Israel's Ambitions and the Brewing Fight In the Middle East
Even if the ongoing row around Al-Aqsa Mosque ends peacefully, new tensions fueled by Israel for its interests will continue appearing
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Kelly's Appointment and Trump's Struggle for Power
Trump ousting Priebus as chief of staff and appointing Kelly is a development showing Trump's efforts to take the upper hand in the White House
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The endemic conflict in Jerusalem indicates that the days of 'Pax-Ottomana' have passed, but the emotional attachment of Turks and Muslims to the cause of Al-Aqsa as a matter of honor is here to stay
Ahead of Turkey's 2019 elections, the country will be compelled to deal with domestic and international challenges.
Targeting Erdoğan and Turks may now seem to help German politicians in the upcoming elections, but escalating the current tension will irreparably harm Berlin's already troubled relations with Ankara
The foreign policymakers of the Trump administration need to clarify how the U.S.-Russian relations will go on
Hazards of Using Human Rights as Political Leverage
When it comes to the Middle East, it has been a common occurrence to witness that Western governments occasionally accuse certain countries in the region of breaching fundamental human rights.
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US Still Lacks a Proper Foreign Strategy
Since Trump took over the presidency, there has been a lack of strategy in U.S. foreign policy
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The moments of people from all backgrounds standing united against coup forces last July will be remembered by future generations as the proudest moments in Turkey's history
The treatment of the protesters that night and the violence they inflicted on Turkish society was a sign of what a dreadful regime they wanted to build after the takeover of the government.
Current Trump's Middle East security policies are military-directed and the light footprint option seems the best strategy for future U.S. security policy.
Erdoğan keeps a tab on the EU's unfulfilled promises and talks about Europe's unreliability in the public. That's why, the image of him the EU leaders have is he is as an authoritarian Turk
If Trump wants to put Turkish-U.S. relations back on track, he must stop carrying out Obama's YPG policy
Acting as a stabilizing force in a volatile region requires constant economic and technological prowess
A strong advocate of maintaining Iraq's territorial integrity, Turkey believes that the formal disintegration of its southern neighbor could create a domino effect in the Middle East.
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
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
Unfortunately, the ambitions of regional powers stop them from addressing pressing problems. The Qatar crisis is a case in point.
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.
