-
- Follow Diplomatic Opinion – Ali Tuygan on WordPress.com
Diplomatic Opinion – Facebook Page
Archives
Top Posts & Pages
- Trump’s 28-point Ukraine-Russia Peace Plan
- The Rules-based International Order
- Times Getting Harder for Ukraine
- 2025: A Year of Disappointments
- Obstacles to Peace in Gaza
- A Brief Look at Middle East’s Recent History
- Syrian Conflict: State of Tension and Confusion
- UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 2803 (2025)
- Western Military Interventions in the Middle East
- Peace in Gaza
Categories
Follow on Twitter
My Tweets
Tag Archives: EU
2025: A Year of Disappointments
December 15, 2025 In two weeks, the year 2025 will be behind us. The end of a year is a moment of reflection on the achievements, disappointments, and failures of the past twelve months and whether different paths could have … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged China Israel, EU, Gaza war, NATO, Putin, rules-based international order, Syria, transatlantic relations, Trump, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war
Leave a comment
The Black Sea Grain Initiative
July 18, 2023 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on July 17, that the Black Sea agreements were effectively terminated on Monday as the part of the deal concerning Russia has not been fulfilled. “The Black Sea agreements are no … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Antonio Guterres, Black Sea, Black Sea Grain Initiative, BRICS, Erdogan, EU, ICC, Putin, Russia, Russia-UN Memorandum, Turkish foreign policy, US
Leave a comment
Unrest in Moscow and Greater Uncertainty in Russia-West Relations
July 3, 2023 Last week’s developments in Russia have been described as a “rebellion”, “uprising”, “coup”, and “mutiny”. The exception was China. Neither President Xi Jinping nor senior officials of the Chinese government said a word about what was happening … Continue reading
Strategic Competition vs. Ending the War in Ukraine
May 22, 2023 Soon after the Russian onslaught against Ukraine, most observers agreed that the conflict would gradually become a protracted war. In other words, the fighting would lose intensity, and perhaps ceasefires would be declared, only to be followed … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged C5+China summit, C5+US, Central Asia, China, EU, G7, Hiroshima summit, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, UK, US, war in ukraine
Leave a comment
The Limits of NATO’s Outreach
April 24, 2023 On April 7, a batch of classified documents detailing American national security secrets from Ukraine to the Middle East to China surfaced on social media sites. It caused a shock in Washington. The leaked documents contained some … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Biden, EU, Indo-Pacific, Japan, NATO-China, NATO-Russia, Putin, South Korea, Stoltenberg, Ukraine war
Leave a comment
Europe’s Time of Troubles
October 24, 2022 For centuries Europe remained the world’s main battleground. But the number of casualties of the two world wars, occurring within four decades, dwarfed the losses and devastation of the past conflicts. And as the Second World War … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged EU, EU-US relations, Russian invasion, transatlantic relations, Turkish foreign policy
Leave a comment
The West Needs to Write a Success Story
August 22, 2022 With the war in Ukraine, “the emerging world order” has become a current topic with conflicting opening gambits. The West argues for the rules-based international order, the body of rules, norms, and institutions that govern relations. Among … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged China, EU, Russia, strategic competition, Syrian conflict, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US, world order
Leave a comment
The Rising Cost of the Lack of Strategic Dialogue
August 15, 2022 In another ten days, it will be six months since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The news of the war no longer makes the headlines. Because it only takes time for the most unexpected, for … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged China, EU, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine, US
Leave a comment
The War in Ukraine and West’s Summit Meetings
March 27, 2022 The following was my summing-up of the Ukraine conflict seven years ago: “News from Ukraine and Ukraine-related developments are not encouraging. The Minsk cease-fire remains fragile. Political and economic difficulties facing Ukraine show no sign of abating. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Biden, China, EU, G7, NATO summit, Putin, Russia sanctions, Russian invasion, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
Leave a comment
US/NATO Talks with Russia, Episode 2 Begins
January 31, 2022 On January 26, the US and NATO delivered their written responses to Russia’s security demands in Eurasia. A day later, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the media that the responses offer grounds for serious talks only on … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Biden, China, EU, European security, Israel-Turkey, Lavrov, NATO, NATO expansion, Putin, Russia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine
Leave a comment
Diplomatic Opinion - Ali Tuygan 