By Mehmet Enes Beşer Artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from a revolutionary technology into a crucial element of the global infrastructure. Today, the rules and regulations governing the development and use of AI, as well as the limits of its application, are critical for geopolitics. Among various states that seek to set the agenda for global AI governance, China occupies ...

By Mohammad Reza Moradi, General Director of Mehr News Agency’s Foreign Languages and International News Department, from Tehran / Iran The war involving Iran has entered a sensitive phase as its military developments coincide with two important electoral calendars in Israel and the United States. From this perspective, the war is no longer merely a military confrontation or a foreign ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin on September 6. The envoys’ visit came as both sides stepped up their aerial attacks. Putin and Zelenskyy both agreed to pause strikes on each other’s capitals while the talks were under way. Witkoff and Kushner then met with Ukrainian officials in Kyiv on ...

By Ali Rıza Taşdelen In the first part of the film, the US plan to sideline de Gaulle by striking deals with collaborationist figures such as Darlan and Giraud fails. With his determined stance, de Gaulle tells the US, in effect, “I am here too,” and refuses to take a single step back. Yet the US, together with Britain, insists ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer The widespread adoption of clean energy technology in recent years has brought about considerable changes in electricity generation and in the extraction, processing, and trade of mineral resources. In ASEAN, an important supplier of minerals to global supply chains, the adoption of clean energy systems and devices like solar photovoltaic cells, wind power, electric vehicles, and ...

By Hilal Demir Aksoy In 2026, Türkiye marks the 74th anniversary of its accession to NATO. Initially, joining NATO appeared to be an obvious decision. However, looking back at history, we understand that Western countries merely sought to use Türkiye for their own purposes. Today, the organization itself is in crisis, while BRICS and the SCO are coming to the ...

As always, Türkiye had a busy agenda last week. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit held in Bishkek. Following the detention of the opposition mayor of Üsküdar, a centrally located district of Istanbul, the municipality passed into the hands of the ruling party after a controversial election. Another important development of the week was the reopening ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer The return of Trump-like tariffs on Chinese products is generating a storm that goes far beyond any conventional bilateral trade conflict. It is not really an economic showdown of the world’s two largest economies – but rather an ideological contest of influence, power play, and ambition for greatness. In spite of Washington’s and Beijing’s rising rivalries, ...

Last October, I wrote an article outlining the internal problems plaguing the United States Armed Forces. At that time, I emphasized doctrinal issues where disagreements arose between the political and military leaders of the Pentagon, particularly regarding the new defense strategy prepared by the Trump Administration. In that writing, I pointed out that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s viewpoint—which has ...

By Özgür Altınbaş German journalist Benedikt Kaiser commented in an interview to RRN on the AfD’s overwhelming victory in the Saxony-Anhalt state elections. Kaiser stated that on fundamental issues in Germany such as migration, energy policy, social matters, and peace/war, the AfD stands as the only political force resolutely breaking away from the “old parties” bloc ranging from the CDU ...