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The Question of the Endgame in Ukraine
April 22, 2024 On February 26, 2024, President Macron, after hosting a meeting of 25 European leaders in Paris, said that there was “no consensus” on committing ground troops to the conflict in Ukraine but added, “Nothing should be excluded. … Continue reading
2024: Another Challenging Year for the West
January 2, 2024 On May 7, 2021, China initiated a virtual discussion at the UN Security Council on the future of the Organization and the international order. In remarks to the Security Council, Secretary Blinken, after thanking China for the … Continue reading
Looking Back at the Year 2023
December 18, 2023 For most of the past year, the war in Ukraine and Washington’s strategic competition with China dominated the global agenda. Then came the October 7 Hamas onslaught against Israel creating yet another maelstrom of uncertainty for the … Continue reading
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Tagged China US, EU Gaza, Gaza war, NATO, Netanyahu, Putin, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war
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The Limits of NATO’s Outreach
April 24, 2023 On April 7, a batch of classified documents detailing American national security secrets from Ukraine to the Middle East to China surfaced on social media sites. It caused a shock in Washington. The leaked documents contained some … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, EU, Indo-Pacific, Japan, NATO-China, NATO-Russia, Putin, South Korea, Stoltenberg, Ukraine war
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The Global South Plus
March 13, 2023 On February 23, 2023, the UN General Assembly through its Resolution A/ES-11/L.7, once again called for ending the war in Ukraine and demanded Russia’s immediate withdrawal from the country in line with the UN Charter. The voting … Continue reading
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Tagged Astana format, C5+1, Central Asia, China, Global South, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkish foreign policy, U.S., Ukraine war
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Presidents Biden and Putin in Single Combat
February 27, 2023 Last Monday in an article titled, “Biden’s Surreal and Secretive Journey into a War Zone”by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear, the New York Times shared some details of President Biden’s visit to Ukraine with the reader.[i] … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, China, Global South, Putin, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US, Wang Yi, Xi, Zelensky
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: One Year On
February 20, 2023 Two years ago, on February 19, 2021, at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference, President Biden addressed the global community for the first time. He defined the partnership between Europe and the US as the cornerstone of … Continue reading
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Tagged arms supplies, Biden, Macron, Munich Security Conference, NATO, Putin, Russia, Scholz, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine war, US
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A Call for Peace in Syria
January 7, 2023 In 2009, the communique issued at the end of the Damascus meeting of the “Turkish-Syrian High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council” referred to a “strategic partnership”, at the time a fashionable label for Türkiye’s external relationships. It mentioned common … Continue reading
The Urgency of Avoiding Escalation in Ukraine
January 31, 2023 On January 25, Chancellor Scholz told the Bundestag that Germany will send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. For some, the German government was bowing to growing “international pressure”. For Mr. Scholz and others, the German government was … Continue reading
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The US and Peace in the Middle East
January 9, 2023 On January 3, 2023, US State Department Spokesman Ned Price, in response to a question regarding “the rapprochement between Turkey and the Syrian regime” said: “Well, as I understand it, this was a trilateral engagement involving Syria, … Continue reading
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