Turkey wants to fill geopolitical void in Middle East

Washington should find a way to cooperate with Ankara as Trump steps toward creating a more homogeneous and hawkish administration on diplomacy, national security and the economy


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Turkey wants to fill geopolitical void in Middle East
Turkey and the Middle East's emerging geopolitical void

Turkey and the Middle East's emerging geopolitical void

A new way of Arab nationalism based on more radical sectarian discourses is currently being promoted by Mohammed bin Salman and his partners with the help of the U.S. to further fuel in the Middle East


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It took just 58 days for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) and Free Syrian Army (FSA) to liberate the Afrin city center.

In his book, we see that McMaster actually extracted the right lessons from the failure in Vietnam, but sadly enough, he was ousted from the Trump administration without achieving much

Possession of state-of-the-art technology provides a strong element of power, control and even oppression to its owners, which understandably creates a considerable ethical gap

The American invasion of Iraq can be demonstrated as a textbook example of how to kill a state and destroy a population, if not a nation.

What should Pompeo do?

The U.S. should have realised that Turkey was not bluffing about clearing its border from all terrorist elements


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What should Pompeo do
Europe must appreciate Turkey's commitment to counterterrorism

Europe must appreciate Turkey's commitment to counterterrorism

Under a new counter-terrorism policy, Turkey is committed to neutralizing national security threats in Syria and Iraq whether European leaders like it or not


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After the Arab revolutions and insurgencies started, all strong republican regimes, which were known as the main carriers of Arab nationalism, collapsed.

As Turkish-U.S relations have been passing through a difficult period, U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week that he fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominated CIA Director Mike Pompeo via his Twitter account.

The first thing Pompeo needs to do in office as the new secretary of state is to look for ways to win the U.S. allies', particularly Turkey's, trust back

U.S. President Donald Trump made headlines this week by dismissing and appointing senior members of his administration.