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Russia Proposes a New Security Architecture in Europe and Beyond
January 3, 2022 The year 2021 is now behind us. Nonetheless, its final act will dominate the international stage in the months to come.
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Tagged Biden, European security, NATO expansion, NATO-Russia Founding Act, near abroad, Putin, Russia, Russian buildup, Russian proposals, Ukraine, US
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The Year 2021 in Retrospect
December 22, 2021 The top foreign and security policy item of 2021 was the strategic competition between major powers. Its subtitles were “China’s ascendancy”, “Russia’s resurgence” the “waning of American power”. The rise of authoritarianism, democracy’s decline, the failure of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021 in review, Biden, China, EU, Middle East, Putin, Russia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US, Xi
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Turkish Foreign Policy Must Restore Its Republican Settings
October 19, 2021 Afghanistan developments could only divert Turkey’s attention from Syria for a while. With the meeting on September 29 between Presidents Putin and Erdogan, and the latter’s comments signaling another operation against the PYD/YPG, we are back to … Continue reading
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Tagged Assad, Astana process.de-escalation zones, Idlib, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Turkey’s Vicious Circle of Foreign Policy
October 5, 2021 In late September, President Erdogan traveled to New York and addressed the UN General Assembly. He also hoped to have a face-to-face meeting with President Biden. When such a meeting failed to materialize, President Erdogan vented his … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden-Erdogan, Erdogan-Putin, Idlib, Lavrov, Russia, S-400s, Sochi meeting, Syria, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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The Quad Meeting
September 29, 2021 On September 15, 2021, President Biden, Prime Ministers Morrison, and Johnson announced the creation of AUKUS. On September 24, President Biden, Prime Ministers Morrison, Modi, and Suga convened in Washington in person as “the Quad” for the … Continue reading
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Tagged AUKUS, Biden, China-US, India, Japan, Modi, QUAD, Rules-based order, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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How Long the “Wait and See” to Judge the Taliban
September 20, 2021 The world is waiting to see whether the Taliban has changed or not, if so to what extent. Countries involved in Afghan affairs know that they would not witness fundamental change but hope for a move towards … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, Taliban, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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The Retreat from Afghanistan and Turkey’s Victory Day
August 30, 2021 Many military and intelligence experts predicted that the withdrawal from Afghanistan would not be an easy operation. With chaotic evacuations and the devastating twin bomb attacks of last Thursday, they proved right. Through the withdrawal Washington not … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Ataturk, Biden, fighting extremism, ISIS, ISIS-K, Kabul airport, NATO, Taliban, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Coming to Grips with Taliban’s Comeback
August 23, 2021 On February 19, 2021, in his first address to the global audience at the 2021 Virtual Munich Security Conference President Biden said, “I speak today as President of the United States at the very start of my … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Biden, Kabul airport, Kabul evacuation, Middle East, Taliban, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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“No Military Solution”
August 9, 2021 In the past decade, the phrase “no military solution to the conflict” became a diplomatic cliché. In November 2013, speaking to the BBC about the situation in Syria, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad said that there is no … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Biden, Blinken, Kabul suncontract, P-2 program, refugees, Taliban, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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The Kabul Subcontract
August 2, 2021 Whether Turkish troops would stay at Kabul airport beyond withdrawal has become another controversial topic of our foreign and security policy. In my last post I asked the following questions: • Would Turkish troops fight the Taliban … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Kabul airport, Taliban, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US
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