Posts tagged with ‘Turkey’
The World Would Be Better Off without NATO, Revisited
Eve Ottenberg | CounterPunch - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2024 (NATO | No Comments »)
Eve Ottenberg | CounterPunch - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2024 (NATO | No Comments »)
Turkey and Syria Both Want the US Military Out of Syria
Steven Sahiounie | Mideast Discourse - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2024 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | No Comments »)
Steven Sahiounie | Mideast Discourse - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2024 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | No Comments »)
Applause for Palestine Under the Dome of the Turkish Parliament
Al-Quds - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2024 (IN FOCUS | No Comments »)
Al-Quds - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 19th, 2024 (IN FOCUS | No Comments »)
Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Activists Blocked from Sailing to Gaza but Vow to Keep Trying to Break Siege – Video
Amy Goodman | Democracy NOW! - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2024 (NEWS | No Comments »)
Amy Goodman | Democracy NOW! - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 6th, 2024 (NEWS | No Comments »)
The Question of Alevi Minority in Turkey and Its Religious Identity
Vladislav B. Sotirovic – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2024 (RELIGION | No Comments »)
Vladislav B. Sotirovic – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 18th, 2024 (RELIGION | No Comments »)
Turkey, Malaysia Back South Africa’s ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel
Julia Conley | Common Dreams - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 8th, 2024 (UNITED NATIONS | No Comments »)
Julia Conley | Common Dreams - TRANSCEND Media Service
January 8th, 2024 (UNITED NATIONS | No Comments »)
Why the Jews of Khazaria, the Himyarites and GokTurk Empire Are Keys to Universal History
Matthew Ehret Insights – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 23rd, 2023 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Why the Jews of Khazaria, the Himyarites and GokTurk Empire Are Keys to Universal History)
Matthew Ehret Insights – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 23rd, 2023 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Why the Jews of Khazaria, the Himyarites and GokTurk Empire Are Keys to Universal History)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian Exodus
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2023 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian Exodus)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 9th, 2023 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian Exodus)
Requiem for NATO’s Nightmare
Scott Ritter | Consortium News - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2023 (NATO | Comments Off on Requiem for NATO’s Nightmare)
Scott Ritter | Consortium News - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 7th, 2023 (NATO | Comments Off on Requiem for NATO’s Nightmare)
Storm Clouds Gathering: NATO in the Perilous Black Sea
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 31st, 2023 (NATO | Comments Off on Storm Clouds Gathering: NATO in the Perilous Black Sea)
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 31st, 2023 (NATO | Comments Off on Storm Clouds Gathering: NATO in the Perilous Black Sea)
Any Ukraine Peace Talks Should Be about ‘New World Order’ – Lavrov
AFP | The Moscow Times - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 10th, 2023 (BRICS | Comments Off on Any Ukraine Peace Talks Should Be about ‘New World Order’ – Lavrov)
AFP | The Moscow Times - TRANSCEND Media Service
April 10th, 2023 (BRICS | Comments Off on Any Ukraine Peace Talks Should Be about ‘New World Order’ – Lavrov)
US Occupiers Lash Out as Syria War Draws to an End
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Peoples Dispatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2023 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on US Occupiers Lash Out as Syria War Draws to an End)
M. K. Bhadrakumar | Peoples Dispatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 3rd, 2023 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on US Occupiers Lash Out as Syria War Draws to an End)
Kapicam Now a Place for the Dead
Dr Usha Roopnarain – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 6th, 2023 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Kapicam Now a Place for the Dead)
Dr Usha Roopnarain – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 6th, 2023 (POETRY FORMAT | Comments Off on Kapicam Now a Place for the Dead)
One Humanity and the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 27th, 2023 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on One Humanity and the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria)
Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 27th, 2023 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on One Humanity and the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria)
Peace Disruptors–The Conversion and Repurposing of Places of Worship (Part 3): The Odyssey of Byzantia’s Hagia Sophia from Christianity to Islam
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2022 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 28th, 2022 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Everybody Wants to Hop On the BRICS Express
Pepe Escobar | The Cradle – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2022 (BRICS | Comments Off on Everybody Wants to Hop On the BRICS Express)
