Central Banks Rush to Gold Reserves and the De-dollarization Nexus
Here is why gold has recently been the main instrument of political revolt against the U.S.-dominated financial order.
US Dollar
The End of US Dollar? More Countries Use National Currencies in Trade
One can’t afford to ignore the IMF findings on the decline of the U.S. dollar as few countries can already…
De-Dollarizing Trade: How the Global Trade Finance Gets More Nationalized
China, Russia, and India are leading the efforts to conduct trade in national currencies globally.
Bitcoin: The New Global Reserve Currency?
World governments are likely to experience that their financial powers continue to be challenged by bitcoin-like cryptocurrencies.
Is a Common Currency Backed by the Gold Standard Achievable?
Introducing an Asian common currency is a long-term project which not only requires a strong political will but also a…
How to Trade in a Multipolar World
The U.S. has benefited from the U.S. dollar both directly and indirectly to an incredible extent. In a multipolar world,…
The Waning Reputation of the US Dollar
Using the U.S. dollar as a weapon against other countries in an effort to promote the political interests of the…
Bad journalism against the Turkish economy
The external debt to GDP ratio in the U.K. is an incredible 313 percent. This is only 53 percent in…
The Turkish Lira against the US Dollar
Many in Turkey and around the world got shocked as the Turkish Lira depreciated tremendously against the U.S. dollar in…
What’s Next for the Turkish Lira?
In fact, it is very hard for the currency to stay where it is now. (Indeed, it decreased sharply from…
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.
