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The War in Ukraine and Turkey’s Relations with NATO Allies

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

April 27, 2022 On Monday, April 25, following their visit to Kyiv, Secretaries Blinken and Austin spoke to the traveling press. They were asked the following question: “… do you see a scenario where international support enables Ukraine to avoid … Continue reading →

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The Battle for Eastern Ukraine

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

April 22, 2022 Last week, in an article titled, “The U.S. Races to Arm Ukraine with Heavier, More Advanced Weaponry” the New York Times provided the reader with extensive information about the Western arms supplies to Ukraine.[i] It mentioned the … Continue reading →

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Ukraine, a Conflict of Diverse Interests

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

April 18, 2022 A country’s foreign policy is shaped by its identity, sense of belonging, world outlook, and geographic location. This last one is a constant, others are subject to evolution, change, and definition/redefinition within the limits of reason. The … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Indiscriminate Attacks Spark Outrage

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

April 11, 2022  On April 5, 2022, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that assertions of “war crimes” are a pretext to torpedo the ongoing negotiations at a time when some light, however dim, has appeared at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict, the Question of Crimea

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

April 4, 2022 On March 25, Russian General Staff deputy head Colonel General Sergey Rudskoy announced that the significant reduction of the Ukrainian military potential will now make it possible for Russia to concentrate on the main goal: the liberation … Continue reading →

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Turkey’s Imperative to Restore Democratic Rule

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

March 31, 2022 In its early years, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government launched an open-ended accession process with the EU. From day one, the process ran into difficulties because the EU countries behaved as if they regretted … Continue reading →

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The War in Ukraine and West’s Summit Meetings

Posted on March 27, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

March 27, 2022 The following was my summing-up of the Ukraine conflict seven years ago: “News from Ukraine and Ukraine-related developments are not encouraging. The Minsk cease-fire remains fragile. Political and economic difficulties facing Ukraine show no sign of abating. … Continue reading →

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The Invasion of Ukraine, Another Challenge for the China-US Relationship

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

March 21, 2022 On March 18, Presidents Biden and Xi Jinping held a two-hour-long video conference. To put their meeting in perspective, one does not have to go back all the way to China’s “century of humiliation”, but a brief … Continue reading →

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President Putin Steps up the Assault on Ukraine

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

March 15, 2022 Western countries are experiencing a shock because it is for the first time since the end of the Second World War that the continent is witnessing a major armed conflict, the only exception being the break-up of … Continue reading →

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Brinkmanship versus Diplomacy

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Ali Tuygan

March 9, 2022 Merriam-Webster defines “brinkmanship” as, “the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety especially to force a desired outcome”, and “diplomacy” as “the art and practice of conducting negotiations between … Continue reading →

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