Pepe Escobar | The Cradle – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 31st, 2022 (BRICS | Comments Off on Everybody Wants to Hop On the BRICS Express)
Iranian and Turkish Moves to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization Raise Its Profile
John P. Ruehl | Globetrotter – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 10th, 2022 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Iranian and Turkish Moves to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization Raise Its Profile)
John P. Ruehl | Globetrotter – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 10th, 2022 (ASIA--PACIFIC | Comments Off on Iranian and Turkish Moves to Join Shanghai Cooperation Organization Raise Its Profile)
Rūmī (30 Sep 1207 – 17 Dec 1273)
Annemarie Schimmel | Encyclopædia Britannica – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2022 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Rūmī (30 Sep 1207 – 17 Dec 1273))
Annemarie Schimmel | Encyclopædia Britannica – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 26th, 2022 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Rūmī (30 Sep 1207 – 17 Dec 1273))
From Balkh to Konya: Discovering Rumi’s Spiritual Geopolitics
Pepe Escobar | The Cradle – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2022 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on From Balkh to Konya: Discovering Rumi’s Spiritual Geopolitics)
Pepe Escobar | The Cradle – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2022 (SPOTLIGHT | Comments Off on From Balkh to Konya: Discovering Rumi’s Spiritual Geopolitics)
For Those about to Rock, NAM 2.0 Salutes You
Pepe Escobar | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2022 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on For Those about to Rock, NAM 2.0 Salutes You)
Pepe Escobar | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 1st, 2022 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on For Those about to Rock, NAM 2.0 Salutes You)
The Multipolar “Iran-Russia-Turkey Troika” Overshadows “Unipolar Joe Biden” in West Asia
Pepe Escobar | The Cradle – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2022 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Multipolar “Iran-Russia-Turkey Troika” Overshadows “Unipolar Joe Biden” in West Asia)
Pepe Escobar | The Cradle – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2022 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on The Multipolar “Iran-Russia-Turkey Troika” Overshadows “Unipolar Joe Biden” in West Asia)
Russia, Iran and Turkey Hold Tehran Summit While the Paranoid West Views It Suspiciously
Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2022 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Russia, Iran and Turkey Hold Tehran Summit While the Paranoid West Views It Suspiciously)
Mahboob A. Khawaja, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2022 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Russia, Iran and Turkey Hold Tehran Summit While the Paranoid West Views It Suspiciously)
Turkey Aligns with NATO against Russia
Peter Koenig | Global Research - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 4th, 2022 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Turkey Aligns with NATO against Russia)
Peter Koenig | Global Research - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 4th, 2022 (IN FOCUS | Comments Off on Turkey Aligns with NATO against Russia)
The Foundation of Peace: The Wisdom of Mevlana Jalalud-Din Muhammad Rumi
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 8th, 2021 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Foundation of Peace: The Wisdom of Mevlana Jalalud-Din Muhammad Rumi)
Prof Hoosen Vawda – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 8th, 2021 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Foundation of Peace: The Wisdom of Mevlana Jalalud-Din Muhammad Rumi)
Rūmī (30 Sep 1207 – 17 Dec 1273)
Annemarie Schimmel | Encyclopædia Britannica – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 27th, 2021 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Rūmī (30 Sep 1207 – 17 Dec 1273))
Annemarie Schimmel | Encyclopædia Britannica – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 27th, 2021 (BIOGRAPHIES | Comments Off on Rūmī (30 Sep 1207 – 17 Dec 1273))
The Turkish Coup Attempt: Five Years Later
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 19th, 2021 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Turkish Coup Attempt: Five Years Later)
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 19th, 2021 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on The Turkish Coup Attempt: Five Years Later)
Blocking Twitter & Twitter Blocking Trump: Why We Should Worry
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 18th, 2021 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Blocking Twitter & Twitter Blocking Trump: Why We Should Worry)
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 18th, 2021 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Blocking Twitter & Twitter Blocking Trump: Why We Should Worry)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Protecting the Heritage of Humanity
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 30th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 2 Comments »)
The Palestinian Struggle Betrayed
Askiah Adam | JUST – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 19th, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Palestinian Struggle Betrayed)
Askiah Adam | JUST – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 19th, 2020 (PALESTINE - ISRAEL | Comments Off on The Palestinian Struggle Betrayed)
Nagorno-Karabakh: Are Con-federal Structures Possible?
