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A Recast Strategic Landscape from One NATO Summit to the Next
July 4, 2022 G7 met in Elmau, Germany, on 26-28 June 2022. The communiqué issued following the meeting stressed G7’s condemnation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and reiterated that G7 will stand with Ukraine for as long as … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Finland, G7, NATO, NATO expansion, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US
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A World of Incertitude
June 27, 2022 With the war in Ukraine, the “emerging world order” has once again become a current topic even though the use of the word “order” in the global context does not correspond to its Merriam-Webster definition which is … Continue reading
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Tagged China, India, NATO expansion, nuclear proliferation, Russia, strategic competition, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict, US
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Strategic or Suicidal Global Competition?
June 20, 2022 On June 15, the New York Times reported that heat waves are becoming more frequent, hotter, and longer-lasting than in previous decades, according to scientists. The US National Climate Assessment noted in 2018 that the frequency of … Continue reading
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Tagged China, climate change, food security, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict, US
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Toward NATO’s Madrid Summit
June 13, 2022 On his first trip to Europe, in June 2021, President Biden arrived at Brussels having mustered the support of the G7 on Russia and China. His principal task at the NATO summit was to put the four … Continue reading
West’s Türkiye/NATO Expansion Conundrum
June 6, 2022 Last week, the Turkish government sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that henceforth it be referred to as “Türkiye” which was immediately agreed upon. The move was seen as part of a push by … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Finland, NATO expansion, PKK/YPG, Putin, Russian invasion, Sweden, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
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Moving Toward “No Peace No War” in Ukraine
May 31, 2022 On May 19, in a government statement in the German Bundestag, Chancellor Scholz said, “We all share the same goal: Russia must not win this war. Ukraine must survive.” Putin first has to realize that he cannot … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Kissinger, Putin, Russia -Syria, Russia sanctions, Russian invasion, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
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Confronting China
May 26, 2022 On March 26, in Poland, President Biden referring to President Putin said, “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” Administration officials immediately scrambled to clarify that what he meant was not regime change. “That’s not … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, China, Indo-Pacific, Russian invasion, Taiwan, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict, US-China relations
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The Unsustainable Cost of Turkey’s Assertive Foreign Policy and Democratic Decline
May 23, 2022 A country’s foreign policy is shaped by its identity, sense of belonging, world outlook, and geographic location. This last one is a constant; the others are subject to evolution, change, and definition/redefinition within the limits of reason. … Continue reading
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Tagged Finland, NATO expansion, Putin, Russian invasion, Sweden, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
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High Time for Diplomacy
May 16, 2022 Last week, the US House of Representatives approved 40 billion dollars in additional aid for Ukraine by a vote of 368-57. The package of military, economic and humanitarian support was 7 billion dollars more than the 33 … Continue reading
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Tagged Finland, G7, NATO expansion, Putin, Russian invasion, Sweden, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
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War-making vs. Peacemaking
May 9, 2022 9/11 Led to an outburst of international sympathy and support for the US. President George W. Bush vowed vengeance and ordered the invasion of Afghanistan, where al-Qaeda’s leadership was based. Russian President Putin was the first foreign … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Biden, Iraq, Libya, Putin, Russian invasion, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict, Zelensky
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