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 ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan 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 ...
By Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of Vatan (Patriotic) Party, Türkiye We are watching with concern and inexpressible pain the intense violence in Syria and the massacre of our brothers and sisters from every nation, sect and religion. The dreaminess of necromancy The step-by-step disintegration of Syria in front of our eyes, and moreover its destruction and occupation as a state, paves ...
By Adem Kılıç, political scientist Beginning on October 7, 2023, Israel’s attacks on Palestine continued throughout 2024 and took their place in the pages of history as a process that caused massive destruction, ethnic cleansing, starvation and genocide, especially along the Gaza Strip. While the US’s “unconditional” support for Israel virtually locked the international institutions and the international system, especially ...
By Onur Sinan Güzaltan UWI author political scientist Onur Sinan Güzaltan was guest to Russia Today France. Güzaltan answered the question on the recent developments in Syria. Mr. Güzaltan, good evening. Currently, there are numerous forces present in Syria. I would like to begin directly by discussing their relations with Türkiye. According to the Washington Post, the conflict between Turkish ...
By Yiğit Saner Speaking to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN, Middle East expert Mordechai Kedar relayed messages of “goodwill” from HTS to Israel. Kedar, a former officer in Israeli Military Intelligence, emphasized that the HTS militants view Israel “not as a problem, but as a solution”. He also stated, “I conveyed a detailed list of equipment requested by HTS to officials ...
By Adem Kılıç, political scientist Israel’s attacks on critical Iranian military installations over the weekend have been described as an unprecedented “direct attack” between the two countries, and the “cycle of retaliation” between the two regional rivals has reached an unprecedented point. If this cycle continues, the confrontation will undoubtedly not be limited to Israel and Iran, but will eventually ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist, Türkiye After a year of destruction in Gaza, Israel has now launched a war against Lebanon, clearly demonstrating Netanyahu’s goal of expanding the war and creating a war environment that will draw the US into it, knowing that he will have the support of the US “under all circumstances”. While the world has been experiencing ...
West Asia continues to be subjected to Israeli aggression. Among the countries in the region, Iran is responding the most severely to the aggression. Alongside Iran, Türkiye is another country that has taken a clear stand against Israel, as exemplified by its support for Hamas. This frequently poses the question whether the two countries can somehow confront Israeli aggression and ...
By Adem Kılıç, political scientist If there is one lesson that Israel can learn from its so-called “history” in the territories it usurped – the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, the Six-Day War of 1967, the Yom Kippur War of 1973 and the Israel-Lebanon wars – it is the fact that its “enemies” have emerged stronger than in any previous war. ...