By Hakan Burak Özyer President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took part in the 26th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), held in Bishkek on 31 August – 1 September 2026. The summit took place against a backdrop of persisting instability in the Middle East, fueled by the ongoing Iran–United States conflict and the destructive policies of Israel and Greece in ...
By Yasin OkyayBetween 1990 and 2026, Poland nearly tripled its per capita income, becoming one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies. It was the only EU country to avoid recession during the 2008 global financial crisis and the first former Eastern Bloc economy to attain “developed” status. Economist Marcin Piatkowski explains this leap by arguing that Poland dismantled the exclusionary and exploitative social ...
By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy’s statement on 1 September regarding Russian airspace has reignited discussions on the war’s impact on civil aviation. Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine would step up its drone operations in Russia, arguing that Russian airspace was becoming increasingly risky for civilian flights and calling on airlines and insurance companies to take this situation ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the Philippines—a nation rich in natural resources and vulnerable to environmental conditions—pursues its quest to become a greener economy, there will emerge new opportunities in conjunction with the initial phase of transitioning based on the same criteria. The green economy concept involves a symbiosis of economic growth and environmental sustainability, as well as socio-ethical principles. ...
Tensions between Russia and Europe appear to have entered a more complex phase. The concrete and recent development has taken place in Germany. On the night of August 4–5, a drone allegedly carrying explosives had been at Leipzig Airport, which is said to be an important logistics hub for Ukraine and NATO. On September 4, German authorities claimed that Russia ...
By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist Greece’s armament of islands located extremely close to the Turkish coast and its insistence on extending its territorial waters from 6 miles to 12 miles should be considered as two separate but complementary moves aimed at changing the existing status quo in the Aegean Sea. The islands armed by Greece and its obligations Article 13 ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer It is possible to argue that the TRCI (Türkiye–Russia–China–Iran) alliance is necessary for ensuring global trade continuity, preventing inflation surges, and guaranteeing energy security. This statement may sound like a provocative slogan, but, in fact, it reflects a realistic assessment of how the global economy functions today. Instead of being threatened by recessions, modern economies face ...
In this article, we will attempt to examine the statue erected by Uganda on August 1, 2026, in front of the former terminal building of Uganda’s Entebbe Airport in honour of Israeli commando Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu, within the historical and political context of the 1976 Entebbe Operation. Yoni Netanyahu was the elder brother of Benjamin Netanyahu, who was not the ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer The region of Southeast Asia witnesses the persistent expansion of energy consumption fueled by urbanization, industrialization, and demographic growth. In turn, this trend necessitates the shift of focus towards renewable energy sources due to increased greenhouse gas emissions and susceptibility to price fluctuations and energy supply issues related to the heavy dependence on fossil fuels such ...
By Marco Consolo In the first part of this article, I described the dangerous relations between Israel and the civil-military dictatorships of Latin America in the 1970s and beyond. Much has changed since then, but far from disappearing, the Israeli presence has diversified and added new strings to its bow. This second part explores some general aspects of the ‘new’ ...