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Ukraine Crisis: A Reminder from the Middle East
February 7, 2022 The Russia-West standoff over Ukraine continues. The US and its European allies are warning of a serious risk of a Russian offensive against Ukraine. Moscow is claiming that the US is trying to pull Russia into an … Continue reading
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Tagged China, China-Russia relations, Iran, Islamic State, JCPOA, Middle East, Putin, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine, Xi Jinping
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How Long the “Wait and See” to Judge the Taliban
September 20, 2021 The world is waiting to see whether the Taliban has changed or not, if so to what extent. Countries involved in Afghan affairs know that they would not witness fundamental change but hope for a move towards … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Taliban, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Turkey’s Dance with the Taliban
July 26, 2021 Turkey’s “offer” to remain at the Kabul airport beyond US and other nations’ withdrawal from Afghanistan has become another controversial foreign policy topic. Like the rest of our foreign and security policy issues, this too has immediately … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Kabul airport, Pakistan, Taliban, Turkey, Turkey West, Turkish foreign policy
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Recalibrating America’s Relationships
March 1, 2021 On February 19, President Biden addressed the global community for the first time. At 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference he defined the partnership between Europe and the US as the cornerstone of all that the West hopes … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, China, Iran, Macron, Merkel, Munich Security Conference, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Iran Nuclear Deal: A Tough Path Ahead
Co-authored with Yusuf Buluc (*) February 1, 2021 From the very beginning of his presidency Mr. Trump’s principal foreign policy target was the Iran nuclear deal, described by many as his predecessor’s “signature achievement”. Thus, the US announced its withdrawal … Continue reading
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Tagged Blinken, Iran, Iran nuclear deal, Israel, Javad Zarif, JCPOA, Middle East, P5+1, Pompeo, sanctions snapback, Trump, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy
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More Than a Lost Year
December 22, 2020 The main foreign policy topics of the past decade have been China’s ascendancy, relations between the West and a resurgent Russia, the rise of authoritarianism, democracy’s decline, the failure of multilateralism and climate change. With the Trump … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, CAATSA Turkey, China, Iran, Israel, mİDDLE eAST, Russia, Trump, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Nagorno-Karabakh: The Road Ahead (2)
December 14, 2020 With the signing, by President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan, of the Russian-brokered statement on a complete ceasefire and the termination of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh the conflict has entered a new phase.
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Iran, Minsk Group, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Nagorno-Karabakh: The Road Ahead
November 30, 2020 The last round of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan started on July 12, 2020. During the war between 1988-1994, Armenian forces had occupied not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also the seven surrounding districts of Azerbaijan before a Russian-brokered … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, France, Iran, Minsk Group, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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The Trump Legacy: A View from the Middle East
October 26, 2020 This is how I started off a post four years ago. The title was “The Obama Legacy: A View from the Middle East”[i]. “It was a few months before the 2008 US Presidential election. I was talking … Continue reading
US Diplomacy in a Higher Gear
September 22, 2020 With the November 3 presidential election approaching, the Trump administration’s Middle East policy has shifted into a higher gear. It began on January 28 with the unveiling, by President Trump and PM Netanyahu, of the “deal of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Accords, Bahrain, Biden, Erdogan, Greece-Turkey, Iran, Israel, sanctions snapback, Trump, Turkish foreign policy, UAE
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