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Wars and War Crimes
June 5, 2023 It has been a year and a half since Russia invaded Ukraine. Despite the havoc it has caused and the widespread resentment with its global impact, like many other wars, the world is getting used to living … Continue reading
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Tagged China, ICC, Russia, Syrian conflict, Turkish foreign policy, US, war crimes, war in ukraine
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A Call for Peace in Syria
January 7, 2023 In 2009, the communique issued at the end of the Damascus meeting of the “Turkish-Syrian High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council” referred to a “strategic partnership”, at the time a fashionable label for Türkiye’s external relationships. It mentioned common … Continue reading
Waiting for the Turkish Elections
January 23, 2023 Although not yet officially announced, it appears that Türkiye will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, 2023. President Erdoğan is running for a third term and the group of six opposition parties known as the … Continue reading
The US and Peace in the Middle East
January 9, 2023 On January 3, 2023, US State Department Spokesman Ned Price, in response to a question regarding “the rapprochement between Turkey and the Syrian regime” said: “Well, as I understand it, this was a trilateral engagement involving Syria, … Continue reading
2023 Gets Off to a Difficult Start
January 2, 2023 The year 2022 was “annus horribilis” for Europe and to a lesser degree for the world. And its final few weeks did not augur well for 2023. China witnessed an incredible upsurge in Covid infections overwhelming hospitals. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2023, China, Kissinger, Putin-Xi, Russia, Russia-China, Russia-West, Syrian conflict, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US
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The West Needs to Write a Success Story
August 22, 2022 With the war in Ukraine, “the emerging world order” has become a current topic with conflicting opening gambits. The West argues for the rules-based international order, the body of rules, norms, and institutions that govern relations. Among … Continue reading
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Tagged China, EU, Russia, strategic competition, Syrian conflict, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US, world order
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Turkey’s Middle East Policy Coming Full Circle
December 6, 2021 The so-called “Friends of Syria Group”, now history, held its first meeting in Tunis on February 24, 2012. On April 1, 2012, it met for the second time in Istanbul. Later that month in 2012, Turkey’s Foreign … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Dhabi, Arab Spring, Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Syrian conflict, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, UAE
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Tough Choices for Ankara
November 8, 2021 Another operation by the Turkish Armed Forces in Syria is looming. President Erdogan gave the signal last month. Military reinforcements were sent to the border. On October 26, the Turkish parliament approved a motion extending authorization to launch … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, China Syria, PKK/YPG, Russia Syria, Summit for Democracy, Syrian conflict, Turkey, Turkey Syria, Turkish foreign policy, US Syria
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Turkey Needs to Pivot to Diplomacy
June 22, 2020 Ataturk was the hero of our War of Independence, the founder of the Republic and Turkey’s greatest ever reformer. His motto was, “peace at home, peace in the world”. Suffice to say, we no longer have peace … Continue reading
The Syrian Quagmire
May 18, 2020 Syria’s relations with Moscow have traditionally been close and steady. Russia operated a military base in Tartus for more than four decades. In the mid-1990s, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, U.S. Secretary of State Warren … Continue reading
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Tagged Russia -Syria, Russia-US, Syrian conflict, Syrian quagmire, Turkish foreign policy, US-Syria
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