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The Year 2024 in Review
December 16, 2024 People aspire to democracy. Regardless of their respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, and the rule of law, all regimes claim to be democratic in some form because it remains the ultimate source of legitimacy to govern. … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Gaza war, HTS, Iran, ISIS, Israel US, Middle East, PYD-YPG, Russia, Syria, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war
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The Incremental Cost of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza
April 30, 2024 The world remains focused on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the Iran-Israel confrontation. The former defines relations between Russia and the West and unfortunately, there is no path yet for a negotiated solution. The latter … Continue reading
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Tagged 22/3, 9/11, China, Crocus City Hall Massacre, ISIS, Russis, US, war in Gaza, war in ukraine
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2024: Another Challenging Year for the West
January 2, 2024 On May 7, 2021, China initiated a virtual discussion at the UN Security Council on the future of the Organization and the international order. In remarks to the Security Council, Secretary Blinken, after thanking China for the … Continue reading
The World Needs a Broad Coalition Against Terrorism
October 12, 2021 On July 8, 2021, in remarks on the drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan President Biden said: “We went for two reasons: one, to bring Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell, as I said at … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Biden, Biden-Xi, China, ISIS, Middle East, Russia, Taliban, terrorism, terrorist challenge, Turkish domestic politics, Turkish foreign policy
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The Retreat from Afghanistan and Turkey’s Victory Day
August 30, 2021 Many military and intelligence experts predicted that the withdrawal from Afghanistan would not be an easy operation. With chaotic evacuations and the devastating twin bomb attacks of last Thursday, they proved right. Through the withdrawal Washington not … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Ataturk, Biden, fighting extremism, ISIS, ISIS-K, Kabul airport, NATO, Taliban, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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IS Fighters’ Homecoming: Price for the Regime Change Project in Syria
February 22, 2019 The war in Syria appears to be coming to an end and the return of ISIS fighters and families to their countries is becoming a major issue. The UK is unwilling to agree to the return of … Continue reading
ISIS Fighters Going Home
February 19, 2019 The war in Syria appears to be coming to an end. During the past eight years it was migration which led to internal political challenges for European governments and to divisions within the EU. Now it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Idlib, ISIS, Syrian conflict, Turkish foreign policy, Venezuela crisis, Yemen conflict
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The War on Terror
February 12, 2019 Reaction to President Trump’s sudden announcement of troop pullout from Syria and the talks between Washington and the Taliban have reignited the debate on the war on terror. On February 3, the New York Times editorial titled … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Iran, ISIS, JCPOA, Khashoggi, MESA, Syrian conflict, Turkish foreign policy, US pullout, US war on terror
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Middle East Stability Still Faraway
January 18, 2019 It has been a month since President Trump declared victory against ISIS in Syria and said US troops were returning home. It was only to be expected that the decision would lead to questions. Because, this was … Continue reading
Syria: Moment of Truth for the West
January 11, 2019 Defeating ISIS in Syria and ousting President Assad are no longer compatible. They never were. The West must make a choice. The following questions can help find the answer: Was the Western intervention in Syria about promoting … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, ISIS, Libya intervention, Obama, Pompeo, Syrian conflict, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy
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