Turkish-American Relations in the Post-Election Period
Time will tell whether the continuation of a Democratic administration or transfer of executive power to the Republicans will produce optimal results for a major improvement in Ankara's relations with Washington D.C.
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US Elections and Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific still is in the periphery in both Trump and Clinton's major addresses to the U.S. public opinion
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Turkey is acting with quite realist justifications in foreign policy. Turkey's struggle with terrorist organizations and the relations it fosters with other states breed on these justifications.
Turks are trying to adapt to the regional order's downfall and a dangerous increase in the number of failed states in the neighborhood
If things get out of control, we might brace ourselves for a humanitarian intervention; and it will be in total conformity with the new power politics in the Middle East.
Use of groups such as Hashid Shaabi, who will only instigate sectarianism, or the PKK and other terror organizations connected to it, will only bring greater bloodshed and create opportunities for Daesh to reinvent itself in new forms
Retreating Tory Britain vs Progressive Turkey
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
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This Time Terror Hits the People of Nice
In the long term, the most important and effective mechanisms to stop this form of violence will be through understanding the roots of recruitment for terrorist organizations
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Western leaders should stop confessing and try repentance instead. The world would be a better place if they refrained from making mistakes on purpose
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
As we celebrate Ramadan Bayram under the shadow of coordinated DAESH terrorist attacks across the Muslim world, it is crystal clear that both the waves of terrorism accomplished with false Islamic rhetoric and a perverted approach to religious teachings pose an existential problem to Muslims
It is important to develop a comprehensive strategy against the terrorist group that involves multiple dimensions to stop its recruitment, finance and outreach and defeat it militarily
Normalization in Turkish foreign policy to proceed despite terrorist attacks
Up until the Istanbul attack, the international community had never shown any solidarity or demonstrated support for the victims of terrorism in Turkey
While struggling to stand against the deadly threat of DAESH terrorism, Turkey is isolated in its fight by some that still believe Turkey supports DAESH
The lack of clarity about U.S. strategy in regards to its allies will continue to be a destabilizer in the coming period.
The spillover of instability from the Syrian civil war into neighboring countries feeds DAESH's strengths, and the chaos in Iraq will see no end until the war in Syria is resolved
After the red line statement in particular, the situation went on to prove that the deterrent power of the U.S. has been significantly reduced
We should counter both the root causes of violent extremism and Western prejudice of Muslim communities
Political commentators who like to complain that the AK Party does not want peace are missing three crucial things…
