Turkey-US Relations Take Nosedive amid Syria Tensions

If Trump wants to put Turkish-U.S. relations back on track, he must stop carrying out Obama's YPG policy

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Turkey-US Relations Take Nosedive amid Syria Tensions
Pursuing the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Middle East

Pursuing the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Middle East

Acting as a stabilizing force in a volatile region requires constant economic and technological prowess

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Experts still have unanswered questions about the Gulf Arab countries' decision both in timing and nature that led to this crisis.

With or without Obama's policies, it is high time for the Trump administration to do something in the Middle East

This time around, Washington serves to ease tensions, as the Trump administration made a $12-billion military deal and decided to hold joint exercises with Qatar.

The crisis in the Gulf region has been occupying the international agenda while the years-long problems in the Middle East are still waiting to be resolved

US Foreign Policy-Making Failure at Its Highest Level

Barzani sees the independence referendum as a political opportunity for the KRG, but at such a conjuncture, it seems to lead a more complicated region

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US Foreign Policy-Making Failure at Its Highest Level
A Catalog of US's Double Standards in Mideast

A Catalog of US's Double Standards in Mideast

There was no surprise in seeing open or covert U.S. support for various military coups, taking sides in civil wars, or instigating military invasions to "liberate" countries

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The only reason behind the Gulf crisis may not be Trump's 'selling security to rich countries' policy. The financial deal between the parties might also have played a big role

Why will the Qatar crisis make the region more vulnerable to security issues? What are the main problems of isolation of Qatar? How would the ongoing crisis affect regional conflicts?

Unfortunately, the ambitions of regional powers stop them from addressing pressing problems. The Qatar crisis is a case in point.

Turkish policy makers backing Doha is a highly significant approach to reconcile Qatar and its opposition

SETA Foreign Policy Studies Director Ufuk Ulutaş said that the recent Gulf crisis is an attempt to redesign Middle East politics and it is not about the alleged support of terrorism by Qatar, but rather a result of Qatar following its own terms in regional matters.

The attempt to politically ostracise the tiny emirate is more likely to isolate Riyadh than to bring Qatar to its knees.

Turkey learned much from the Arab Spring process, and especially the Syrian civil war. This learning period was directly reflected in Erdoğan's policies.

Washington's flawed Daesh policy, which was cooked for Barack Obama and reheated for Mr. Trump, pushed regional powers to use terrorist groups as proxies.

It is true that the Iran expansionism is one of the great threats that must be stopped. However, Trump's current policy on Iran could only cause more chaos and terror in the Middle East

We must find answers to a number of key questions: are the U.S. and the U.K. assuming the leadership of an emerging coalition? Is an alliance between Germany and France still feasible? Could Turkey work more closely with Italy, Spain and the U.K.?

The failure of international cooperation in the fight against terrorism worldwide is as responsible in the deadly London attack as its perpetrator

The U.S.'s gameplan with the YPG militants, again, evidently fails to find a solution to the clashes in the region

For Trump, who previously called climate change "a hoax" and closely followed the advice of Steve Bannon, the headmaster tasked to preserve his populist appeal since the campaign trail, the decision is simply meant to realize a campaign pledge.