Erdoğan's visit with Pope Francis and an alliance of civilizations
As the political and social atmosphere in the international system is rapidly evolving in favor of discriminatory figures, the warm meeting between Erdoğan and the pope was extremely valuable
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Securing Turks, Kurds from YPG terrorism
Turkey's counterterrorism offensive in Afrin gives hope for people in the region to have a better life in the near future
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There are many apparent reasons to comprehend the isolation of the U.S. among its allies, but McMaster's answer for this is really worth giving an ear to
The West's refusal to view the YPG as a terrorist organization and the Western media's romanticization of 'the Kurds' reflect an eagerness to stop Turkey's anti-terror operation
Many experts and observers of Turkish-U.S. relations are now asking if the current state of relations between the two countries can be fixed or if they have entered an irreversible process of falling apart.
While hegemonic transitions tend to occur over long periods, it seems that the friction between neo-protectionism in strategic sectors and the push for all out liberalization will determine the fundamental axis of the ongoing rivalry between China and the U.S.
Limiting Turkey's fight against YPG
As the number of dead YPG militants increases and Turkish-backed forces advance toward the center of Afrin, there will be a more determined effort to limit and ultimately render Operation Olive Branch unsuccessful
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What difference can Sochi summit make for Syria's future?
The Syrian National Dialogue Congress met in Sochi on Jan. 30. The congress took shorter than planned, and some opposition groups that were expected to join refused to participate in the meetings at the last minute.
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The killing of 17-year-old Fatma by YPG terrorists proves how right Turkey was to start the Afrin operation
It is high time for Washington to revise its short-sighted YPG policy indoctrinated by CENTCOM
The Syrian crisis was ignited by the popular protests against Bashar Assad's despotic regime in March 2011.
Astriking headline, "America Alone," on the cover of the latest issue of Time illuminated the sad state of U.S. foreign policy in the international system.
Claiming Turkey's Afrin operation harms the U.S. or NATO serve the interests only of countries like Russia and China
With the liberation of Afrin, Turkey will have dealt a major blow to PKK terrorists and their sponsors and seriously undermine efforts to create a terror corridor across northern Syria
U.S. officials underestimating Turkey's security concerns on its Syrian border damages NATO allies Turkey and the U.S.'s bilateral relations
The Pentagon continued to arm, equip and train the People's Protection Units (YPG) despite Ankara's concerns and criticism.
At this point, public opinion in the country is that the Sissi regime must change. It is also raising pressure on Cairo that Western actors, especially the U.S., have signaled that Sissi is dragging the country into greater chaos.
Washington needs to understand the legitimate reasons why Turkey launched its anti-terrorism operation against the YPG in northern Syria
Now it's Washington's turn to decide.
If Washington reconsiders its YPG policy, it will understand its irrational expectations of Ankara
As the captains of global capitalism gather in the serene surroundings of Davos, they have a mammoth task to figure out how to maintain liberalism's international relevance in a world fractured by hegemonic conflicts and extreme ideologies
