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The Rules-based International Order
May 10, 2021 The “rules-based international order” is now a recurrent theme in policy statements by senior officials of the Biden administration. Secretary Blinken, meeting with his Chinese counterparts in Anchorage on March 18, 2021, started the talks by saying … Continue reading
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Tagged China, international order, multilateralism, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, UN, US
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China and the US: A Competitive Relationship
March 16, 2021 Following the Second World War, the standoff between the US and Russia, NATO and the Warsaw Pact was called the Cold War. Nonetheless, in 1969, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed. The same year, Strategic Arms Limitation … Continue reading
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Tagged Anchorage meeting, Biden, Blinken, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Turkish foreign policy, US, US-China, Wang Yi
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Recalibrating America’s Relationships
March 1, 2021 On February 19, President Biden addressed the global community for the first time. At 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference he defined the partnership between Europe and the US as the cornerstone of all that the West hopes … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, China, Iran, Macron, Merkel, Munich Security Conference, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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More Than a Lost Year
December 22, 2020 The main foreign policy topics of the past decade have been China’s ascendancy, relations between the West and a resurgent Russia, the rise of authoritarianism, democracy’s decline, the failure of multilateralism and climate change. With the Trump … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, CAATSA Turkey, China, Iran, Israel, mİDDLE eAST, Russia, Trump, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Nagorno-Karabakh: The Road Ahead (2)
December 14, 2020 With the signing, by President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan, of the Russian-brokered statement on a complete ceasefire and the termination of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh the conflict has entered a new phase.
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, France, Iran, Minsk Group, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Nagorno-Karabakh: The Road Ahead
November 30, 2020 The last round of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan started on July 12, 2020. During the war between 1988-1994, Armenian forces had occupied not only Nagorno-Karabakh but also the seven surrounding districts of Azerbaijan before a Russian-brokered … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, France, Iran, Minsk Group, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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The JCPOA, Middle East Peace, and the US Presidential Election
August 24, 2020 The UN Security Council has adopted seven resolutions[i] addressing Iran’s nuclear program. Only Resolution 2231 (2015) remains in effect today. After Iran and the P5+1 reached agreement on the JCPOA, the Security Council endorsed the deal through … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Iran sanctions, Israel-UAE, JCPOA, Middle East, snapback, Turkish foreign policy, UNSC Res. 2231, US
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The Day of Reckoning
June 15, 2020 The end of the Cold War raised hopes for a more peaceful and stable world with the “international community” collectively confronting global challenges. This proved a myth. After three decades, all we hear now is Cold War … Continue reading
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Tagged China, coronavirus, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, US, US protests
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Iran-US Confrontation with Iraq in the Middle
January 8, 2020 President Obama made his intention to engage Iran public in his landmark Cairo speech on June 4, 2009, well before the election of Hassan Rouhani. He said: “…For many years, Iran has defined itself in part by … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Iran attacks, Iraq, Mosaddegh, Soleimani, Turkish foreign policy, US
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2019: The Year in Review
December 22, 2019 During the past year, climate change, corruption, street protests, polarization and disarray in the West dominated the global agenda. Frequent fires are part of California’s natural state but since the 1970s, the amount of area burned in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019, climate change, corruption, EU, polarization, street protests, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US, West
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