By Akira Fujiwara, Educational WorkerAccording to a survey by Okinawa Prefecture, from 1972—the year Okinawa reverted to Japanese sovereignty—through 2025, there were 6,409 arrests of U.S. military personnel, its civilian employees, and their families for criminal offenses under the Criminal Law. The number has continued to rise in recent years, reaching 101 cases in 2025—the first time it has exceeded ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer Southeast Asian maritime security is usually discussed in the blunt language of hardware: ships, missiles, bases, patrol days, tonnage. It’s the language of what you can float and what you can threaten. But the next big shift in the region’s waters may arrive without a single new hull. It may arrive as a change in what ...

By Prof. Richard Sakwa, Political Scientist The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which featured presentations by speakers from Azerbaijan, ...

By Prof. Dr. Fernando Esteche On Friday, July 24, at the Avibras plant in Jacareí, Lula justified Brazil’s rearmament with a phrase that reopened a wound South America thought was healed. He said that “one fine day Paraguay decided to invade Brazil, invaded Corumbá, and at the same time Uruguay and Argentina” (sic). The response from Asunción came quickly. Raúl ...

By Kimura Mitsuhiro, President of the Japanese Patriotic Organization Issuikai The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which featured presentations ...

By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist Whilst perceptions of security in Europe have changed significantly in the wake of the Russia–Ukraine War, Poland has emerged as one of the most notable actors in this transformation. Having increased its defense spending to approximately 4.5 per cent of gross domestic product, the Warsaw government is moving towards a more decisive role in the ...

By Mehmet Enes Beşer Thailand’s economy has learned how to survive. What it hasn’t learned—year after year, cabinet after cabinet—is how to accelerate in a way that feels durable. Everyone has their favorite explanation. The coups. The protests. The uncertainty. The global shocks. And yes, those matter. They shake confidence. They interrupt plans. They scare investment. But if we’re being ...

The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which featured presentations by speakers from Azerbaijan, Belarus, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, ...

By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist The war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran not only altered the balance of power and the power struggle among these countries but also seriously shook the security architecture that Gulf countries had been building for years. Because following the approximately 130-day war, a much clearer question now faces the Gulf states. Is the U.S. ...

By Javier Hurtado Mira, Chairman at Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC) The international conference entitled “The Alliance to Prevent a Great War,” organized by the World Civilizations Initiative Research Center, was held at the Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara on 18–19 July 2026. UWI will present the speeches held on the conference during the coming days. The conference, which ...