June 1-15

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• On June 6, the national media was shaken by the news of the attack from the south of Ukraine. The Nova Kakhovka Dam in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine was attacked and exploded. After the attack, the Ukrainian side blamed Russia, and Russia blamed Ukraine. While the fact that the region is under Russian control caused confusion, NATO made statements blaming Russia. Let's get to why this dam attack caused so much resonance in the media. Nova Kakhovka, which was attacked, was carrying out the task of meeting the water needs of many places in the southern region. In addition, the danger of rapid emptying of the reservoir as a result of the attack caused a flood disaster for the settlements in the region. Large amount of water discharged quickly after the attack caused flooding and many settlements close to the dam were flooded. The absence of the party that has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, causes assumptions to be made about who carried out the incident.

• In world politics, India remains a popular country. Various arguments are being made that India's current population and potential can compete with China. Although it is not normally included in the G7 group, India's invitation to the summit is considered important, while it is said that New Delhi effectively manages global politics.

• In the Far East, Japan was another country that stood out this period. In the ongoing political and economic conflict with China, Japan has always been seen as a strategic friend to the West. It will be tried to analyze the risks posed by China by using Japan's dominance and experience in the region. But, like the West, Japan also has some concerns about the ability of the United States to protect itself. At the recent G7 Summit, Japan says that it needs as many strategic partners as possible to combat with China.

• The fact that this year's Champions League Final was held in our country, in Istanbul, resonated differently in the world press. United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed and Libyan Prime Minister Dbeibah, who visited our country for the final, met with re-elected President Erdogan. It was emphasized that the ongoing problems and cold relations between the Libyan Government and the United Arab Emirates are being Decelerated under the name of “Football Diplomacy” through President Erdogan.

• In the recent period, the “critical mines" that we are facing with the energy transition have started to be discussed a lot. Similar to the fossil fuel story a century ago, now the critical mines are mostly within the borders of poor countries. During the energy transition, whichever powerful country can manipulate these poor countries and exploit their resources, that country will have a lot of power compared to others. The only problem is not the exploitation of critical mines, but also the exploitation of human rights. It is being said that the biggest human rights problem in this regard will be child workers. Not to mention the problems that the local population will suffer from in terms of health and the atrocities that gang-related groups will commit to the public.

• Israel has made a new gas discovery on its coast. The amount of natural gas discovered in the new gas field called Katlan is 68 billion cubic meters. Israel has long been unable to agree with our country on natural gas exploration. Although the new discovery is on its own shore, disputes at other distressed gas fields continue. Israel has been extracting and exporting the gas it discovered since 2004. Since that year, there has been a total of $ 5.35 billion in sales.

• One of the interesting issues on the agenda was the Council on Foreign Relations' (CFR) article claiming that inequality has been decreasing on a global scale for the last two hundred years. The CFR says that inequality in the world has increased, especially during the industrial revolution, but there has been a significant reduction in the inequality problem in the last 20 years. He adds that the most important share of the decrease is due to the economic growth experienced in China. But even though the weather is positive on a global scale, he also notes that inequality is gradually increasing in the micro area, especially in Russia, America and some European social states.