Tag Archives: EU-Arab Spring

EU Foreign Policy: A View from the Middle East

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Ali Tuygan

April 12, 2016 The war in Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq damaged Washington’s claim to world’s moral leadership, particularly America’s public discourse on spreading democracy. Russia and China did not entertain such claims. This left the world with the … Continue reading →

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From Arab Spring to Europe’s Autumn of Refugees

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Ali Tuygan

September 3, 2015 The West has misread and mismanaged the Arab Spring. The first glaring mistake was the Sarkozy-led Libya intervention (*). PM Cameron readily became his partner and President Obama felt that he had to join in. In introducing … Continue reading →

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