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Another Regime Change Project
January 5, 2026 Saturday’s attack on Venezuela, the abduction of President Maduro, and his being brought, handcuffed, to New York was a shock to the world. This was a brazen violation of international law. Moreover, President Trump’s press conference about … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Colombia, Cuba, Maduro, Rubio, Russia, Trump, Turkish foreign policy, Venezuela, Western Hemisphere
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UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 2803 (2025)
November 19, 2026 In my last post, hours before the UN Security Council began its deliberations on the draft US resolution on November 17, I said that the authority to be given to the Board of Peace (Bopp), the lack … Continue reading
President Trump’s Fifty-Day “Ultimatum”
July 21, 2025 After six months in office in his second term, the world has become accustomed to President Trump’s surprising changes of direction. Thus, his recent turnabout on the war in Ukraine and his relationship with President Putin, following … Continue reading
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Tagged Germany, NATO, Patriots, Putin, Russia, Trump, Turkey, Ukraine
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Russia’s Likely Response to the Ukrainian Drone Attack
June 6, 2025 In recent years, as military technologies have advanced, drones have become a crucial tool in modern warfare. Ukraine’s recent drone attacks against Russian strategic targets illustrate this shift. Ukraine has increasingly used drone warfare to target critical … Continue reading
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Tagged Putin, Russia, Trump-Putin call, Ukraine, Ukraine's drone attack
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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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President Trump and the Ukraine Conflict
November 18, 2024 On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, leaving the stage to Boris Yeltsin as the President of Russia. The Soviet Union became history.
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Tagged Biden, Putin, Russia, Trump Ukraine, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraaine war, US
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The BRICS Summit and Türkiye
October 28, 2024 BRICS currently comprises ten nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE. It represents about half of the world’s population. According to estimates, it now accounts for 37.3 % of … Continue reading
Türkiye’s Support for Ukraine and Membership in BRICS
September 16, 2024 The year 2023 was a tough one for Ukraine. Its spring offensive failed. The US military aid started coming after months of delay. Mobilization became unpopular in Ukrainian society. In brief, it became increasingly clear that a … Continue reading
The Forbidden Word “Ceasefire”
February 26, 2024 On February 17, Chancellor Scholz addressed the Munich Security Conference. Mentioning the tragic death of Alexei Navalny, he declared that to all intents and purposes, President Putin has brought the economy, education, science, and culture in Russia … Continue reading
Russia, China, and the War in Gaza
January 25, 2024 On October 7, 2023, a comment by Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the conflict, which has continued for 75 years, cannot be resolved by force and can be settled exclusively by political and diplomatic … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Gaza war, Global South, Hamas, Israel, NATO, Russia, Sweden, Turkish foreign policy, US
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