Turkey, US and PYD: Strategic Ally or Local Partner?
It is well-known that the YPG is tactically used by the PKK as an integral part of its irregular warfare strategy both in terms of man power band military equipment in the fight against the Turkish Armed Forces in eastern Turkey.
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Civil wars in Syria and Iraq are reshaping the Middle East, followed by issue-based alliances, thinking ahead and working on multiple scenarios.
Islamic Coalition Against Terrorism: Goals and Challenges
The fact that regional powers have been able to create a modest framework alone deserves some credit. They could, after all, help develop an Islamic language to discredit radical groups' terrorist agendas.
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Syria Agreement
The Kremlin's declaration that Russia will continue its airstrikes carried out in the name of fighting DAESH, but in reality are targeting the moderate groups in Syria, and the U.S. administration's inconsistent statements about the Assad regime make the future of the country more ambiguous.
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A new-start discourse in U.S.-Russia relations, which contributed greatly to Obama's victory in the Nov. 4 elections in 2008, is now leaving a bad memory in minds as Obama's last days in office approach.
Who lost the Syrian civil war to Russia? Who rolled out the red carpet leading to the Middle East to the Kremlin?
These new challenges and debates about the U.S.'s role in the world will need to be handled by the next U.S. president, who will have a major debate on his or her hands and the debates to respond.
DAESH has taken the glorification of violence to the next level by targeting public squares and ordinary people in Ankara and Paris, making nobody anywhere safe anymore.
Turkey has a government that could realize political stability and economic reforms, which will make the following four years predictable.
The G20 has to focus on finding solutions for the current financial problems, on increasing income equality and youth unemployment in the world.
Last week, Xi made a historic visit to the United Kingdom. Xi received a very warm welcome from Queen Elizabeth II and the British government. For some, this visit is the beginning of a golden era in bilateral relations between the two countries. For others, this rapid improvement may create some problems in Britain's relations with its traditional allies.
The U.S. and Russia, two permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, have been caught fighting a proxy war in Syria on the pretext of fighting international terrorism.
In his latest interview with Obama on 60 Minutes', asking questions about fighting ISIS, the train-and-equip program and Russia's military involvement in Syria, Steve Kroft tried to drive the president into a corner
Painters, gardeners, designers, administrative faculty and students have been working feverishly. A new “cover look” is being prepared for the University of Cairo. Today, everything is expected to look better, brighter, happier.
