Turkey and Russia: from Frozen Relations to Cooperation

The main motive of Turkish-Russian relations is the interdependence in the economy, taking into consideration that bilateral trade between the two countries is quite high.

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Turkey and Russia from Frozen Relations to Cooperation
Waiting For the Trump Doctrine

Waiting For the Trump Doctrine

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.

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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

The rise of populism on the back of anti-immigrant sentiment and protectionism slowly eradicates the West's liberal credentials

The Asia Pacific still is in the periphery in both Trump and Clinton's major addresses to the U.S. public opinion

American society is still healing the wounds of the global crisis and the socio-economic damage that crisis left on the social fabric, which inevitably feeds ultra-nationalistic and xenophobic tendencies.

Congress in Istanbul Provides Major Platform for Global Energy

The highlight of the congress will be Vladimir Putin's meetings with President Erdoğan and the messages that they will prefer to convey public opinion "between the lines.

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Congress in Istanbul Provides Major Platform for Global Energy
What is happening to the United Nations Order

What is happening to the United Nations Order?

Turkey is working to make the U.N. meaningful and functional despite obstructions. And it should continue in its efforts.

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Biotechnology represents one of the key platform sectors for development. Thus, Turkish entrepreneurs must expand into this area more aggressively

Turkey has no choice but to implement a counterterrorism policy capable of addressing region-wide challenges related to the de facto unification of Syria and Iraq.

Ankara is firmly back in action as an emerging power acting proactively in regional and global matters

This time, Turkey participated in the G20 summit in a far more strong and self-confident mood than in previous years.

Operation Euphrates Shield has mobilized the Syria equation again and accelerated the political process. It also came to light that the quelling of the July 15 coup attempt intensified Turkey's counter-terror activities both in Syria and Northern Iraq

U.S. presidential candidates should note what was discussed in the meeting between Turkish and U.S. leaders at the G20 summit. They may soon desire better relations with Turkey

The Hangzhou summit will be a perfect opportunity for Erdoğan to brief world leaders face to face concerning the recent predicament that his country came through over the course of the last few months

The new format of deeper and comprehensive Turkish-Russian cooperation after Aug. 9 will include added military and geostrategic elements

Turkey's journey as a rising regional democratic power continues despite multifarious internal and external interventions, but might create surprising new partnerships

It was a surreal moment in history, not only for Turkey, but also for the world

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

In the next six months this political tension can be elevated by the candidates and have serious societal repercussions, possibly leading to the emergence or empowerment of marginal and radical groups.

Decoupling from a global economic trend is a difficult task; but Turkey did a good job in implementing first generation reforms. Why not again?