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Synopsis: Turkey’s Foreign Relations
February 16, 2016 This is an attempt to describe, as briefly as possible, state of Turkey’s foreign relations. US-Turkey: Exasperation. Russia-Turkey: For the optimist the word of choice could be “tension”, for the pessimist “enmity”. China-Turkey: Apprehension. NATO-Turkey: Mistrust. EU-Turkey: … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Egypt, EU, Iran, Iraq, Israel, NAT, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkish foreign policy, UN, US
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Combatting ISIL Remains a Formidable Task
Co-authored with Yusuf Buluc (*) February 10, 2016 On February 4, 2016 Brigadier General Ahmed Asseri, an adviser to the Saudi Defense Minister and also spokesman for the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen reportedly stated, during an interview, that the … Continue reading
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Tagged All-Arab force, Egypt, Iraq, ISIL, Jordan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syrian conflict, Turkey, US
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Syria: Only More Trouble Ahead
25 May 2015 With Daesh controlling half of Syrian territory and the “Army of Conquest” consolidating its gains in the Idlib province and getting closer to regime’s bastion of Latakia, the Assad regime appears to be on the retreat. While … Continue reading
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Tagged Army of Conquest, Egypt, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, US
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Turkish Foreign Policy in a Blind Alley
25 March 2015 It was only a decade ago that Turkey, in recognition of its commitment to continuing political and economic reform, was given green light to start accession negotiations with the EU. Peoples of the region were following the … Continue reading