No One Should Be Left Behind: Disabled People in the Russia-Ukraine War and Armed Conflicts
The devastation of war affects everyone, but for disabled people it becomes harsher.
United Nations
The War in Ukraine: The Protection of International Peace and the UN
There has only been partial UN success in reporting, investigating human rights violations, and helping Ukrainian civilians.
How Middle Powers Can Wield More Influence on Global Politics
The most straightforward path forward could be reforming the UN security architecture as to allow middle power states to have…
Uncertainty Looms Over Afghanistan’s Food Insecurity
Sanctions imposed on the Taliban should be reviewed to ensure that they do not obstruct the delivery of humanitarian aid…
Environmental Activists Killed Exponentially Globally
An average of more than four environmental activists are killed each week, which is more than double the amount recorded…
What Turkey-German Relations Needs is More Realpolitik and Less Ideology
Turkey can rightly expect for the EU, and in particular for Germany, to leave its ideological foreign policy and to…
Diplomatic tensions with Myanmar as Rohingya Muslims escape violence
De facto leader of Myanmar, former Nobel Peace recipient, Aung San Suu Kyi, did not attend the UN GA due…
Northern Iraq proceeding to era of isolation
“The Secretary-General believes that any unilateral decision to hold a referendum at this time would detract from the need to…
Russia in Syria
In the last five years Russia has been a keen supporter of Bashar Assad and eventually, decided to intervene militarily…
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.
