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Moving Toward “No Peace No War” in Ukraine
May 31, 2022 On May 19, in a government statement in the German Bundestag, Chancellor Scholz said, “We all share the same goal: Russia must not win this war. Ukraine must survive.” Putin first has to realize that he cannot … Continue reading
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Confronting China
May 26, 2022 On March 26, in Poland, President Biden referring to President Putin said, “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” Administration officials immediately scrambled to clarify that what he meant was not regime change. “That’s not … Continue reading
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The Unsustainable Cost of Turkey’s Assertive Foreign Policy and Democratic Decline
May 23, 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; the others are subject to evolution, change, and definition/redefinition within the limits of reason. … Continue reading
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Tagged Finland, NATO expansion, Putin, Russian invasion, Sweden, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
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High Time for Diplomacy
May 16, 2022 Last week, the US House of Representatives approved 40 billion dollars in additional aid for Ukraine by a vote of 368-57. The package of military, economic and humanitarian support was 7 billion dollars more than the 33 … Continue reading
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War-making vs. Peacemaking
May 9, 2022 9/11 Led to an outburst of international sympathy and support for the US. President George W. Bush vowed vengeance and ordered the invasion of Afghanistan, where al-Qaeda’s leadership was based. Russian President Putin was the first foreign … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Biden, Iraq, Libya, Putin, Russian invasion, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict, Zelensky
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Toward Protracted War in Ukraine
May 2, 2022 On April 27, at a meeting with the Council of Lawmakers, President Putin accused the West of always pursuing a policy of containing Russia. He said no one could imagine the creation of an “anti-Russia” on historical … Continue reading
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The War in Ukraine and Turkey’s Relations with NATO Allies
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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Tagged Austin, Blinken, Guterres, Navalny, Osman Kavala, Russian invasion, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
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The Battle for Eastern Ukraine
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
Ukraine, a Conflict of Diverse Interests
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
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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Tagged Blinken, China-Ukraine, EU-Ukraine, Lavrov, NATO, Putin, Russian invasion, Stoltenberg, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine conflict
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