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Western Disarray Over Leopard 2 Tanks Behind for Now
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
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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2022: Year in Review
December 12, 2022 “Annus horribilis” is a phrase made famous by Queen Elizabeth II in a speech delivered near the end of 1992. At the time she was referring to the difficulties in the British royal family. The queen’s remarks … Continue reading
Putting France-US Relations Back on Track
December 5, 2022 Last week President Macron paid a state visit to Washington, the first of the Biden administration. In widely reported remarks, “France has jumped to the head of the queue,” said Professor Charles Kupchan, who was a senior … Continue reading
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Toward an Inflection Point
November 28, 2022 President Erdogan’s handshake with President al-Sisi has once again triggered criticism about the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) leadership’s foreign policy U-turns. On the list were the relations with the UAE, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. … Continue reading
The G20 Summit
November 17, 2022 As admitted by its member states, the G20 is not the forum to resolve security issues. But in a time of international turmoil with the war in Ukraine, strategic competition between major powers, the Covid-19 pandemic, global … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden-Xi meeting, G20 summit, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US-China relations
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Russia’s Withdrawal from Kherson
November 14, 2022 Last Friday, following an announcement by the Russian military that it had completed its withdrawal from Kherson, Ukrainian soldiers entered the city prompting nationwide celebration. Coming weeks after he declared the Kherson region a part of Russia … Continue reading
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Tagged Kherson, Putin, Russia's withdrawal, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war
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China-West Relations and the Scholz Visit
November 7, 2022 On June 14, 2021, Mr. Biden arrived in Brussels on his first trip to Europe as President. His principal task at the NATO summit was to put behind America’s allies’ troubled relations with the Trump White House … Continue reading
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