Flash Floods and Landslides in West Sumatra: Environmental Degradation Intensifies Disasters
Indonesia’s status as one of the largest global emitters of greenhouse gases underscores the environmental toll of its activities.
Climate Change
Scientists Warn of Record Hot Year in 2024 Due to El Nino and Climate Change
The year 2023 has already been marked by record-breaking temperatures each month since July, making it the warmest year on…
Renewable Energy: 118 Countries Commit at COP28, Major Economies Hold Out
Turkey, China, India, and South Africa—key players in global energy markets—didn’t sign the renewable energy pledge.
Emissions Gap Report 2023 Highlights Urgent Need for Increased Climate Action
To align with the Paris Agreement’s 2°C goal, emissions in 2030 must still decrease by 28%, and by 42% to…
EU Clamps Down on Waste Exports to Protect Global Environment
The European Union has agreed a revision of its waste shipment rules, which will restrict the export of certain types…
Report Warns of Escalating Conflict Risk Amid Rising Ecological Threats by 2050
The report pinpoints that currently, 1 billion people reside in 42 countries already facing severe food insecurity, with a quarter…
Coffee Extinction Is Nature’s Way of Telling Us: “Heal the World!”
The coffee farmer, who provided the beans for my coffee, meanwhile fights a battle for survival – her crop was…
The Trump Effect on the Global Energy Game and Turkey’s Role
Although it is difficult to foresee the future energy policies of the new US administration, there are clear signals that…
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.