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 5th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Nagorno-Karabakh: Are Con-federal Structures Possible?)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 5th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Nagorno-Karabakh: Are Con-federal Structures Possible?)
How USA and Turkey Plunder and Loot Syria with Impunity
Rick Sterling – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 21st, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on How USA and Turkey Plunder and Loot Syria with Impunity)
Rick Sterling – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 21st, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on How USA and Turkey Plunder and Loot Syria with Impunity)
Turkey-Greece Mediterranean Tensions: Track II Efforts Needed
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 7th, 2020 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Turkey-Greece Mediterranean Tensions: Track II Efforts Needed)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 7th, 2020 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION | Comments Off on Turkey-Greece Mediterranean Tensions: Track II Efforts Needed)
UNESCO Expresses Deep Regret over Turkey Decision to Change Status of Historic Hagia Sophia
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 13th, 2020 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on UNESCO Expresses Deep Regret over Turkey Decision to Change Status of Historic Hagia Sophia)
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 13th, 2020 (MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on UNESCO Expresses Deep Regret over Turkey Decision to Change Status of Historic Hagia Sophia)
A 21st Century Worldview: Interviewing Ahmet Davutoğlu
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 30th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on A 21st Century Worldview: Interviewing Ahmet Davutoğlu)
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 30th, 2020 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on A 21st Century Worldview: Interviewing Ahmet Davutoğlu)
A Perfect Storm on the Horizon
Askiah Adam | JUST – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 9th, 2020 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on A Perfect Storm on the Horizon)
Askiah Adam | JUST – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 9th, 2020 (SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on A Perfect Storm on the Horizon)
The War in Syria
Prof. Richard Falk | TRT – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS | 1 Comment »)
Prof. Richard Falk | TRT – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 (TRANSCEND VIDEOS | 1 Comment »)
U.S., UK, & France Certainly Committed an International War Crime against Syria on 14 April 2018
Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on U.S., UK, & France Certainly Committed an International War Crime against Syria on 14 April 2018)
Eric Zuesse – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 18th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, EUROPE, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on U.S., UK, & France Certainly Committed an International War Crime against Syria on 14 April 2018)
NATO Is Suffering ‘Brain Death’, Argues French President Macron
AFP | France 24 – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 (EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
AFP | France 24 – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 (EUROPE | 1 Comment »)
US Seizure of Oil Fields Escalates Tensions in Syria
Bill Van Auken | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ENERGY, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on US Seizure of Oil Fields Escalates Tensions in Syria)
Bill Van Auken | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, ENERGY, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on US Seizure of Oil Fields Escalates Tensions in Syria)
WikiLeaks Reveals OPCW Falsified Reports to Blame Syrian Government Instead of Western Backed-Jihadis!
Federico Pieraccini | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Reveals OPCW Falsified Reports to Blame Syrian Government Instead of Western Backed-Jihadis!)
Federico Pieraccini | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 11th, 2019 (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, WHISTLEBLOWING - SURVEILLANCE | Comments Off on WikiLeaks Reveals OPCW Falsified Reports to Blame Syrian Government Instead of Western Backed-Jihadis!)
