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The Fall Of Assad Is A Defeat For Russia And No 'Win' For The US
Is Turkey's Big Break With Israel For real?
Turkey's BRICS Gambit Is Just What Russia Ordered
Turkey's Government Enables Terrorists
NATO Member Turkey Takes Role Of 'Active Neutrality' In Red Sea Crisis
Pope Francis Says Ukraine Should Have "Courage Of The White Flag" Against Russia
Why Are Islamists Claiming Non-Muslim Land?
Turkey Celebrates Centenary Of The Republic In Shadow Of War
Turkey’s Elections: What’s At Stake?
WASHINGTON, U.S.:Few can predict the outcome of this Sunday’s critical presidential elections in Turkey. Polls suggest considerable voter dissatisfaction within the country after over two decades of domination by the AK party of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — a figure who has dominated the Turkish political order for so long that, for some, change seems almost inconceivable and unsettling.
Assad Plays A Strong Hand In Diplomatic Poker With Arab Neighbors
Turkey's Looming Invasion Of Syria Tests US-Kurdish Ties
LONDON, UK--Turkey’s threatened incursion into northern Syria is testing US efforts to balance between an important counterterrorism partner in the Middle East and a pivotal geopolitical ally in the war in Ukraine.
Turkey: What Is The Real Terrorist Threat?
NEW YORK, U.S.--Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's ideological family tree is inherently anti-Western-- hence, anti-US and anti-NATO. This author's most recent article, "NATO Family Picture in Madrid: This Will Not Be Erdoğan's Last Blackmail," was posted on July 7.
Unintended Consequences: A Heyday For The Geopolitics Of Eurasian Transport
SINGAPORE CITY, Singapore--When Russia invaded Ukraine, it took itself off the map of Eurasian transport corridors linking China and Europe. At the same time, it breathed new life into moribund routes that would allow goods to travel across the Eurasian landmass without traversing Russia. It also opened the door to greater Russian connectivity with the Middle East and South and Southeast Asia.
Palestinians Commit Suicide As Their Leaders Live In Hotels And Villas
NEW YORK, U.S.--It has been 15 years since the Islamist Hamas group seized control of the Gaza Strip, home to some two million Palestinians. Since then, the residents of the Gaza Strip have been reminded on a daily basis of the failure of the Iranian-backed group to provide them with decent living conditions.
Turkish Aggression Threatens Syria’s Most Vulnerable
WASHINGTON, U.S.--The Islamic State-perpetrated genocide in Iraq and Syria and the ongoing Syrian Civil War are dual tragedies that have fallen disproportionately on Christians, Yazidis, and other religious minorities in the region.
Will Erdogan Be The Biggest Winner In Ukraine Crisis?
Turkey, Terrorists And NATO
NEW YORK, U.S.--Turkey, reportedly on the verge of yet another military incursion into Syria, appears up to other fun and games as well.
Playing Games In NATO: Turkey Eyes Its Role In A New World Order
WASHINGTON, U.S.--NATO’s spat over Turkish opposition to Swedish and Finnish membership is about more than expanding the North Atlantic military alliance. It’s as much about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s immediate political goals as Turkey’s positioning itself in a new 21st-century world order.
Turkey: NATO's Pro-Putin Ally
NEW YORK, U.S.--Turkey's "balancing act" during the Russian invasion of Ukraine is the result of the country's Islamist leader's two-decade long indoctrination of a generation of Turks to make them "pious."