By Tevfik Kadan To understand what is at stake in Bab-al-Mandeb, we first need to understand the impact of the situation on global trade. World seaborne trade Today, approximately 90% of the world’s trade is conducted by sea. Alfred Mahan, the renowned strategist considered the father of naval dominance theory, likened seas to highways. Seas are the widest and uninterrupted ...
The Iranian Mehr News Agency conducted an interview with UWI author Dr. Mehmet Perinçek for the martyrdom anniversary of General Qasem Soleimani. The interview, published originally in Turkish, has been translated into English by UWI. Qasem Soleimani’s struggle for Palestine How do you evaluate the role of Martyr Soleimani in keeping the Palestinian issue alive? The success of the Palestinian ...
Israel has assassinated yesterday in Beirut, Lebanon the deputy chairman of the political bureau of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri. Samir Findi Abu Amer and Azzam Al-Aqraa Abu Ammar, leaders of Hamas’ armed wing – the Qassam Brigades – were also killed, Hamas said in a message on its Telegram channel. It named four other members of the group who were also ...
On 25 December, UWI organized a webinar entitled “Regional Cooperation to Stop Israeli Aggression”. The webinar addressed the reasons and consequences of the al-Aqsa Storm operation on 7 October, the current situation in Gaza, and the positions of the countries in the region. In addition to the assessment of the current situation, the webinar presented and discussed proposals on how ...
The Palestinian-Israeli war, which began with Hamas’ Al-Aqsa Storm operation on 7 October, continues. The main dynamics of the war have become relatively evident: What is Hamas’ resistance plan in Gaza and is it succeeding? What is the ultimate goal of Israel’s attacks on Gaza? Will Egypt be willing to accept Gazans into Sinai? What is happening in Al-Quds? What ...
By Fikret Akfırat In the end, the cat is out of the bag. Biden said, “Netanyahu must go.” Biden made this statement during a fundraising event hosted by Lee Rosenberg, the former chairman of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), in Washington. He stated, “Netanyahu is a good friend, but I think we need a change.” AIPAC is an ...
There have been comments that there is a “crack” between the US and Israel regarding the ground operation organized by the Israeli army in Gaza. The US’s efforts to postpone the ground operation and its warnings about the intensity of the military operations and not to spread to other regions were put forward as facts supporting the “crack” thesis. US ...
Having been debated already for a long time, the reform of the United Nations and specifically its Security Council has gotten on the agenda within the Gaza Conflict, as the United States used its veto power and – at least politically – paralyzed the institution. We had the chance to interview Hans von Sponeck. Von Sponeck worked for 30 years ...
Israel’s aggression against Palestinian territories is continuing. Meanwhile, the chef of Shin Bet, one of three major security and intelligence organizations in the country, has voiced a new threat. Speaking to Israeli television, Ronen Bar, its director said Israel is determined to kill Hamas’s leaders “in every location, in Gaza, in the West Bank, in Lebanon, in Türkiye, in Qatar, ...
By Fikret Akfırat The ongoing war in Gaza has shown once again: Behind every evil in West Asia is the deep cooperation of the US, the UK and Israel. In Cyprus, the South Caucasus, Libya, Syria, Iran and Iraq, Türkiye’s supposed allies US and UK are working close together with Israel to enlarge the factors against Türkiye’s interests. This tripartite ...