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Tag Archives: Turkish foreign policy
Turkish Foreign Policy
September 28, 2020 At present, tension characterizes Turkey’s relationship with the EU. Ankara’s relationship with Washington is a rollercoaster. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put Turkey in the same category with North Korea, Russia, and Saudi Arabia as Ankara is holding … Continue reading
US Diplomacy in a Higher Gear
September 22, 2020 With the November 3 presidential election approaching, the Trump administration’s Middle East policy has shifted into a higher gear. It began on January 28 with the unveiling, by President Trump and PM Netanyahu, of the “deal of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Accords, Bahrain, Biden, Erdogan, Greece-Turkey, Iran, Israel, sanctions snapback, Trump, Turkish foreign policy, UAE
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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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Tensions Between NATO Allies Greece and Turkey
September 7, 2020 The following is from “OECD Economic Surveys, Greece” of July 2020: “Greece has responded swiftly to the pandemic and has effectively limited infections, but the economy has been hit hard… Before the pandemic hit, the Greek economy … Continue reading
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Tagged Aegean, eastern Mediterranean, Greece, maritime jurisdiction, NATO, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy
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Tough Times for the People of Belarus
August 31, 2020 Following the Belarus presidential election, protesters took to the streets claiming that the result was rigged. With Ukraine conflict continuing across the border, theirs was an act of courage. Riot police reacted with violence. President Lukashenko has … Continue reading
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Tagged Belarus, China, EU-Belarus, Georgia, Hong Kong, Lukashenko, NATO, Putin, Russia, Stoltenberg, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine, US-Belarus
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The JCPOA, Middle East Peace, and the US Presidential Election
August 24, 2020 The UN Security Council has adopted seven resolutions[i] addressing Iran’s nuclear program. Only Resolution 2231 (2015) remains in effect today. After Iran and the P5+1 reached agreement on the JCPOA, the Security Council endorsed the deal through … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Iran sanctions, Israel-UAE, JCPOA, Middle East, snapback, Turkish foreign policy, UNSC Res. 2231, US
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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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Turkey’s Distorted Priorities (2)
August 6, 2020 Merriam-Webster defines “crystal gazing” as, “1: the art or practice of concentrating on a glass or crystal globe with the aim of inducing a psychic state in which divination can be performed, “2: the attempt to predict … Continue reading
Turkey’s Polarization Continues Unabated
July 27, 2020 The sermon delivered by Professor Ali Erbaş, the President of Turkish Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), at the opening of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque has rightly aroused indignation, anger among those who remain attached to Turkey’s founding principles … Continue reading
The Hagia Sophia: Balance Sheet of the Past Week
July 19, 2020 It has been a week since the Hagia Sophia was reconverted to a mosque through the annulment of the government decree of 1935 which had turned it into a museum. The change was presented as an auspicious … Continue reading
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Tagged Ataturk, Ayasofya mosque, EU, Hagia Sophia, Mehmed the Conqueror, Russia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, UNESCO
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