Resetting Turkey-US Relations in the Trump Era
In order to become a key player in the Middle East again, Washington needs to repair its damaged relations with Ankara
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Reiterated Domestic Challenge to American National Unity and Its Global Hegemony
The Trump administration must adopt a reasonable policy both in domestic and foreign platforms and not allow the world to become a place where every actor loses in the end
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Time will show whether the Trump administration will keep its word in 'making America great again' or follow in the stereotypical footsteps of the former administrations
The confirmation hearings for senior positions in the incoming administration last week demonstrated there may be a difference of opinion among members of the administration.
Trump will focus his time and energy on dismantling Obama's legacy at home and abroad. The question remains whether he, who proved eager to take on the establishment, can overcome the 'institutional' obstacles in his path
After the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20, the most critical issue on the Trump administration's desk will be efforts to put the U.S. back into the game of reshaping the new balance of power
What Will Shape US Foreign Policy In Next Administration?
Trump is totally unpredictable and his victory was unprecedented so any analysis is unlikely to predict future U.S. foreign policy
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The Plot Against America
Phillip Roth in one of his novels, "The Plot Against America," tells an alternative history about the United States before and during World War II, ruled by an anti-Semitic president who praised Hitler's government.
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Bin Laden whom George W. Bush had declared would be captured "dead or alive" after the 9/11 attacks was killed by the Obama administration.
One of the most severe pains of the 21st century will be the dissolution of the status quo in the Middle East which presented a luxurious world of geopolitics to the West and to those who kept guard of the regional order on behalf of the West throughout the 20th century.
There is really only one question: Is this a Syrian crisis or a global political depression?
Unless the US immediately broadens its perspective, there will be no guarantees that the new agreement with Iran will not suffer the same fate the Tehran agreement Turkey and Brazil achieved three years ago.
The West makes an effort to win Iran back because a controllable Iran is the most natural ally of the West in the region.
The Gülen movement is trying to sell its version of a snapshot of Turkish politics alongside the Kemalists. Those who are willing to take up the role of the native informant certainly find a number of venues in which to perform in Washington D.C.
President Obama's policies on these matters will have serious impacts on U.S. popularity in the world.
The broken trust and lack of credibility may necessitate a lot more effort, resource and time allocated to repair those relationships. While the U.S. was imagining a world without her, it could face a U.S. without the world.
As an emerging power from the Middle East and North Africa, Turkey must be more visible in Latin America and we very likely will be.
