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Ali Ünal

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Journalist at CGTN | Former Diplomat | Alumnus of @UEL_News, @LSEnews & @iusbfsayfasi | Media, Diplomacy, China & Global Affairs
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Korean Peninsula is no longer a two-sided game

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By Ali Ünal
| Daily Sabah Verified
For decades, the strategic map of the Korean Peninsula appeared relatively straightforward. The United States and South Korea stood on one side, while North Korea relied primarily on China. Russia remained an important but secondary actor, and denuclearization dominated almost every diplomatic initiative concerning Pyongyang. That familiar geometry is now much harder to sustain.
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More fans, more friction: Online fights risk Korea’s soft power

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By Ali Ünal
| Daily Sabah Verified
Last week, while scrolling through X, I came across a striking exchange between Turkish and South Korean users I had never heard of. Insults, national stereotypes and personal attacks were flying in both directions. What caught my attention was not simply the ugliness of the argument, but the fact that Turks and Koreans were involved in it. Türkiye and South Korea have long enjoyed unusually warm relations.
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Vom Apotheker zum Anführer der türkischen Opposition

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By Mirjam Schmitt, Uğur YILDIRIM, Ali Ünal
| Freie Presse Verified
Er wurde als Chef der größten Oppositionspartei CHP abgesetzt, viele Weggefährten sind in Haft. Nun gründet Özgür Özel eine neue Partei. Kann er damit Erfolg haben? Ankara. Oppositionspolitiker Özgür Özel klettert auf einen Wasserwerfer und reckt die Faust in die Höhe: Die Szene aus der türkischen Hauptstadt Ankara im Mai ist inzwischen ikonisch geworden und Symbol für den Widerstand gegen die Regierung unter Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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