Casting Doubt: Trusting Whistleblowers More Than International Institutions–Syrian Alleged Chemical Weapons Attack on Douma
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | 1 Comment »)
By Protecting Syria’s Idlib, the US Created a Safe Haven for Baghdadi and ISIS
Dan Cohen | The Grayzone – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, HISTORY | Comments Off on By Protecting Syria’s Idlib, the US Created a Safe Haven for Baghdadi and ISIS)
Dan Cohen | The Grayzone – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 4th, 2019 (IN FOCUS, ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, HISTORY | Comments Off on By Protecting Syria’s Idlib, the US Created a Safe Haven for Baghdadi and ISIS)
Russia Isn’t Getting the Recognition It Deserves on Syria
Scott Ritter – Truthdig
November 4th, 2019 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION, BRICS, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Russia Isn’t Getting the Recognition It Deserves on Syria)
Scott Ritter – Truthdig
November 4th, 2019 (CONFLICT RESOLUTION - MEDIATION, BRICS, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Russia Isn’t Getting the Recognition It Deserves on Syria)
Interpreting Turkey’s Military Operation in Syria
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Interpreting Turkey’s Military Operation in Syria)
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Interpreting Turkey’s Military Operation in Syria)
Turkey’s Operation in Syria Exposed Europe’s Double Standards
Ali Bakeer – Al Jazeera
October 28th, 2019 (MILITARISM, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Turkey’s Operation in Syria Exposed Europe’s Double Standards)
Ali Bakeer – Al Jazeera
October 28th, 2019 (MILITARISM, EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on Turkey’s Operation in Syria Exposed Europe’s Double Standards)
Syria: The Human Cost of War
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, REVIEWS, LITERATURE | Comments Off on Syria: The Human Cost of War)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 28th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS, SYRIA IN CONTEXT, REVIEWS, LITERATURE | Comments Off on Syria: The Human Cost of War)
Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria Is GOOD
Rick Sterling – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria Is GOOD)
Rick Sterling – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 21st, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Why Withdrawing US Troops from Northern Syria Is GOOD)
Kurds Face Stark Options after US Pullback
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
October 21st, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Kurds Face Stark Options after US Pullback)
Pepe Escobar – Asia Times
October 21st, 2019 (ANGLO AMERICA, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Comments Off on Kurds Face Stark Options after US Pullback)
Turkey-Syria-Kurds Violent Conflict: Action Needed
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Turkey-Syria-Kurds Violent Conflict: Action Needed)
René Wadlow – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Turkey-Syria-Kurds Violent Conflict: Action Needed)
The Kurdish-Turkish Crisis
Michael Brenner – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 (ANALYSIS, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on The Kurdish-Turkish Crisis)
Michael Brenner – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 14th, 2019 (ANALYSIS, MILITARISM, MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, SYRIA IN CONTEXT | Comments Off on The Kurdish-Turkish Crisis)
Leon Trotsky’s Four Fateful Years in Prinkipo: 1929-1933
David North | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 (SOCIALISM - MARXISM | Comments Off on Leon Trotsky’s Four Fateful Years in Prinkipo: 1929-1933)
David North | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 30th, 2019 (SOCIALISM - MARXISM | Comments Off on Leon Trotsky’s Four Fateful Years in Prinkipo: 1929-1933)
Istanbul Elections: A Turkish Constitutional Crisis? Davutoglu’s Manifesto
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 13th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Istanbul Elections: A Turkish Constitutional Crisis? Davutoglu’s Manifesto)
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 13th, 2019 (TRANSCEND MEMBERS | Comments Off on Istanbul Elections: A Turkish Constitutional Crisis? Davutoglu’s Manifesto)
Meanwhile, Around the World
Johan Galtung
August 22nd, 2016 (EDITORIAL | Comments Off on Meanwhile, Around the World)
Johan Galtung
August 22nd, 2016 (EDITORIAL | Comments Off on Meanwhile, Around the World)