US growing isolated in international system under Trump
Credibility of US government with a president as 'erratic' as Trump is greatly diminished, says expert
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Economic wars and the emergence of a new chaotic world order
Turkey has been under an economic attack since last week when the United Stated imposed sanctions on two Turkish ministers following the arrest of evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that Turkey will impose a boycott against U.S. electronic products amid an ongoing and deepening rift between the two NATO allies over a number of issues.
The U.S. president continues straining his country's ties with Ankara by making irrational and undiplomatic moves against Turkish national interests
The Trump administration is destroying the system that the U.S. established in the wake of World War II by alienating its long-time allies
Turkey's response to the U.S. sanctions against two of its Cabinet ministers has been decisive, yet reasonable. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Singapore last week to convey the message that Washington's threats were unacceptable.
Trump's policies generate a loss of trust in the US
President Trump is not concerned about the interests, expectations and concerns of other states, and it is no surprise that he has declared most of the U.S. partners as enemies
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The world of alternatives
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's participation in the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa last week was significant for Turkey's search for a new direction.
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Last week, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to South Africa to attend the 2018 BRICS summit along with a group of journalists, including myself.
Emerging powerhouses need objective institution against Western-based agencies' political decisions, says economic expert
The 10th Summit of the BRICS countries began in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 25. The group includes five emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The BRICS countries comprise 40 percent of the world's population.
The war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, entered a new stage, as Iran's president, commonly known as a moderate reformist, moved closer to hardliners such as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and General Qasem Suleimani.
The Helsinki summit between presidents Trump and Putin reaffirmed that Russia, not the United States, is the top dog in Syria
The Tehran government needs to think twice before taking any steps in domestic and foreign policies as internal turmoil has not ended yet
Nowadays it is hard to find a film analogy to describe U.S.-Russia relations. The rivalry of old days and the reset of the recent past are all over.
NATO's Brussels Summit witnessed "strong debates on defense expenditures," showing that the rupture within the alliance is growing.
NATO is considered the most potent and successful military alliance in modern history. Every year, leaders of the NATO member countries meet in one of the member countries to discuss the critical issues and agenda items of the alliance.
The ongoing rift between the U.S. and the EU countries in NATO hints at the slow collapse of the Western alliance
It seems that Western unity has slowly shattered over the last decade with most Western or Western-dominated international organizations starting to splinter.
The trade war between the U.S. and China will not remain confined to the two, but could have huge impacts on many other actors in the global system
Had it not been for President Erdoğan's strong leadership, Turkey might have panicked in the face of pressing issues and failed to prevent existing problems or meet new challenges
