By Masoud Sadrmohammadi Over the past two weeks, Iran’s political and economic atmosphere has become unusually tense. Trump directly blamed Iran for the events unfolding in the Gulf of Aden, citing its support for the Houthis, and proceeded to bomb Yemen. For the first time, he also held the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran personally responsible for ...
By Oscar Rotundo With Donald Trump’s assumption of the presidency of the United States, a new chapter opened in the geopolitical relations between the northern power and the rest of the world. Among the various projects announced by the US administration, three resonated strongly on our continent: one related to the tariff policy it would impose on countries exporting to ...
By Hend Selim Dr. Colin Campbell, Communication and Culture Assistant Professor at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania, talked about the future of the American policy toward Africa under Donald Trump’s administration. How do you expect the future of the American policy toward South Africa, especially in the light of the last developments? The future of U.S. policy towards South Africa (SA) ...
By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein The show staged recently at the White House, featuring the US president and the leader of Ukraine’s neo-Nazi regime as the main characters in the plot, dominated news coverage for several days. The morbid curiosity gripped everyone; Zelensky’s filthy shirt, which he claims will transform him into a high-flying military strategist, and the strident whining of ...
By Mohamed Sabreen, from Cairo / Egypt The Arab world is witnessing serious challenges represented by many explosive conflicts, whether in Palestine, Syria, Sudan, or Libya, amidst a state of changes in the balance of power in the region, and new threats against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s policy, which is difficult to predict. Some Western observers believe that American ...
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Last week we made a descriptive observation of international events, but making an analysis of them is a bit more complex. It seems to me that the difficulties come from the idea that it is possible to understand the current situation from a dichotomous vision of unipolarity vs. bipolarity and that the categories of analysis used ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist/Author The world has been gradually experiencing a global change in the light of fast-paced agendas, especially in the last 5 years, and the developments that have taken place clearly demonstrate that the “West and others” approach, established after World War II, is no longer real. This 5-year process, which started with the pandemic, first revealed ...
By Dr. Fernando Esteche / Oscar Rotundo / Tadeo Catiglione Trump’s arrival at the White House constitutes a revitalization of the doctrine of the founding fathers. Historical review of imperialist development in the region We can say that there is a kind of revival of the Monroe Doctrine, which was born with John Quincy Adams and James Monroe in 1823, ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan Trump is moving forward at full speed. A lot is changing. It has almost been confirmed that negotiations will begin to end the war in Ukraine. What’s striking is that Europe has been completely excluded from the process. UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan answered our questions regarding the rapidly evolving developments. Trump has ...
By Ceren Ceviz The United States’ decision to approve a $7.4 billion arms sale to Israel, including bombs, missiles, and other military equipment, has drawn sharp criticism from Türkiye. This move, demonstrating unwavering support for Israel from Washington, runs counter to the interests of Ankara, which seeks stability and a peaceful resolution in the region. Türkiye believes that U.S. weapons ...