In its June 2026 issue, the Iranian think tank Global Governance and Think Tank (GPTT) presented readers with condensed reflections from its executives and experts on various dimensions of the latest war against the US and Israel. Titled “The MoU Era: Opportunity and Distrust,” the issue offers a window into how the recent war is being interpreted in contemporary Iranian ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer For about thirty years, globalization ran on a simple religion: the least cost wins. If a component could be made cheaper two time zones away, the supply chain stretched—proudly—until it wrapped around the planet. Executives optimized. Governments applauded. Consumers got used to abundance that felt normal, even permanent. Then the world started to feel brittle. Not ...
By Prof. Dr. Ulrike Guérot, Political Scientist, Founder of the European Democracy Lab, Germany 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 ...
The Constitutional Court of the Republic Moldova has issued a ruling restricting the acquired rights of the Gagauz people. On July 9, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova ruled that elections in Gagauzia would be organized under the authority of the Central Electoral Commission in Chișinău. It also terminated the activities of the autonomous regional electoral commission in ...
By Stefano Vernole, Deputy Director of the Eurasia and Mediterranean Research Center, Italy 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, ...
By Orçun Göktürk, from Beijing, China Türkiye’s diplomacy with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has cleared a critical hurdle. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan announced that Türkiye has been accepted as an ASEAN Dialogue Partner by a decision taken by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers in Manila. This development is undoubtedly important. Ankara, albeit late, is coming to ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer Brunei has something most countries would kill for: stability. A functioning state. High living standards. Public services people can rely on. A political calm that feels almost unreal in a region where turbulence is normal. The social contract has been simple and, for many citizens, very real: hydrocarbons fund generous provision, the state protects cohesion, and ...
By Kai-Achim Schönbach, ret. Vice-Admiral of the German Navy 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 ...
If you’re one of those who believe that “you can’t live by eating caviar alone,” then you’ll appreciate the beauty of the small details alongside the dazzling neon lights of the World Cup, and you’ll know that football isn’t just about superstars, competitive and high-scoring matches, and finals pitting the world’s two best teams against each other. Exquisite shots that ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer For years, China’s climate politics could be summed up in a tidy formula: promise long-term ambition, protect short-term stability. “Carbon neutrality by 2060” became the headline. Coal, industrial jobs, and local government revenue stayed in the fine print. That formula is still there—but the balance inside it is shifting. Not because Beijing suddenly “discovered” climate risk ...