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Foreshocks of a Bigger Middle East Earthquake?
October 6, 2024 Tomorrow will mark the first anniversary of the Hamas the Hamas onslaught of October 7 that left 1,200 Israelis dead. Since then Israel has been fighting its longest war. With nearly 42,000 dead and almost 100,000 wounded, … Continue reading
Türkiye Must Have a Foreign Policy Review
October 3, 2024 Ankara’s foreign policy of the past fifteen years is a story of extreme rhetoric, defiance, and inconsistencies. Every country can make reasonable adjustments to its foreign policy. But if U-turns become a pattern, this signals a lack … Continue reading
Escalation in the Middle East
September 30, 2024 Last week, world leaders, though not all, gathered in New York to engage in the annual high-level General Assembly debate to “explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development” to use the … Continue reading
Blasts in Lebanon
September 20, 2024 At least 37 people were killed and thousands more injured, many seriously, when pagers and walkie-talkies, used by Hezbollah, exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement in the operation. Israeli … Continue reading
Türkiye’s Support for Ukraine and Membership in BRICS
September 16, 2024 The year 2023 was a tough one for Ukraine. Its spring offensive failed. The US military aid started coming after months of delay. Mobilization became unpopular in Ukrainian society. In brief, it became increasingly clear that a … Continue reading
“Normalizing” Relations between Türkiye and Syria
September 2, 2024 Hafez al-Assad was the 18th president of Syria from 1971 until he died in 2000. He was the number one regional enemy of Türkiye. Starting in the mid-1980s, Syria provided the PKK and its leader Ocalan with … Continue reading
A Brief Story of the Gaza Ceasefire Talks
August 23, 2024 The October 7 Hamas onslaught was a shock to Israel, but also to Washington because with the Abraham Accords, it seemed that the US could put its Middle East troubles behind and focus on its strategic competition … Continue reading
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Gaza Ceasefire Talks Should No Longer Be a Distraction
August 19, 2024 Since the Hamas onslaught of October 7, world attention has essentially focused on two aspects of the war in Gaza. First, the ferocity of the IDF operations that have caused immense loss of civilian life and devastation, … Continue reading
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Where to Turkish-Israeli Relations?
August 5, 2023 In 1492, the Ottoman Empire, the predecessor of Atatürk’s modern Türkiye, opened its doors to Jews after they had been expelled from Spain. Türkiye became the first Muslim-majority country to recognize Israel as an independent state in … Continue reading
Prime Minister Netanyahu Visits a Turbulent US
July 28, 2024 Last Wednesday, Prime Minister Netanyahu addressed the US Congress for the fourth time, the most of any foreign leader in history. Winston Churchill had addressed Congress only three times. Mr. Netanyahu’s previous address to Congress was in … Continue reading
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