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Russia-West Tensions over Douma

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

April 12, 2018 During the UN Security Council debate on Syria on April 9, Ambassador Nikki Haley said, “What we are dealing with today is not about a spat between the United States and Russia. This is about the inhumane … Continue reading →

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The Trump-Iran-North Korea Imbroglio

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

April 10, 2018 Forty-seven years ago, today, the U.S. table tennis team arrived in China. Later in the year, in July 1971, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger made a secret trip to China   paving the way for Richard Nixon’s own … Continue reading →

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A World in Disarray and Turkey

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

March 28, 2018 It has been two roller coaster weeks. On March 15, 2018 the US imposed new sanctions on 24 Russian entities and individuals for interfering in the 2016 election and conducting a series of damaging cyberattacks. On March … Continue reading →

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Russia-West Tensions: Bad News for Syrian People

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

March 19, 2018 U.K.’s expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats, Moscow’s retaliation, Trump administration’s imposition of new sanctions on Russia, the Joint statement from the leaders of France, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom on the Salisbury attack and … Continue reading →

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Kim-Trump Summit

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

March 13, 2018 In remarks before the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 19, 2017 President Trump said that the scourge of our planet today is a small group of rogue regimes. On top of his … Continue reading →

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And the Loser Is…

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

March 7, 2018 The world is in disarray. The Arab Spring threw the Middle East in chaos. Then came the Ukraine conflict and Russia’s annexation of Crimea. As the Syrian conflict moved up on the international agenda the former receded. … Continue reading →

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UNSC Resolution 2401(2018): What It Does Say/Not Say About Afrin

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

February 28, 2018 UNSC Resolution 2401 (2018) of February 24 demands that all parties cease hostilities without delay for a durable humanitarian pause for at least 30 consecutive days throughout Syria. It calls upon all parties to immediately lift the … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s Syria Predicament

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

February 22, 2018 In Syria, Turkey is running in a narrowing alley. On the one hand, Secretary Tillerson recently said, “…we’re not going to act alone any longer. We’re not going to be U.S. doing one thing and Turkey doing … Continue reading →

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“Normalizing” Turkish-American Relations

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

February 18, 2018 In view of increasing tensions between Ankara and Washington, engaging in comprehensive, substantial and authoritative talks at sufficiently high level, preferably in Ankara to be of consequence, had become the dictate of diplomacy (1).  Last week, following … Continue reading →

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Who are the terrorists?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Ali Tuygan

February 5, 2018 Washington designated Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization in 1997. Last week the Department of State also designated its leader Ismail Haniyeh as a terrorist. Some in the Arab world were no doubt delighted whereas Turkish Foreign … Continue reading →

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