery of humanitarian aid, represents a turning point in Middle Eastern developments. This agreement, brokered by the United States, Türkiye, Egypt, and Qatar, has not only halted the Gaza war (at ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan A ceasefire in Gaza emerged from the meeting in Cairo on October 13. Rather than providing answers, the outcome raised more questions: How did we get here? How will the process unfold? What are the next objectives of the U.S. and Israel? And where does Iran fit in? UWI author, political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan shared ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/WriterThe war in Gaza has been temporarily halted by the show of force in Sharm el-Sheikh. However, it should be noted that this is not actually a peace agreement, but merely a ceasefire agreement. This is because, although US President Trump announced that the process had moved to its second phase, there is no roadmap for ...
By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu Germany’s support for Israel is not merely a foreign policy choice but a fundamental component in the reconstruction of its national identity, both as atonement for historical crimes and as a sign of reliability within the Western world. So much so that the German government’s “special historical responsibility” (besondere historische Verantwortung) toward Israel—summed up in the ...
At the meeting held in Egypt, the Atlantic front referred to the ceasefire reached in Gaza as the “Trump peace.” But “Trump’s doings” don’t end there: we also have the “Trump route” in the South Caucasus and the “Trump’s initiative” in Syria. What do the US’s recent policies and moves in West Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and ...
Following the ceasefire in Gaza, all eyes are turning to the political process in the Strip. One of the key players is Turkey, one of the 4 countries that signed a declaration in Sharm el-Sheikh, stating to guarantee the agreement. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed the so-called Trump Declaration for Peace and Lasting Prosperity. On Wednesday, speaking to the ...
On 24 September 2025, Türkiye and the US concluded a contract for the supply of LNG for a period of 20 years, with a volume of approximately 70 billion cubic meters. The next day, on September 25, a meeting between Erdoğan and Trump took place at the White House. Trump urged Türkiye to abandon purchases of Russian oil, pointing out ...