Tag Archives: Turkish foreign policy

Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq and the Attack on Libya

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

March 20, 2026 Today marks a somber double anniversary in Middle Eastern history: 23 years since the 2003 invasion of Iraq and 15 years since the UK, US, and French intervention against Muammar Gaddafi’s forces in Libya. Years later, the … Continue reading →

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Europe in a Bind

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

March 16, 2026 European leaders met in Berlin on August 12, 2025, two days before the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. They issued a statement affirming that the people of Ukraine must have the freedom to decide their future and that … Continue reading →

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Operation Regime Change (2)

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

March 9, 2026 On March 1, the next day of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, President Trump stated that the US military intends to sustain its assault on Iran for “four to five weeks” if necessary, insisting that it “won’t … Continue reading →

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Operation Regime Change

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

March 2, 2026 In the 2012 presidential elections, Hassan Rouhani was elected with a very carefully worded program of change. The President and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif appeared to agree that confrontation with the West over the nuclear program was … Continue reading →

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A New Round of Talks or Military Strikes?

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

February 25, 2026 Yesterday, February 24, marked the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began Europe’s bloodiest conflict since the Second World War. Tomorrow, the Iranian and US delegations will meet again in Geneva. The question is … Continue reading →

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The Munich Security Conference

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

February 18, 2026 The 62nd  Munich Security Conference took place from February 13 to 15, 2026. With the war in Ukraine and strains in transatlantic relations, the conference attracted global attention. Starting with Chancellor Merz, as the leader of the … Continue reading →

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The Myth of the Rules-Based Order

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

February 9, 2026 Only a few years ago, the “rules-based international order” was the northern star of American foreign policy, a recurrent theme in policy statements by senior officials of the Biden administration. In an interview with  Andrea Mitchell of … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Board of Peace

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

February 2, 2026 On September 29, 2025, the White House announced President Trump’s Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict.[i] The first phase of the ceasefire came into effect on October 10. On November 17, 2025, the UN Security Council … Continue reading →

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Syria Struggling for Peace and Stability

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

January 26, 2026 The US-Israel-led Western project to remake the Middle East started with the invasion of Iraq and continued with the regime change project in  Libya, followed by Syria. In December 2024, the HTS seized the capital Damascus unopposed … Continue reading →

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What if the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) Had Survived?

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Ali Tuygan

January 19, 2026 The anti-regime protests in Iran were the top development of global attention over the past weeks. In the background was the nature of the Iranian regime, its controversial and confrontational regional outreach, which, to a large extent, … Continue reading →

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