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UNGA 80’s “High-level Week 2025”

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

September 29, 2025 The High-level Week 2025 is now behind us. As expected, there was no progress on any of the major questions confronting the world. President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi chose to skip the high-level session. The … Continue reading →

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UNGA 80 and Türkiye’s Agenda

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

September 22, 2025 This morning, the UN General Assembly begins its “High-level Week 2025” with a meeting to mark the 80th anniversary of the UN. Later in the day, the UN will resume the High-Level International Conference for the “Peaceful … Continue reading →

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Türkiye Faced with Multiple Challenges

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

September 15, 2025 Neither the word “shocking” nor any of its synonyms, such as “appalling” or “distressing”, can properly describe the latest political developments in Türkiye. The İstanbul province has a Metropolitan Municipality and 39 county municipalities. In the March … Continue reading →

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China’s Quest for a New World Order

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

September 8, 2025 Last week, with some thirty world leaders, President Xi Jinping once again took the global center stage to reaffirm China’s position as a global power and its determination to challenge the US-dominated world order.

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The Contradiction Between Trump’s Policies in Ukraine and Gaza

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

August 25, 2025 In an article published in The New York Times on March 13, 2014, John J. Mearsheimer, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, explained the background of the Ukraine conflict as follows: “…The taproot … Continue reading →

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Defining Days for Ukraine and Russia-West Relations

Posted on August 19, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

August 19, 2025 Over the past month, the world has remained focused on what was likely to prove the climactic episode of the Russia-Ukraine war. In early July, President Donald Trump issued his harshest criticism of President Putin, stating that … Continue reading →

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President Trump’s Secondary Tariffs

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

August 11, 2025 As the relationship between China and the US started to sour after the Nixon-Kissinger years, Washington paid more attention to expanding its cooperation with India as a counterbalance to China. Many visits were exchanged at the highest … Continue reading →

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President Trump’s New Deadline for Peace in Ukraine

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

August 4, 2025 Last week, President Trump said that Russia could be so wealthy, but Moscow spends everything on war, which makes no sense. He also said he decided to reduce the 50-day deadline he had given Russia to end … Continue reading →

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The Two-State Solution Remains an Illusion

Posted on July 28, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

July 28, 2025 Last Tuesday, July 22, Mr. Jean-Noël Barrot, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in response to a question about his “virulent earlier reaction to the new ground offensive in Gaza”, said that France utterly condemns it … Continue reading →

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President Trump’s Fifty-Day “Ultimatum”

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

July 21, 2025 After six months in office in his second term, the world has become accustomed to President Trump’s surprising changes of direction. Thus, his recent turnabout on the war in Ukraine and his relationship with President Putin, following … Continue reading →

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