USA:1 China:0 in Taiwan Game. Or is it?
So they say China will launch military exercises around the island of Taiwan on August 4, encircling the island in a crescent shape from the sea and also from the air for four days....
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Transformation triggered by the Russian-Ukrainian war
The global recession in 2008 and the refugee crisis in 2015 resulted in a series of cataclysmic transformation questioning the fundamentals of the post-Cold War era and the future prospects of the rules-based global...
Turkey and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Four global players will define how our near future will look: the United States (US), the European Union (EU), China and Russia. The relationship between these “four horsemen of the Apocalypse” will – to...
China-US row over the origin of Covid-19 escalates
The row debate between the USA and China over the origin of the Covid-19 virus that shook the world is turning into a worldwide diplomatic war. China has launched a campaign through its diplomatic...
Wildfires: Turkey should avoid being a paper tiger
“A Paper Tiger” is a Chinese saying used to refer to those who bark very loudly but cannot follow through on their threats. Chinese communist leader Mao Zedung coined the phrase referring to American...
Erdoğan takes Afghanistan risks but for what?
Will the responsibility of sending Turkish troops to Afghanistan to replace fleeing Western powers at the request of the United States, be on the shoulders of President Tayyip Erdoğan or the parliament?There is no...
Although imperfect, Western Alliance still leads democracy
Nature does not accept emptiness. Those who are looking for an alternative because of America’s mistakes may have started finding an answer in Russia or China. Like hunters, they are also baiting well. The...
Preparing for a new Cold War and Turkey
Will a new world order emerge after the pandemic that matches today’s popular expectations? Frankly, I’m not optimistic and believe the world is more likely to face another Cold War. And this Cold War...
Turkish FM’s blunder on German tourists triggers reaction
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu made probably the biggest blunder of his political career during a joint press meeting with Heiko Maas, his German counterpart, on May 6 in Berlin, triggering reactions from the...
Turkish public remembers Uighur Turks thanks to Özil
The news about Arsenal player Mesut Özil’s move to Fenerbahçe has come as a welcome fresh air to a league whose bleeding popularity has been further aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting from the...