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Dec 26, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Belkıs Kılıçkaya |Indonesia’s Buck-Passing |Nia Deliana |İsmail Sarı
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan asked Emmanuel Macron “Are you in a good mood?” during a casual conversation at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the French president replied, “I feel energetic.” He even ran to the podium as if to show how energetic he was. But everyone knows that Macron is not in a good mood.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Mehmet Kanci |Murat Aslan |Belkıs Kılıçkaya |Ezgi Yaramanoglu
On Wednesday, August 23, a private jet that took off from Moscow and was headed towards St. Petersburg, lost radio communication at around 17:30 Moscow time, once again putting Russia at the top of the news headlines. The world was quick to hear the news of the probable death of Yevgeni Prigozhin, the chief of the Wagner army, as videos of the moment of the crash and the wreckage site were posted on social media.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Belkıs Kılıçkaya
Could Brigitte Macron, the wife of President Macron, secretly be a Muslim? According to Gabriel Attal, Minister of National Education and Youth, it is possible. If Madame Macron were a teenager who tried to enter school in the long white Louis Vuitton dress she wore to the White House reception in December 2022, would she be allowed in? Or, would she be allowed to enter school in the long black dress she wore on her husband’s visit to China?
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Kemal Inat |Mehmet Kanci |Murat Aslan |Belkıs Kılıçkaya
There have long been calls for the reform of the United Nations (UN) on the grounds that it has failed to fulfill its peacekeeping mandate. Yet, some of the calls seem to be related to the agendas of certain countries that want to play a greater role in the decision-making mechanisms of the organization rather than to make the UN more effective in terms of its primary peacekeeping mission.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Batuhan Aca |Mehmet Kanci |Murat Aslan |Belkıs Kılıçkaya
In Europe, Hungary and Serbia have always been lukewarm towards Russia. The two countries’ foreign and domestic policies have led them to have an ambiguous relationship with Moscow. Ukraine, however, has managed to rally them around a single goal. This maneuver has to do with Ukraine’s historical and legitimate claims that Crimea, a melting pot of different ethnicities and religions, be part of its nation again.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Shahd Qaid |Belkıs Kılıçkaya |Ezgi Yaramanoglu |Can Acun
TThe world’s second-largest economy is currently struggling with deflation for the first time since 2020. Last month, China reported that its consumer prices fell to 0.3% with a 4.4% year-on-year drop in producer prices. This comes as a surprise as the rest of the world is grappling with inflation. While lower prices may sound attractive to the ordinary consumer, economists warn that deflation may be the tip of a horrible iceberg.
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Sep 7, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Dilara Aslan Özer |Belkıs Kılıçkaya |Ezgi Yaramanoglu |Can Acun
In an era marked by unprecedented global challenges, few issues resonate as profoundly as the quest for food security. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the grain shortage that followed showcased the grave vulnerability of existing systems. The imperative of ensuring that everyone, everywhere has access to safe, sufficient, and nutritious food looms large on the global stage.
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Aug 31, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Ezgi Yaramanoglu |Murat Aslan |Belkıs Kılıçkaya |Can Acun
Alaska, under Russian control until 1867, has recently become the focus of international attention after Russian and Chinese warships conducted joint patrols near the Aleutian Islands on August 6. Historically, Alaska’s importance is rooted in its status as a former Russian territory and as sourcing a quarter of U.S. oil needs.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Mehmet Ugur Ekinci |Belkıs Kılıçkaya |Mehmet OzayNia Deliana |Mehmet Özay
As a result of the general elections held in Greece on June 25, eight parties entered the parliament. The New Democracy (ND) party, which won 158 parliamentary seats with 40.55% of the vote, won the majority in the 300-seat parliament. The Radical Left Alliance (SYRIZA), which won 48 parliamentary seats with 17.84% of the vote, is back in the main opposition, while its center-left rival PASOK won 32 seats with 11.85% of the vote.
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Jul 31, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Belkıs Kılıçkaya |Kemal Inat |Batuhan Aca |Ezgi Yaramanoglu
On June 27, 17-year-old Nahel M of Algerian descent was killed in France for fleeing such a routine procedure. According to the testimony of the two motorcycle police officers who carried out the identity check, Nahel was shot in the heart in self-defense.
