Cry For Aleppo and the Global Leadership Gap

Turkey is the main humanitarian actor on the ground spearheading intense shuttle diplomacy with Russia for a peaceful resolution of the Aleppo crisis

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Cry For Aleppo and the Global Leadership Gap
Isolated Iran Finds Bosom Buddies In West

Isolated Iran Finds Bosom Buddies In West

Iran is trying to establish its own area of influence before Trump is sworn in and points to Iran as the main other in the Middle East

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While the Washington elite is preoccupied with infighting, policy makers across the world are eager to understand where the next commander-in-chief wants to take U.S. foreign policy.

The international community fails to understand the gravity of the terrorism threat around the world. Turkey was the target today, but no one knows who will be next

Turkey will continue to resist speculative attacks orchestrated by domestic and international investors with an optimal mixture of prudent governance and counter-speculative moves made by key market players

Analysts that haven't seen such Trump's suprising diplomatic style in international relations, cannot comment on the future of the frozen US-China relations

Europe's Leadership Crisis

The latest political news show that the biggest problem in the West is the increasing trend of populism rather than racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia

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Europe's Leadership Crisis
Is It the End of the Attrition War In Syria

Is It the End of the Attrition War In Syria?

There is a genocide going on in Aleppo in front of the eyes of the entire world; civilians are being killed indiscriminately, without a care for whether man or woman, child or adult, child, young or old

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The public debate on constitutional reform and presidentialism is symptomatic of broader changes in state-society relations in Turkey

A potential disengagement over the fate of the refugee deal could create additional problems for Ankara and Brussels alike. Moving forward, European leaders have to stop bashing Turkey and cease their support for terrorist groups targeting Turkish citizens

Despite strong volatilies in the exchange rate due to global factors, Turkey's economic risk levels are not objectively assessed

Globetrotting may make Japan more visible up to a certain point. More important is discussing and debating the potential options in foreign policy.

Last week, Tokyo's hosting a convention to discuss the Islamophobia danger is a promising development for a better world

Defining Erdoğan's political vision, which has found a wide response in Turkey, as "ethnic or Islamic nationalism," is a big mistake. Erdoğan's political vision could be described as "civic nationalism" at best.

Turkey is seeking to protect its economic and political interests in northern Iraq while fighting against PKK and ISIL.

A quick look at the West's treatment of Turkey over the past decade reveals that Mr. Erdoğan's disappointment isn't some emotional reaction but a structural transformation already underway

The reason for the current situation between Turkey and the EU is not the personal approaches of Erdoğan or European politicians. It has more structural reasons

If the Trump administration wants to normalize the U.S.'s relations with Turkey, it has to focus on taking steps to end the lack of 'trust' between the two countries

When the larger picture that takes the "Trump factor" and rising global economic tensions into account is analyzed, it is clear that the turbulent period in the global economy might be with the U.S. well into the medium term.

The kind of foreign policy the new U.S. administration adopts will be the new topic of debate with Donald Trump's presidency

The Gulenist Terrorist Organisation has an international support network. Unlike IS threats of "lone wolves" and its widespread alienation by the public, Gulenists benefit from a certain level of public legitimacy.