Given US President Trump’s actions and statements, foreign interference is now legal ground for annulment of electoral processes. By Héctor Bernardo* – The Mexican Senate approved a constitutional reform that considers foreign interference grounds for annulling elections. The measure comes after Washington’s meddling in the electoral processes of Argentina and Honduras, the allegations surrounding the so-called “Hondurasgate” scandal, and threats ...
Prof. Dr. Biljana Vankovska on NATO’s 2026 Paralysis, Paradox of the Balkans, Türkiye’s Hedging, and the Failed International Law Enforcement By Yunus Emre Özgün As the July 2026 NATO Summit approaches amidst a structural crisis of Western hegemony and the erosion of global legal norms, renowned peace and security scholar Prof. Dr. Biljana Vankovska dissects the “Siamese twins” of NATO ...
Beyond Trade Policy By Mehmet Enes Beşer Thailand’s economic progress in the past half-century has followed a predictable trajectory: a gradual drift out of agriculture as the major source of employment and GDP toward industrialization and services. The trend is characteristic of what has been seen throughout the Global South. Though, unlike most industrialized economies who finished this journey decades ...
From its peak of economic and military power in the Med in 200 BC, Rome took several centuries to decline and fall. It won’t be so long in the modern capitalist world. By Michael Roberts On the first day of talks during US President Donald Trump’s recent state visit to China, his host China’s Xi Jinping invoked the so-called “Thucydides trap” ...
Posted by by United World International 15 Min Read May 29, 2026 By Dr. Ali Alsaç Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing on May 13–15, 2026, should be read not merely as a diplomatic contact, but as a stage showcasing the 21st century’s technological balance of power. It is no coincidence that Trump was accompanied by top-level representatives from the technology, ...
Labor Mobility and Domestic Investment By Mehmet Enes Beşer Thailand’s recurrent economic growth in previous decades has too often been explained by its performance of exports, locational advantages in the supply chain, and resilience of the tourism sector. Whereas these sectors have undoubtedly had large roles to play, they get most of the public’s notice at the expense of more ...
Chinese Experts Comment on Leaders’ Visits to Beijing By Özgür Altinbaş China has recently experienced significant diplomatic traffic. All leaders of the United Nations Security Council permanent members have visited China within a six-month period. The visits of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin also drew considerable attention. We discussed this process with Chinese journalist (CGTN) Xu ...
Forest Federalism and Carbon Finance By Mehmet Enes Beşer The low-carbon economy target for Malaysia comes more and more to rely on its best use of its natural assets. A country with more than half its entire land area clothed in tropical rainforest, Malaysia has a chance of astronomical benefit from nature conservation by selling carbon credits. Carbon forest credits—managed, ...
This process, tolerated in a manner contrary to the founding values of our country, has now taken an unacceptable dimension. By Selçuk Erenerol – Spokesperson of the Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate For a long time, the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarch has been continuously supported from home and abroad to fuel its betrayal, completely disregarding the laws of the Republic of Türkiye. ...
Hybrid warfare is not merely a combination of tanks and missiles. It also involves directing the flow of information, managing societal fears, and psychologically pushing public opinion toward a specific line. By Yıldıran Acar, Political Scientist The most dangerous aspect of modern warfare is sometimes not what is happening, but the fact that we do not know for certain what ...