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OPINION - European leaders meet at Copenhagen: What does it reveal about Europe's security?

OPINION - European leaders meet at Copenhagen: What does it reveal about Europe's security?

The European Political Community meeting that followed the informal EU summit produced little beyond symbolism, yet such symbolism retains political significance

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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

OPINION - UN General Assembly's deadline on Palestine: What comes next?
17.09.2025

OPINION - UN General Assembly's deadline on Palestine: What comes next?

Without confronting Israel’s outlaw behavior, states are faced with the prospect of the breakdown of law and order in the international system, and the obsolescence of the UN itself

OPINION - Boycotts beyond sentiment: Moral duty and economic logic
12.09.2025

OPINION - Boycotts beyond sentiment: Moral duty and economic logic

Sprinkling a few giveaways to the poor here and there in the name of social responsibility, after making fortunes from genocide, is the kind of 'humanitarian-washing' some companies are heavily relying on these days