Tag Archives: China

UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 2803 (2025)

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

November 19, 2026 In my last post, hours before the UN Security Council began its deliberations on the draft US resolution on November 17, I said that the authority to be given to the Board of Peace (Bopp), the lack … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Year 2024 in Review

Posted on December 16, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

December 16, 2024 People aspire to democracy.  Regardless of their respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, and the rule of law, all regimes claim to be democratic in some form because it remains the ultimate source of legitimacy to govern. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The BRICS Summit and Türkiye

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

October 28, 2024 BRICS currently comprises ten nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE. It represents about half of the world’s population. According to estimates, it now accounts for 37.3 % of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Incremental Cost of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

April 30, 2024 The world remains focused on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the Iran-Israel confrontation. The former defines relations between Russia and the West and unfortunately, there is no path yet for a negotiated solution. The latter … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Critical Year

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

March 4, 2024 The anxiety reflected in the major headlines of the past week has confirmed that 2024 is going to be a critical year for the West. It seems that a growing number of Americans are not happy with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Russia, China, and the War in Gaza

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

January 25, 2024 On October 7, 2023, a comment by Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the conflict, which has continued for 75 years, cannot be resolved by force and can be settled exclusively by political and diplomatic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Growing Resistance to a New Cold War

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

September 11, 2023 The major headline of the past week was the agreement of G20 countries on the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. The Western media generally reported that the leaders underscored that all states must act in a manner consistent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A World of Confrontation

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

August 14, 2023 The loss of life and devastation caused by this summer’s wildfires, floods, and drought unmistakably show that climate change is going to impact the world sooner and much more dramatically than generally expected. But understandably, many nations … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Battle for the Global South

Posted on August 7, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

August 7, 2023 Since the invasion of Ukraine, the US State Department has probably been experiencing its busiest time ever with its senior diplomats crisscrossing the world from Asia to Africa, South America to the Far East in a campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment