Trump’s strategy toward the Suez Canal may unfold in the coming days. By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt Since taking office last January, U.S. President Donald Trump has been attempting to reshape the global trade system. Attention has only been drawn…

From securing supply lines to fighting insurgencies, a wide range of tasks might be waiting for the 6000 soldiers. By Yunus Soner, Berlin / Germany Germany’s militarization of foreign policy, especially towards Russia has been discussed intensely.…

La nueva administración estadounidense sigue aplicando políticas imperialistas, y la cooperación entre Ankara y Moscú es más necesaria que nunca.

EU-China Cooperation Matters Now More Than Ever By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the European Union seeks leadership in a broken and more uncertain world, the nature of its engagement with China is becoming a key test case—not merely of its geopolitical maturity…

Interview with Constantin Rotaru, President of the Romanian Socialist Party. Romania has recently found itself in the midst of intense political upheaval, highlighting deeper concerns regarding national sovereignty and external interference. The turmoil…

Kıtalararası   Almanya’da militarizasyon süreci hızla ilerliyor. Ülke kısa bir süre önce Litvanya’ya kalıcı olarak asker konuşlandırma kararı aldı. Eş zamanlı olarak hükümet, eski Şansölye Olaf Scholz’un orduya 100 milyar Avro ayıracağını duyurduğu “Kırılma…

Navigating Cooperation and Complexity in a Multipolar Asia By Mehmet Enes Beşer As the tectonic plates of international power continue to shift, Southeast Asia’s squarely in the middle of a changing geopolitical order. Its economic vigor, political…

Far from giving up on cooperation with China, Italy will cooperate more selectively, openly, and strategically. By Mehmet Enes Beşer Italy’s exit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2023 was a symbolic diplomatic move. Having been the first…

Details and repercussions of the affair. By Mohamed Sabreen, Cairo / Egypt The “Qatar Gate” affair has shaken Israel, not only because it is yet another corruption scandal hounding Benjamin Netanyahu, even if his involvement has not been revealed,…

Türkiye could host the match. Here's how and why. By Feyyaz Erkin Eşli The phone talks between Putin and Trump were constructive and even upbeat. The main takeaway is that both leaders expressed interest in continuing the dialogue and developing relations…

The Missing Link in Global Climate Ambitions By Mehmet Enes Beşer The green transformation in the car industry is no longer a vision of the future but a here-and-now necessity. Transport emissions account for almost a quarter of all greenhouse gas…

And China is ready to react. By Orçun Göktürk, Beijing / China “The best thing to do now is to declare war on Taiwan. Because Trump once said he would impose a 100% tariff on China if we did so. But the current rates are way higher than that. At least…

The new governing coalition may soon face public protests due to its policies. By Ali Mercan, Frankfurt / Germany The coalition talks between the Christian Union (CDU-CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) entered an intense phase during the second…

The next level is what these games will say. By Mehmet Enes Beşer China’s gaming sector has finally come of age. From a one-time fractured universe of PC cafés and pirated software to a globally competitive industry home to corporate titans Tencent…

Why will the US-Iran talks, the so-called “last chance for diplomacy”, fail? By Adem Kılıç, Political Scientist / Author After a long period of threatening rhetoric and new arms transfers to Israel, Donald Trump surprisingly announced last week that…

And how Türkiye should position itself. By Adnan Akfirat, Chairman of the Turkish-Chinese Business Development and Friendship Association On April 9, US President Trump imposed new tariffs on US imports under the name of “reciprocal tariffs”. Trump…

Persistent Challenges By Mehmet Enes Beşer The Solomon Islands, a Pacific island country, has long suffered a myriad of socio-economic and political issues. The country is at a critical juncture today under new leadership, where emerging challenges…

Por Mehmet Enes Beşer* - La cooperación UE-China importa ahora más que nunca.

Por Yunus Soner* - El Gobierno alemán ha dado la vuelta a la relación entre deuda y crecimiento: Con la reforma, toda la economía trabajará para pagar la deuda.

Main political events in Türkiye in the last week. The arrest of Istanbul Mayor and Republican People’s Party (CHP) presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu has further deepened political polarization in Türkiye. CHP leader Özgür Özel’s statements targeting…