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The Middle East Sending Reminders
February 6, 2023 At the end of January Secretary of State Blinken visited Egypt where he met with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and President El-Sisi. His remarks there were full of praise for Egypt and the strategic partnership between the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blinken, Egypt, Israel, judicial overhaul, Middle East, Netanyahu, Palestine, Turkish foreign policy
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“Retreat” or “Normalization of Relations”?
August 25, 2022 In the military context, the word “retreat” means “the usually forced withdrawal of troops from an enemy or from an advanced position”. In a broader context, it is defined as “an act or process of withdrawing especially … Continue reading
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Tagged Assad, Egypt, Iran, Israel, PKK/YPG, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syria war, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, UAE, US
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Turkey’s Middle East Policy Coming Full Circle
December 6, 2021 The so-called “Friends of Syria Group”, now history, held its first meeting in Tunis on February 24, 2012. On April 1, 2012, it met for the second time in Istanbul. Later that month in 2012, Turkey’s Foreign … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Arab Spring, Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Syrian conflict, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, UAE
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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