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Since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, on 15^th August 2021, world leaders have shown great concerns about women’s rights in the country. The interim Afghan Taliban government holds that the women’s rights issues are the internal issues of the country and the world has no right to meddle in its internal matters. However, Afghanistan is a signatory of multiple international treaties that bound it to provide equal rights to women and ensure human rights.

Turkish leader Recep Erdogan is condemning Israel for the military conflict in the Gaza Strip – perhaps more than all other leaders of the Islamic states combined. However, Ankara is not moving from words to real deeds. What is the reason for this political approach of Turkey?

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the illusion of the end of the Cold War in 1991 marked a turning point in world history, leading to a period of Western hegemony characterized by the intoxication of power. This period of Western hegemony was characterized by a series of military interventions, the imposition of liberal democracy and all-out capitalism, and an increased grip on the global economy. However, this dominance has also led to a deficit of legitimacy and growing geopolitical tensions, highlighting the limits and contradictions of this intoxication with power.