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The New Year Begins with Uncertainties
January 2, 2025 Toward the end of 2024, Germany and France were engulfed in domestic political problems. Romania’s constitutional court annulled the country’s 2024 presidential election. Georgia remained in political turmoil. South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial … Continue reading
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Tagged Macron Ukraine, Syria, Trump, Turkish foreign policy, US China, US Russia, war in Gaza, war in ukraine
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Türkiye at an Inflection Point
December 19, 2024 The history of Türkiye-West relations over the last fifteen years has been characterized by a lack of meaningful dialogue, unfriendly rhetoric, and confrontation despite a promising beginning. In April 2009 President Obama came to Ankara on his … Continue reading
The Year 2024 in Review
December 16, 2024 People aspire to democracy. Regardless of their respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, and the rule of law, all regimes claim to be democratic in some form because it remains the ultimate source of legitimacy to govern. … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Gaza war, HTS, Iran, ISIS, Israel US, Middle East, PYD-YPG, Russia, Syria, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war
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The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Blitzkrieg
December 9, 2024 After thirteen years of internal fighting, loss of life, and devastation, the five-decade-long Assad regime was swept away in barely two weeks. President Hafez al-Assad, the father, was the President of Syria from 1971 until his death … Continue reading
Türkiye’s Thirteen Years of Trouble in Syria
December 4, 2024 The recent “rebel” offensive in northern Syria has brought multiple security challenges once again along our 911-kilometer border with our southern neighbor. The confusion it has caused is understandable because there are not only countries but many … Continue reading
The Race Toward January 20th
December 2, 2024 The year 2024 was largely dominated by the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon, and in mid-summer attention started to shift toward the US presidential election. President Biden was determined to run for a second term. A … Continue reading
Escalation in the War in Ukraine – Counting the Days
November 22, 2024 On November 17, 2024, the 998th day of Russia’s invasion, Russia launched more than 200 missiles and drones at Ukraine. The same day, President Biden, in a significant shift in US policy, authorized Ukraine to use ballistic … Continue reading
President Trump and the Ukraine Conflict
November 18, 2024 On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, leaving the stage to Boris Yeltsin as the President of Russia. The Soviet Union became history.
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Tagged Biden, Putin, Russia, Trump Ukraine, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraaine war, US
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President Trump and the Middle East
November 13, 2024 The stunning comeback of Mr. Trump as President-elect has triggered speculation about the future of US foreign policy, particularly regarding the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. The latter’s past decade might offer some clues into … Continue reading
The Loser of the Election is President Biden
November 11, 2024 For months the West anxiously watched the US presidential campaign. “Anxiously” because the world is in turmoil with the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon taking their toll, and there is a lack of leadership. The quality … Continue reading
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Tagged Ataturk, Biden-Kamala Harris, Obama-Biden, Trump, Turkey-US relations, Turkish foreign policy, US elections
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