Tag Archives: Turkish foreign policy

2023 Gets Off to a Difficult Start

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Ali Tuygan

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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2022: Year in Review

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

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 →

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Putting France-US Relations Back on Track

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

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

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

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 →

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The G20 Summit

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

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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Russia’s Withdrawal from Kherson

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

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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China-West Relations and the Scholz Visit

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

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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Global Uncertainty Continues

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

October 31, 2022 This was a revealing month for the world. In Beijing, President Xi Jinping presented to the Chinese Party Congress the report of the Central Committee in a two-hour-long speech.[i] Having secured a third five-year term as president, … Continue reading →

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Europe’s Time of Troubles

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

October 24, 2022 For centuries Europe remained the world’s main battleground. But the number of casualties of the two world wars, occurring within four decades, dwarfed the losses and devastation of the past conflicts.  And as the Second World War … Continue reading →

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A Brief Look at the Past as Escalation Continues in Ukraine

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

October 17, 2022 On December 25, 1991, the Soviet Union ceased to exist as a sovereign state. Soon after, the former republics of the USSR declared independence one after the other. In some cases, the separation of paths proved more … Continue reading →

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