Global uncertainty stems from the US
BY: CEMIL ERTEM* One reason for the inconsistent up and down trend in the dollar is the U.S.’s lack of efficient politics, especially in the Middle East and Pacific region. The dollar, which has been [ More … ]
BY: CEMIL ERTEM* One reason for the inconsistent up and down trend in the dollar is the U.S.’s lack of efficient politics, especially in the Middle East and Pacific region. The dollar, which has been [ More … ]
State-run broadcaster Russia Today said its bank accounts in the United Kingdom were blocked on Monday, according to the editor of the English-language TV and online media network. Margarita Simonyan said Russia Today’s U.K. bank NatWest wrote in a letter to the [ More … ]
BY: CEMIL ERTEM* Two days before the 23rd World Energy Congress was held in Turkey, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group and the Institution of International Finance (IIF) held their annual meetings in [ More … ]
Described by some as the UK’s Arab spring, the vote for Brexit has been celebrated by its supporters as the anti-establishment, anti-status quo act that will reinvigorate the fortunes of the nation. Yet, like the [ More … ]
Britain is considering to intervene military in Syria, but any action would need to be part of a broader coalition, foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday, a few days after calling to investigate Russia over [ More … ]
Russia should be investigated for war crimes in the Syrian city of Aleppo and risks becoming a pariah nation, The British foreign secretary said has said, as Assad-Russian airstrikes killed more than 8 in the heaviest [ More … ]
– Turkish forces in northern Iraq are largely based in Bashiqa, a training camp northeast of Mosul – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had a phone conversation on Sunday, [ More … ]
Russia has become much more aggressive in the war in Syria and had chosen to be a “competitor, not a partner” to the west, the UK’s defense secretary has said, adding that Russia is committing [ More … ]
The Russian resolution for Aleppo ceasefire failed to get votes at U.N. Security Council after Russian has vetoed the French-drafted resolution, raising a tension amongst the global powers. There are about 275,000 people trapped by the siege of eastern [ More … ]
BY: İHSAN AKTAŞ* At the outset of the United States’ occupation of Iraq, a significant wave of opposition against the Iraqi war emerged in the world public opinion, especially in the United Kingdom. As a result, [ More … ]
BY: ÇETİNER ÇETİN* Following his talks in Bagdad and Erbil two weeks ago, it became apparent that U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken imposed the second nightmare scenario for the Iraqis after the 2003 [ More … ]
BY: CEMIL ERTEM* British Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech at the Conservative Party conference last week indicated that the U.K. will pursue quite a rigid Brexit program. May’s speech not only points to a new [ More … ]
BY: Kemal Öztürk* It was the end of the 1800s. The Ottomans were losing land everywhere. While the U.K. looted Cyprus and the Russians the Caucasus, the French invaded Algeria and Tunisia. The Balkans were [ More … ]
– Use of ‘indiscriminate weapons’ in recent Aleppo offensive may amount to war crimes, Secretary-General says – The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting Sunday regarding increased bloodshed in Syria, reported Anadolu Agency. [ More … ]
BY: MERVE ŞEBNEM ORUÇ* Today, the world is more insecure and restless than ever, while people are concerned about the future. If not today, then when will the world powers step up to make revisions to [ More … ]
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