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OPINION - Starvation in Gaza: Death by design

OPINION - Starvation in Gaza: Death by design

If we allow Gaza’s children to starve while food sits in warehouses, then international humanitarian law is not worth the paper it is written on

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OPINION - Hands reaching toward the sea: Gaza's children await the Sumud Flotilla
29.09.2025

OPINION - Hands reaching toward the sea: Gaza's children await the Sumud Flotilla

Sumud Flotilla sails across the Mediterranean as an emblem of unshakable solidarity

OPINION - Positive signals but pending outcomes: President Erdogan and President Trump's White House meeting
26.09.2025

OPINION - Positive signals but pending outcomes: President Erdogan and President Trump's White House meeting

'Irony is that President Trump is the person who finally displays due respect towards Türkiye and its leaders. Hopefully, developments in the past 3 days will help 'preserve and foster an environment in which free societies may exist and flourish'

OPINION - Another normalization story: Expectations for Erdogan-Trump White House meeting
25.09.2025

OPINION - Another normalization story: Expectations for Erdogan-Trump White House meeting

Erdogan-Trump meeting could be turning point in improving bilateral relations and regional issues. What matters is that the 2 countries respect each other's interests and concerns and achieve tangible gains through a win-win approach

OPINION - The world is bigger than five: Will the UN survive the Gaza test?
24.09.2025

OPINION - The world is bigger than five: Will the UN survive the Gaza test?

The veto power of the Security Council’s permanent members has become a shield for impunity

OPINION - UN reform debates: What future awaits the UN?
23.09.2025

OPINION - UN reform debates: What future awaits the UN?

The UN can issue statements and condemn, but it cannot act when its only organ with enforcement authority, the Security Council, is blocked by a veto cast by one or more of its five permanent members