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The Urgency of Avoiding Escalation in Ukraine
January 31, 2023 On January 25, Chancellor Scholz told the Bundestag that Germany will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. For some, the German government was bowing to growing “international pressure”. For Mr. Scholz and others, the German government was … Continue reading
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Tagged Turkish foreign policy, Macron, Biden, Ukraine war, Scholz, Ukraine arms deliveries
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2022: Year in Review
December 12, 2022 “Annus horribilis” is a phrase made famous by Queen Elizabeth II in a speech delivered near the end of 1992. At the time she was referring to the difficulties in the British royal family. The queen’s remarks … Continue reading
Putting France-US Relations Back on Track
December 5, 2022 Last week President Macron paid a state visit to Washington, the first of the Biden administration. In widely reported remarks, “France has jumped to the head of the queue,” said Professor Charles Kupchan, who was a senior … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, France, France-US relations, Macron, Macron's visit to US, Putin, Russia, Scholz, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict, the Question of Crimea
April 4, 2022 On March 25, Russian General Staff deputy head Colonel General Sergey Rudskoy announced that the significant reduction of the Ukrainian military potential will now make it possible for Russia to concentrate on the main goal: the liberation … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Crimea, Macron, Merkel, Putin, Russian invasion, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
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Lebanon’s Vicious Circle
July 5, 2021 On August 4, 2020, Beirut experienced its own Hiroshima. After the explosion thousands took to the streets in Beirut, once called the “Paris of the Middle East”, to express their anger with Lebanon’s leaders. On August 10, … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Hariri, Lebanon, Macron, Middle East, Turkey, 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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Tensions Between France and Turkey
October 29, 2020 On 7 January 2015, two brothers, French citizens born in Paris to Algerian immigrants, forced their way into the offices Charlie Hebdo where they killed 12 people and injured 11 others. Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula claimed … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance of Civilizations, France Turkey, Macron, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy
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Lessons From the Recent Past
September 15, 2020 Last week, fires destroyed Greece’s largest migrant camp on the island of Lesbos, leaving more than 12,000 people without shelter. It was a tragedy, a stark reminder of West’s misguided interventions in Libya and Syria, and Europe’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Friends of Syria Group, Greece, Lesbos fire, Libya, Macron, Sarkozy, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy
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Lebanon and Middle East’s Vicious Circle
August 15, 2020 On August 4, only two days before the 75th anniversary of the dropping of world’s first atomic bomb, Beirut experienced its own Hiroshima. Exactly a month ago Turkey had its own tragedy when 6 were killed and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beirut blast, Israel-UAE, Lebanon, Macron, mandates, Middle East, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy
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Turkish-French Tensions Over Libya
June 29, 2020 Two weeks ago, France accused Turkey of harassing a French frigate off the coast of Libya while it carried out checks on a Turkish ship that it suspected of breaking the UN arms embargo. Turkey denied the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ataturk, Cameron, Libya, Libya intervention, Macron, Obama, Qaddafi, Sarkozy, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, UNSC Res. 1973
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