

Temporary Truce: Why the U.S.–China Trade Agreement Leaves More Questions Than Answers
The U.S. and China have agreed to roll back some of the harshest tariffs imposed during the latest round of their trade conflict. For...
Arda Tunca
May 132 min read


Trade Wars Shake Global Financial Markets
For decades, the United States attracted global capital through robust economic growth, market liquidity, and high returns. However, this...
Arda Tunca
May 103 min read


Placing Life at the Center: Nancy Fraser’s Vision for 21st-Century Socialism
Beyond Capitalism’s Contradictions After interrogating the structural contradictions of capitalism, its entanglement with ecological...
Arda Tunca
May 85 min read


Is Capitalism Structurally Racist?
Capitalism and the Logic of Exploitation Is capitalism structurally racist? Is racism a contingent byproduct of capitalism’s historical...
Arda Tunca
May 56 min read


The Slowdown in the U.S. Economy: What Lies Behind the Numbers?
The U.S. economy contracted in the first quarter of the year. It shrank by 0.3% on an annualized basis. At first glance, this datum...
Arda Tunca
May 34 min read


Beyond the Market: What Makes a Good Economist Today?
“Economists should be like dentists,” John Maynard Keynes once said , technical, precise, and practical. Yet, for all their technical...
Arda Tunca
Apr 2410 min read


Beyond the Market Myth: The Institutional Logic and Contradictions of Capitalism
In prevailing economic discourse, capitalism is typically understood as a market system, a neutral mechanism through which supply meets...
Arda Tunca
Apr 228 min read


After İmamoğlu’s Imprisonment: Eight Scenarios for Turkey’s Political and Economic Future
Introduction Ekrem İmamoğlu’s imprisonment has set in motion a turbulent process whose outcome is uncertain. Where will this lead Turkey?...
Arda Tunca
Apr 1419 min read


The Turkish Economy After March 19: A Shift Toward Instability and Contraction
March 19, 2025 marked a turning point for Turkey, where political and economic fractures began to accelerate. The Minister of Finance and...
Arda Tunca
Apr 83 min read


Trump’s Tariff Shock: How Protectionism Is Unraveling Global Trade and Supply Chains
In almost just a couple of months, Donald Trump has rolled back over a century of U.S. trade liberalization, plunging the global economy...
Arda Tunca
Apr 64 min read


Turkey Under Siege
To better understand the political crisis that Turkey has fallen into today, one must go back to 2015. In June 2015, the AKP (Justice and...
Arda Tunca
Mar 305 min read


History, Economics, and the Unlearned Lessons of the 1930s
Recent global developments have led many to draw parallels between our current era and the 1930s. The rise of nationalism, economic...
Arda Tunca
Mar 94 min read


Economic Crises and the Rise of Nationalism: A Global Perspective
At the core of the concept of “citizenship” lies patriotism. You cannot create a “citizen” out of people who do not love the culture,...
Arda Tunca
Feb 246 min read


The Connection Between Economic Changes and Literature’s Coverage of Societal Issues
Economic changes have long been a driving force in shaping societies, influencing social structures, cultural norms, and political...
Arda Tunca
Feb 233 min read


Global Rise of the Dangerous Right-Wing
For some time now, protests have been taking place in Germany against the rising Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party. AfD is...
Arda Tunca
Feb 177 min read


Are We at a Dangerous Point?
Yes, we are at a dangerous point. In the globalization process, social inequalities have spread and increased. Today, the concept...
Arda Tunca
Feb 124 min read


The Crisis of International Trade: Tariffs
Tariffs, Trump, protectionism, liberalization, trade wars, China, WTO, USA, tax, internationall trade
Arda Tunca
Feb 94 min read


Economists warn about minimum wage: 'Realized inflation should be used in salary increase calculation'
https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/cgej9jn49qlo
Arda Tunca
Feb 91 min read


Messages from 2024 to 2025
The world is entering 2025 in an environment of multifaceted chaos. A 54-year dictatorship in Syria has been overthrown . It is not yet...
Arda Tunca
Feb 93 min read


Exploration of Alternatives in Supply Chains
Supply chains, trade wars, Trump, international trade, trade policy, economic integration, trade blocks, fragmentation
Arda Tunca
Feb 95 min read














