Challenging the Iranian Influence over Iraq
A new balance of power is emerging between Russia and the U.S. as well as among regional powers including Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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Turkey Won't Bow to Brussels
The rise of populism on the back of anti-immigrant sentiment and protectionism slowly eradicates the West's liberal credentials
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Turkey is working to make the U.N. meaningful and functional despite obstructions. And it should continue in its efforts.
What the British Conservatives have in mind for the future of Britain - or simply England - seems to be a small trading and financing nation acting as an offshore center for global oligarchs with little regard for democracy, human rights and the rule of law
The developments we are witnessing today posits that it is especially for the West that history is beginning again. The West's conventional order is disintegrating; it's political union is disbanding.
Western leaders should stop confessing and try repentance instead. The world would be a better place if they refrained from making mistakes on purpose
Blair and the Iraq War
The Chilcott report claims that things in the Middle East would be quite different than the current situation if the U.S. and U.K. decision makers at the time of the Iraq war had pursued a logical strategy
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Did UK end EU?
European leaders will either choose isolationism based on Turkey fears or re-invent Europe as a multi-cultural home. Unfortunately, the first scenario seems much more likely
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The British experience about the separation may generate a model for other Eurosceptics across the continent
Cameron's bold political gamble has backfired terribly with a 52 percent 'leave' vote, which will probably cost him his political career
Just like Britain's decision to withdraw from the European Union, Turkey's policies must reflect national interests
The EU's systematic search to keep Turkey outside is shrinking Europe and putting the European Union project into a crisis
If the Western media genuinely wants to strengthen Turkey's democracy, they should support Ankara's efforts instead of alienating the Turkish people
The EIR documents and analyzes trends in the spread of Islamophobia in various European nation states. Every year on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (21 March), EIR will be published.
The proposals from the opposition parties rest on the premise that something extraordinary is happening in the country today. But their argument is fatally flawed because the AK Party can score more points off extraordinary circumstances than the opposition.
The main problem with the Sykes-Picot debate is that commentators tend to exaggerate the influence of great powers over the Middle East – which borders on conspiracy theory.
The future of the Middle East region relies on the support of mainstream, democratic and non-violent groups.
The conditions of the Sykes-Picot agreement are no longer valid, but the spirit of the agreement is still alive.
There refugee crisis and the citizens with Turkish origin living in Germany are two decisive elements in the German-Turkish relation and as well remind us of the interdependence between these two states.
The national reports in the EIR look at significant incidents and developments in each country during the period under review.
A recent report by SETA puts forth a detailed profile of steeply rising Islamophobic incidents in 25 European countries as terrorism and Islamophobia trigger each other
