Tag Archives: Turkish foreign policy

The Invasion of Iraq in Retrospect

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

March 20, 2023 Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.  Six weeks into the invasion, on May 1, President Bush declared “mission accomplished”. Two decades later few would agree with him. The following is a key paragraph … Continue reading →

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The Global South Plus

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

March 13, 2023 On February 23, 2023, the UN General Assembly through its Resolution A/ES-11/L.7, once again called for ending the war in Ukraine and demanded Russia’s immediate withdrawal from the country in line with the UN Charter. The voting … Continue reading →

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Türkiye’s Zeitenwende

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

March 7, 2023 On February 6, 2023, two major earthquakes struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The international media correctly referred to them as the “Turkey-Syria earthquakes”. But for those familiar with the downturn relations between … Continue reading →

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Presidents Biden and Putin in Single Combat

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

February 27, 2023 Last Monday in an article titled, “Biden’s Surreal and Secretive Journey into a War Zone”by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear, the New York Times shared some details of President Biden’s visit to Ukraine with the reader.[i] … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: One Year On

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

February 20, 2023 Two years ago, on February 19, 2021, at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference, President Biden addressed the global community for the first time. He defined the partnership between Europe and the US as the cornerstone of … Continue reading →

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From Ping-pong Diplomacy to Balloon Crisis

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

February 13, 2023 Already, there is a lot to be said about the Turkey-Syria earthquake. There will be much more in the weeks and months ahead. Neither the dust will set settle, nor the grief, and anger will go away … Continue reading →

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A Call for Peace in Syria

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

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 →

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The Middle East Sending Reminders

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

February 6, 2023 At the end of January Secretary of State Blinken visited Egypt where he met with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and President El-Sisi. His remarks there were full of praise for Egypt and the strategic partnership between the … Continue reading →

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The Urgency of Avoiding Escalation in Ukraine

Posted on January 31, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

January 31, 2023 On January 25, Chancellor Scholz told the Bundestag that Germany will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. For some, the German government was bowing to growing “international pressure”. For Mr. Scholz and others, the German government was … Continue reading →

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Western Disarray Over Leopard 2 Tanks Behind for Now

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

January 25, 2023 On January 20, the US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group met at Ramstein Air Base in Germany under the chairmanship of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The meeting, attended by more than fifty nations and NATO’s Secretary General … Continue reading →

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