Taiwan
France’s stance on Taiwan: Macron backs the ‘status quo’
| OpinionThe tension in the Indo-Pacific region is escalating day by day due to steps adopted …
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OpinionMacron’s China trip and strategic autonomy
By Kadir ÜstünFrench President Emmanuel Macron's statements after his visit to China, where he was received with state ceremonies, regarding Europe's need to reduce its dependency on the U.S. and not take sides in a conflict between China and the U.S. over Taiwan, has caused a stir in Washington. Macron's assertion that Europe needs to gain "strategic autonomy" and that the greatest risk in achieving this is "getting involved in crises that do not belong to us" has been interpreted as a disagreement between France and the U.S. on the issue of Taiwan. While it is difficult to say that the concept of strategic autonomy has broad support throughout Europe, it is clear that the U.S.-Europe alliance is not on the same page. Although the Biden administration has managed to keep the transatlantic alliance together on the issue of Ukraine, it will be much more difficult to maintain the same unity in the event of a possible invasion of Taiwan.
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OpinionTürkiye’s Call for International Assistance and the International Community’s Response
By Yücel Acer By Deniz OkumuşNatural disasters, wars, and economic collapse tend to seriously undermine social order and make it impossible to address even people’s most basic needs. During such periods, it becomes difficult for communities to feed themselves, find shelter, receive medical attention, relocate, and communicate with others. Individuals and communities have provided emergency assistance to such individuals, without expecting anything in return, to address basic needs like food, shelter, and medical treatment throughout history.
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OpinionTaiwan crisis and heightened Western-Chinese rivalry
By Muhittin AtamanThe renewed Taiwan crisis, which is at the core of the hottest developments to arise in the U.S.-China rivalry, has revealed the great power struggle between Washington and Beijing
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Taiwan: 1st COVID-related fallout in US-China relations
By Kılıç Buğra KanatWhen the coronavirus outbreak started to spread around the world in February, there were a lot of debates about the pandemic's potential implications on world politics and the international system. Some thought that the outbreak will be transformative for the international system. According to them, the outbreak could change the balance of power in the world by changing the main dynamics. However, their viewpoints were challenged by a different group of scholars.
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US-China trade war: A big bluff or not?
By Kılıç Buğra KanatThe trade war between the U.S. and China will not remain confined to the two, but could have huge impacts on many other actors in the global system
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Rethinking ‘humane development’
The rise of institutional economics brought the quality of participatory social and economic institutions to the fore as a crucial prerequisite for sustainable development, as well as an alleviation of income disparities.
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Adjusting rhetoric to realities of global balances
By Kılıç Buğra KanatThe positive atmosphere of Trump's visit to China may not help the U.S. re-engage the realities of the global system, but it is a good start
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Hope for expected diplomatic engagement on Trump’s Asia trip
By Kılıç Buğra KanatTrump's visit to five countries in Asia is a good opportunity for the U.S. to restore diplomatic ties with regional countries