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Iran War, A New Strain on Transatlantic Relations
March 23, 2026 With Trump’s second term in the White House, transatlantic relations entered challenging times. First came his largely understandable criticism of the European contribution to common defense, to which Europeans responded by committing to raising defense spending from … Continue reading
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Tagged EU-US, European Council conclusions, G-7, Iran war, NATO, transatlantic relations, Trump, Turkish foreign policy
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Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq and the Attack on Libya
March 20, 2026 Today marks a somber double anniversary in Middle Eastern history: 23 years since the 2003 invasion of Iraq and 15 years since the UK, US, and French intervention against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces in Libya. Years later, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gaddafi, invasion of Iraq, Iran war, Libya war, Netanyahu, Trump, Turkish foreign policy
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Europe in a Bind
March 16, 2026 European leaders met in Berlin on August 12, 2025, two days before the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. They issued a statement affirming that the people of Ukraine must have the freedom to decide their future and that … Continue reading
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Tagged Atatürk, European defense, Iran war, Russia, Trump, Trump-Putin Alaska summit, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war
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Operation Regime Change (2)
March 9, 2026 On March 1, the next day of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, President Trump stated that the US military intends to sustain its assault on Iran for “four to five weeks” if necessary, insisting that it “won’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Europe-US relations, Hegseth, Iran war, Israel, Lebanon, Netanyahu, Trump, Turkish foreign policy
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Operation Regime Change
March 2, 2026 In the 2012 presidential elections, Hassan Rouhani was elected with a very carefully worded program of change. The President and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif appeared to agree that confrontation with the West over the nuclear program was … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran war, Khamenei, Middle East, Netanyahu, Trump, Turkish foreign policy, US-Israel strikes on Iran
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A New Round of Talks or Military Strikes?
February 25, 2026 Yesterday, February 24, marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began Europe’s bloodiest conflict since the Second World War. Tomorrow, the Iranian and US delegations will meet again in Geneva. The question is … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Iran's nuclear program, Middle East, Trump, Turkish foreign policy, US-Iran talks
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The Munich Security Conference
February 18, 2026 The 62nd Munich Security Conference took place from February 13 to 15, 2026. With the war in Ukraine and strains in transatlantic relations, the conference attracted global attention. Starting with Chancellor Merz, as the leader of the … Continue reading
The Myth of the Rules-Based Order
February 9, 2026 Only a few years ago, the “rules-based international order” was the northern star of American foreign policy, a recurrent theme in policy statements by senior officials of the Biden administration. In an interview with Andrea Mitchell of … Continue reading
Trump’s Board of Peace
February 2, 2026 On September 29, 2025, the White House announced President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict.[i] The first phase of the ceasefire came into effect on October 10. On November 17, 2025, the UN Security Council … Continue reading
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Tagged Board of Peace (BoP), Gaza, Guterres, Trump, Turkish foreign policy, UN, UNSC Resolution 2803(2025)
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Syria Struggling for Peace and Stability
January 26, 2026 The US-Israel-led Western project to remake the Middle East started with the invasion of Iraq and continued with the regime change project in Libya, followed by Syria. In December 2024, the HTS seized the capital Damascus unopposed … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Sharaa, Assad, Israel, Middle East interventions, SDF, Syria, Trump, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy
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