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Oct 4, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Sibel Duz |Shahd Qaid |Bilgehan Öztürk |Felix Shihundu
On the morning of Sunday, October 1, around 9.30 a.m., during the opening day of the new legislative session of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), two PKK terrorists arrived in a light commercial vehicle at the entrance to the complex housing the Turkish Ministry of Interior and the General Directorate of Security. Using long-barreled firearms, they carried out a suicide attack.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Shahd Qaid |Bilgehan Öztürk |Felix Shihundu |Isidore Agha
In 2023, Father’s Day fell on Sunday, June 18, when the world annually celebrates and honors fatherhood and its influence on society. For Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a father of two sons, like any other father in the world, this day should have been filled with joy and celebration. What should have been a great day, however, abruptly turned into a day of horror.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Shahd Qaid |Can Acun |Muhammet Ali Oruç |Kemal Inat
Political assassination is the oldest trick in the book for getting rid of determined opponents. Assassination methods range from poisoning to shooting, and even a world war broke out following a political assassination: World War I erupted when Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Despite the risks involved, political assassinations continue to occur across the world today.
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Sep 14, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Mustafa Caner |Mohammad Hossain |Shahd Qaid |Ezgi Yaramanoglu
Since 2020, following the liberation of Karabakh from nearly three decades of Armenian occupation, the region has yet to establish a stable governance structure. This issue is undoubtedly complex, involving a multitude of actors beyond the primary parties involved. In addition to the ongoing Baku-Yerevan crisis, tensions have arisen between Moscow and Yerevan, on the one hand, and Baku and Tehran, and Ankara and Tehran, on the other, contributing to regional instability.
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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 2, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Zafer Meşe |Büşra Zeynep Özdemir |Shahd Qaid |Mustafa Caner
Far-right and racist ideology in Europe has a deep-rooted history and has shown the ability to transform itself into a political movement through political parties. Due to the basic functions of political parties in pluralist democracies, namely representation, agenda setting, public relations, awareness raising, and aspirations to power, political party status is a tremendous tool for the social organization of far-right and racist movements.
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Shahd Qaid |Şeymanur Melayim |Ezgi Yaramanoglu |İbrahim Karataş
On August 10, news of a controversial contract in the Yemeni city of Dhamar went viral. The contract, signed by the Manar tribes in 2021, resurfaced after an ex-political figure from the Islah party posted about the need to implement it across Yemen on Facebook. The contract included restrictive measures against women in the tribe. For example, it states that women are strictly forbidden to own a smartphone, and if a woman is found having one, her male guardian will be punished.
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Aug 22, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Nurullah Gur |Büşra Zeynep Özdemir |Shahd Qaid |Mustafa Caner
Aglance at the history of the global economy reveals that certain critical junctures have been decisive for developing countries. And in keeping with the adage that history repeats itself, these critical junctures share some striking similarities: there are noticeable parallels between the historical period of 1971-1982 and today in terms of debt burden, which is a systemic challenge for developing countries and casts a shadow over their economic aspirations. Let’s take a brief journey in history.
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Aug 22, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Büşra Zeynep Özdemir |Shahd Qaid |Mustafa Caner |Mohammad Hossain
On the lush hills of the Myanmar-China border stands an autonomous self-governing polity in Myanmar, the Wa State. It is de facto independent from the rest of the country and has its own political system, administrative divisions and army. Stalemate delves into the captivating history and contemporary political landscape of the United Wa State Army (UWSA), an insurgent force with 20,000-30,000 active forces that stands as Asia’s most formidable.
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Shahd Qaid |İbrahim Karataş |Zafer Meşe |Muhammet Ali Oruç
Many of us still remember the images of empty store shelves that surfed the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The images struck fear into the hearts of the public, which was worried about the onset of a food crisis. Sadly, similar images may resurface as news of India’s ban on non-basmati rice exports broke on July 20. This is not the first time that India has imposed restrictions on its rice exports.
