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The “ceasefire” in Syria
The previous two Syrian "ceasefires" of February and September last were substantial failures. Mediated by too diverging interests, they were bogged down in a...
Aleppo:A Global Village of Idiots
"Aleppo” as a term has become something of a buzz word in the West that is still full of ignorance: while many have heard...
Turkey’s Independence Struggle
W e are witnessing terrorist organizations using a tool in the war between countries. Turkey has been fighting PKK terrorist organization for...
Novel attempts to launch sectarian war in Afghanistan
S ectarian warfare is not a very new issue in the Islamic world because for decades Saudi-Arabia and Iran have had the...
Turkey-West relations after the failed coup attempt
O n 15 July 2016, Turkey faced a coup attempt. This attempt was a terrorist attack on Turkey. This attack, which took place...
Angela Merkel Do Not Harm Afghans
T he Afghan political and security situations especially in the northern Afghanistan is dramatically deteriorated when ISIS started exodus from eastern parts of...
What to expect from Donald Trump
I n principle, Donald Trump thinks that the NATO and non-NATO US traditional allies are free riders, namely fully autonomous decision-makers which accept...
The New Middle East during the ISIS defeat
T he Iraqi Security Forces, the "Golden Eagles" have pushed deeply into eastern Mosul, while the same Shiite Iraqi Forces and the Kurdish...
Iran and Turkey’s energy game in the Gulf and the Caspian basin
T he two major non-Arab countries Iran and Turkey have the significant and most populated geographical locations in the region. From a historical...
A few foreign policy issues that should had more emphasis during the run-up to the U.S. Election
A part from the major issues that have been discussed by the Presidential candidates, there are a few foreign policy issues which have...