India and Indonesia: Security Orbits in the Indo-Pacific
The victories of Narendra Modi in India and Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia reflect a new international behavior, a reorientation of…
Asia-Pacific
China Extends Security Presence to Kiribati with Policing Assistance Program
Kiribati is strategically important as it controls one of the world’s largest exclusive economic zones, covering more than 3.5 million…
Vilnius Summit: Why Can’t the United States Rally NATO against China?
It will not be as easy for Washington to rally NATO members behind its fight against Beijing as it has…
War and Peace in the Taiwan Strait
A crucial question Scott Kastner considers is whether the United States would come to Taiwan’s defense.
The Great Clash in Foreign Policy: Books to Read on the US-China Rivalry
The competition between China and the United States has overtaken the world agenda and is shaping foreign policy decisions globally.
Pact Between China and Solomon Islands Sparks New Regional Security Crisis
The security pact signed between Beijing and Honiara paves the way for Chinese military presence in a country fewer than…
Does the US Want to Divide the World into Democratic and Non-democratic Nations?
The US miscalculation can potentially trigger more controversy among non-democracies in the Asia-Pacific.
Will AUKUS Be Able to Encircle China?
Indo-Pacific is about to undergo it’s most significant reorganizing since the end of the Second World War.
China-US Competition in the Asia-Pacific Will Grow Stronger With the RCEP
The RCEP is ostensibly a mechanism to oversee the trade activities of the major countries in the region. The hypothesis…
Will Trump Deliver on His Protectionist Economic Pledges?
To be sure, Trump is not the first U.S. presidential candidate who fed his campaign with a nationalist trade agenda.…
VIDEOS
Nakba Survivors Speak: “The sky was our blanket and the ground was our mattress”
Politics Today
May 17, 2021
Palestinian refugees still long for returning to their towns and villages from which they were expelled in 1948. As Israeli bombs fall non-stop on Gaza, Politics Today spoke to four Nakba survivors. Nakba has started in 1948 but it has not stopped since then.
Exploiting the Female Body: The YPG Case
Politics Today
February 2, 2021
Women in the YPG are represented in the Western media with happy and pretty faces who fight for freedom, equality and democracy. However, this is a marketing strategy that conceals the fact that these women also suffer from depression, harassment, and exploitation. In this video, two experts, Huseyin Alptekin and Zeliha Eliacik, explain how the female body is exploited by the YPG.
Political Blocks in the Middle East
Politics Today
January 7, 2021
Major political shifts and divides are occurring today in the Middle East. There are alliances and blocks that emerged. This geopolitical restructuring is taking place in a multipolar world, where regional actors will depend more on their hard-power to secure their interest. Andreas Krieg, Ali Bakeer, and Giorgio Cafiero comment on the political blocks in the contemporary Middle East.
How Political Borders Are Redrawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East
Politics Today
December 7, 2020
Political borders are changing and re-drawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle East. A revisionist paradigm predominates over the global politics and the status-quo of earlier decades is left behind. Sami al-Arian, Heba Raouf Ezzat and Adam McConnel comment on the changing political borders in contemporary international politics.
Kingdoms of Fire: The Political Backstage (Part I)
Politics Today
October 26, 2020
Kingdoms of Fire is funded by the UAE, directed by a British, and the satellite channel is owned by Saudi Arabia. It is more than just an art that has attracted so much attention due to its funders, timing, and giving a completely different narrative of history. In this video, three experts Dr. Heba Raouf Ezzat, Dr. Vehbi Baysan and Dr. Yenal Göksun explain the political background of this TV drama.
