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Turkish Elections: A Stunning Defeat for the Opposition
November 5, 2015 When the voting started last Sunday in Turkey’s parliamentary elections, the electorate had two choices: the prospect of a coalition government plagued with internal disputes or a Justice and Development Party (JDP) government which hopefully had learnt … Continue reading
Vienna Meeting on Syria Highlights Country’s Secularism
November 2, 2015 Analysts have different opinions on the Vienna meeting of October 30, 2015. I believe that the communique issued constitutes a significant development not only for the Syria conflict but also for the entire Middle East because the … Continue reading
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Sending a Reminder
October 29, 2015 Palestinians remain deeply dissatisfied with the status quo and in the absence of any progress towards the two-state solution their discontent hits the surface usually in the form of some violence. And whenever there is violence, Israel … Continue reading
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Tagged Israel-Palestine, Israel-US relations, Isreal-Palestine conflict, Kerry, Mahmoud Abbas, Netanyahu
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Turkish Elections: Continuing to Sail in Rough Seas
October 26, 2015 On June 7, Turkey held parliamentary elections. The result was a disappointment for the Justice and Development Party (JDP) because the electorate denied them a fourth consecutive term with parliamentary majority. The logical solution would have been … Continue reading
Russia’s Intervention in Syria (2)
October 22, 2015 Despite growing evidence of a build-up of military personnel and equipment around Latakia the scale of Russian military intervention in the Syrian conflict caught the West by surprise. Many analysts tend to see it as a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Assad, Obama Syria, Putin-Syria, Russian airstrikes, Turkey-Syria, US-Russia relations
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Chancellor Merkel’s Untimely Visit to Turkey
October 18, 2015 Struggling to cope with a massive influx of refugees, most of them crossing over to Greek islands from Turkey’s Aegean towns and cities, the EU was bound to seek some accommodation with Turkey. Needless to say this … Continue reading
Downing of MH17 and the Dutch Safety Board Report
October 16, 2015 On October 13, 2015, the Dutch Safety Board published its report on the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Hrabove, Ukraine. The report says that the crash of flight MH17 on July 17, 2014 was caused … Continue reading
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Tagged downing of MH17, Dutch Safety Board Report, Ukraine conflict
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The Unhappy Trajectory of US-Russia Relations
October 12, 2015 Only hours after having delivered clashing remarks, Presidents Obama and Putin met on the sidelines of the 70th United Nations General Assembly. This was on September 27 and their first meeting in two years. Within a span … Continue reading
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Tagged Libya conflict, Obama-Putin, Syria conflict, Turkish foreign policy, US-Russia relations
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Russia’s Intervention in Syria
October 7, 2015 Russia’s airstrikes in Syria, particularly the targets chosen, have added further confusion to an already complicated picture. Since March this year, with the Islamic State (ISIL) controlling half of Syrian territory and the “Army of Conquest” consolidating … Continue reading
UNGA’s Big Day and the Syria Conflict
October 1, 2015 Julian Borger of the Guardian called the United Nations’ 70th General Assembly (UNGA) “the greatest political show on earth”. He said: “The drama will be greater than ever this year… within the space of two hours on … Continue reading
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