Last week after Erdogan, the Turkish president, met with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, in a summit held in Uzbekistan .Erdogan claims that, from his discussion with Putin, he Figured that Putin wants to put an end to the war with Ukraine. Withdrawal of Russian troops from most of Ukrainian territories shows that Russia faces conflicts, thus Putin’s government seeks to resolve the conflict diplomatically.

It is noteworthy to point out Russia and Turkey have had a proxy war in regards to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan- with Turkey supporting Azerbaijan and Russia having mutual interests with Armenia. Putin’s stance toward Ukraine’s war and its implications for regional and international community is of high interest to the Turkish authorities.

Considering what Erdogan had formerly stated regarding the Ukraine war, it can be argued that Turkey tries to have a promising role in the region. Last month Erdogan said that the Ukraine war will not end anytime soon, especially after the “provocations”  and the sanctions imposed on Russia by the West.

As a NATO member, Turkey tries to show the international community that they condemn Russia’s aggression on Ukraine. On the other hand, Turkey does not approve West's provocation towards Russia.

Today is the funeral of HM Elizabeth II as people across the world along with political leaders will witness one of the most significant occasions in the 21st century. Important political figures alongside 2000 people will be attending the funeral at Westminster Abbey to express final farewell to the late Queen who was the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom.

Kurdistan will take part in this occasion as HE President Nechirvan Barzani has been invited by the UK to participate in the funeral beside world leaders. His part-taking is deeply important for Kurdistan as it tells that we are counted by the world, and our international relationships are in advance. If we have a look at Queen’s funeral guests, members of the UK's Royal Family, friends and employees of the late Queen, European royal families, Commonwealth leaders along with world leaders will be seen at the funeral. Russia’s president will miss this big occasion since he has not got an invitation to be part of the funeral due to his war against Ukraine as well as  Mohammed Bin Salman.

The late Queen Elizabeth II was on the Britain throne for 70 years and had dedicated her life to serve her kingdom and its people. Now, a new era has begun by King Charles III as he became King of the nation right after his mother’s death. The world says final goodbye to the woman who was admired by millions of people on the planet.

Mehsa’s mother told a reporter, “gone…she's gone” as she cried out loud. On September 14, 22 year old Mehsa Amini was taken into custody by the "morality police" in the Iranian capital of Tehran. She entered a coma that day, was taken to the hospital, and passed away on September 16. Iranian news outlets reported that Mehsa was with her brother in Tehran when she was arrested for “improper” hijab.They informed her brother that she was being brought to the headquarters of the morality police for an "educational and orientation class." As he waited outside the headquarters for two hours he realized she was taken to the hospital and heard screams of other women saying, “they killed someone in there.”However, Iran's police center claims that Mehsa was transferred to the hospital because she suffered a cardiac seizure while  in custody.

The abuse regarding women's rights in Iran is not something new. Police brutality against women in Iran who refuse to wear the mandatory headscarf has been universally criticized after several recent cases. A lady had  been harassed and filmed then arrested in July on charges of resisting arrest. She was allegedly abused while in jail, transported to the hospital for internal bleeding, and then forced to apologize on state television. Outrageous depravity is on full display when a woman is killed after being arrested for the way she was dressed.

Despite the slight progress on women's rights worldwide, there is still much to be done in Iran to achieve gender equality. In 2018, 17.6% of women aged 15 to 49 reported being subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months. Many of these abuses in Iran go unreported and according to an Iranian saying: "Women should sacrifice themselves and tolerate" which is how many women deal with domestic abuse. As of December 2020, just 43.4% of gender-related SDG indicators were accessible, including gaps in crucial areas such as the gender pay gap. Closing gender data gaps is crucial for Iran's SDG gender objectives.

By: Baniz Wasman

The G7 intends to hit Russia’s economy by implementing a price cap on Russian oil transports, as it is cited in the G7 Finance Ministers’ Statement which detailed a united response to Russia’s war aggression against Ukraine.

According to an article by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace by Sergey Vakulenko, G7 leaders are facing impending economic decline and inflation rises in their countries and are proposing to limit Russia’s oil revenues to avoid gas shortages due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The G7’s plan is to decrease Russia’s oil outcomes and prevents a rise in oil prices, forcing Russia to put its oil on the market at or below the price cap. It is also expected that Russia will shorten its output in response to the pressure, and it could leave an opportunity for the Arab countries to increase their oil exports. India and China are the biggest customers of Russian oil currently, however, it is yet to be known whether they will join the price cap coalition or not.

Up to this time, Russia’s stance on the price cap is uncertain, but they believe and are prepared From the Kremlin's point of view, their economy is in a healthier situation compared to other countries, so they are well prepared to resist such sanctions.

In 2015, UN Member States adopted the Sustainable Development Agenda, which included a deadline for achieving gender parity and empowering all women and girls by the year 2030. Unfortunately, the world is running out of time to meet this goal with 2030  only nine years away. “This is a tipping point for women’s rights and gender equality as we approach the half-way mark to 2030,” said Sima Bahous, Executive Director at UN Women. “At the rate things are going, it will take another 286 years to change the laws to promote, enforce, and keep an eye on gender equality in public life.

According to the report, more than 1 in 10 (15–49-year-old) women and girls were sexually and/or physically abused by an intimate partner in the past year. For any hope of ending child marriage by 2030, things need to move 17 times faster than they did in the last 10 years.

The 2030 goals may not be reached because of "cascading" global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, violent conflict, and climate change, as well as the backlash against women's sexual and reproductive health and rights, which is making gender differences deeper. The delay in taking action could mean that legal systems that do not prohibit violence against women or protect their rights in marriage and family may survive for generations to come. "We need to work together right now to invest in women and girls if we want to regain and speed up progress. Global crises have made women's and girls’ lives worse in many ways, including their income, safety, education, and health. Bahous said, "The longer we wait to stop this trend, the more it will cost us all."  The Gender Snapshot 2022 report shows how important it is to work together, make partnerships, and invest to get the world back on track.

By: Baniz Wasman

The world is undergoing a rapid rise in energy prices, the basis of this is a shortage of energy due to recent conflicts such as the Ukraine war, and the obstacles that energy-rich countries and energy traders have faced due to the yearly contract they make. These contracts are being made at a fixed price but with the change in the prices, inflation has occurred. John Kemp, a senior energy market analyst at Reuter, explains that the issue regarding energy is more of a liquidity problem rather than one of solvency. What this means is that the issue is not only one of long-term debt payments, but is also about the ability of a company to sell assets and pay short-term debts back.  Kemp adds that the traders and wholesalers make contracts by taking the risk of price changing, the change can cause inflation in energy trading. The Ukraine war and the sudden rise in gas prices can be an outstanding account of the recent inflations and crises for the great energy companies such as Centrica and undoubtedly the rest of the world.

Like other crises, the reason behind the energy industry crisis is related to the intriguing thought that yearly contracts would be the right path for securing energy trade. However, this has turned out to be a failure. The very high price of energy has elicited further complications.

The Lehman moment is a term that came about in 2008 after the Lehman Brothers became the reason behind the financial crisis in the banking industry. The term refers to one company’s problem becoming everyone’s. It seems that the energy industry of Europe is close to the Lehman moment since the crises of major energy companies have become a worldwide problem affecting everyday life worldwide.