Can Obama Persuade Gulf Nations?
So far the Obama administration's Middle East policy ignited the polarization between Gulf nations and Iran further. Thus, it remains a big challenge for the U.S. to end regional turmoil through diplomatic means anytime soon.
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Turkey and Iran: Competitive Collaboration
The timing of the critical visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Tehran this week corresponded with a very sensitive regional and international conjuncture.
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Today, Turkey follows a regional policy in conjunction with bilateral cooperations on certain issues. We cannot isolate Mr. Erdoğan's criticism of Iran and the meeting agenda from the broader context.
The fact that Shiite militants pose no threat to Western capitals represents the main reason why Washington chooses to ignore the risks, including acts of violence against the Sunni population in Syria and Iraq.
With Iran's influence on the rise and proxy wars being fought in multiple countries, there are but two options available to Middle Eastern nations: More of the same or a fresh start.
There is something almost legendary going on in Turkey in regard to the Syrian refugees. This amazing work by AFAD and local nongovernmental organizations deserves better international recognition.
Reasons Behind Syria's Escalating Crisis
The Syrian crisis has created a new cold war environment that calls on countries to take sides. This new environment has given rise to a state of "inaction" which has worked well for the Assad regime.
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Foreign Fighters: Behind The Scenes
In response to the most recent developments, foreign fighters became a top priority for the intelligence community in Turkey and other European countries.
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Egypt represents the heart of the Arab world. The country has the potential to create new regional trends in terms of the balance of power in the Middle East and the transformation of Islamic movements.
In the shadow of on-going discussions about the integration and legal status of Syrians living in Turkey, Yavuz Güçtürk, a researcher at SETAs Law and Human Rights Department, made an assessment on the current position of Syrian refugees who have preferred forced displacement over war.
Forty-nine hostages were rescued from ISIS after a successful operation. Considering the delicacy of the situation, the supervision and conduct of this operation appear worthy of commendation.
In Jordan and Lebanon, Syrian women often experience intense exploitation, particularly if they represent a vulnerable sector of society whether a widow, single woman or an undocumented resident.
The US presidents appeasement of Israel would shame his former dining partners, whose own stories capture Americas problematic relationship with the Middle East.
The normalising of Turkey-Israel relations since the establishment of Israel in the19th century has been strained by default.
We must realise that Sharon is only one face - albeit all-encompassing of the same persistent calamity: Israeli apartheid and colonisation.
An agreement that included almost all of the terms in the recent deal had been signed among Turkey, Brazil and Iran in 2010.
The Angola issue will pave the way for discussions over Islamophobia again as its profound impacts are becoming more visible in the third world countries lately.
Unless the US immediately broadens its perspective, there will be no guarantees that the new agreement with Iran will not suffer the same fate the Tehran agreement Turkey and Brazil achieved three years ago.
Where will the Syrian crisis spread to? What will the region be like today if there had not been a Syrian crisis? Could the Syrian crisis lead the region into an even worse crisis?
The Assad-Sisi axis has become one of the paradigms explaining very well the global crisis that we have gone through as far as its actors and global repercussions are concerned.
The Arab Gulf countries have caused the prolongation of the Baath regimes life by not providing strong support to the Syrian opposition and by instigating segregations.
