When the Israeli-born Jewish academic Prof. Dr. Israel Shahak said, “The Nazis made me afraid to be Jewish; the Israelis made me ashamed to be Jewish,” he was questioning the legal identity of the state of Israel. Similarly, the American linguist, philosopher, and political activist of Jewish origin, Noam Chomsky, describes Israel’s practices in the occupied Palestinian territories as “far ...
Alain Soral… He is one of the most debated thinkers in France. His ideas are frequently voiced within anti-globalization left and right political movements. Convicted in France for thought crimes, Soral continues to live in exile. I spoke with Soral about the political future of France, US-Europe relations, Trump’s America, developments in West Asia, geopolitical realities, and class struggle. The ...
By Dr. Halim Gençoğlu It is not surprising that Indian Prime Minister Modi was welcomed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion Airport on February 25, 2026, as part of a two-day program that included his historic speech to the Israeli Parliament and a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. The most striking element of the visit was ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The US and Israel—or more accurately, Trump and Netanyahu—have launched a long-anticipated war against Iran, shifting the Middle East environment from a “deterrence” equation to an “existential” one. Following the first wave aimed at paralyzing the decision-making mechanisms of the regime in Tehran, the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei showed that the boundaries of this ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela, which disregarded international law, and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro were not only a move to change the regime, but also the final nail in the coffin of the rules-based global order established after the Second World War. The military operation carried out by another country to detain ...
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 least temporarily) but ...
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, from Athens / Greece For the Israeli elite and its media, the protests against Israel’s policies in Greece—especially the demonstrations when cruise ships carrying so-called Israeli “tourists” approach Greek ports—are unbearably irritating. We say “so-called tourists” because many of these passengers are soldiers on leave, resting after the horrific war crimes they commit, which are surpassing the ...
The Turkish public opinion debates the so-called “Corridor of David” regarding the grand strategy that Israel is pursuing in Syria – and beyond. We asked Dr. Fahri Erenel, retired general of the Turkish Armed Forces about its content and geopolitical dimensions. The Corridor of David, it is said that Israel wants to establish such a Corridor of David. What is ...
The Center for National Strategy (USMER) has organized an international conference on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea on July 18 and 19 in Istanbul, Türkiye. Today, we present the speech of Dr. Ali El-Hajj Hassan, Youth Officer of Hezbollah – Lebanon. By Dr. Ali El-Hajj Hassan, Youth Officer of Hezbollah – Lebanon. In the Name of God, the ...
By Dure Akram, from Lahore / Pakistan Earlier this month, the United States launched coordinated airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. These facilities were under IAEA inspection. There was no Security Council mandate. No evidence of an imminent attack. The justification, presented as “collective self-defense” on behalf of Israel, cannot withstand legal or moral scrutiny. This ...
Israel has launched a wave of air strikes on Iran, hitting military leaders, nuclear and military sites overnight on 13th June. Iran retaliated by striking Tel Aviv, Haifa and several military and strategic targets in Israel. The war is tending to escalate further, with no sign of compromise in sight for now. UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor ...
Israel has launched a wave of air strikes on Iran, hitting military leaders, nuclear and military sites overnight on 13th June. Hours after Israel’s attack, UWI author and political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan was a guest on Türkiye’s Ulusal Kanal. We present the question directed to Güzaltan and his answers. We’d like to begin with your initial assessment of Israel’s ...