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The Turkish-Syrian reconciliation process under Russian mediation as a saga of betrayal and vengeance
The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the...
Erdogan proposed trilateral mechanism with Russia and Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (photo) said he proposed to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin establishing a trilateral mechanism with Russia and Syria and to...
In the backgrounds of Ankara’s opening to Damascus
Like all the previous cases that we have witnessed in the past few years, including Jordan, the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, Oman and other Arab...
Istanbul Terrorist Attack: What Awaits Turkey and its Neighbors?
A terrorist attack on November 13 in central Istanbul killed six people and injured more than 80. The tragedy took place on the busy...
The challenges lie ahead Ankara’s decision to normalize relations with Cairo and Damascus
Although Egypt and Syria are at the bottom of the list of states with which Turkey intends to reconcile, the 10-year conflict with the...
Netflix biodrama draws attention to real-life refugee-turned-Olympian
When the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, screened a film about the inspiring true story of two sisters who swam for their lives to escape...
The vital role of Syrian women in resolving bitter conflicts
Throughout Syria’s civil war, women have risked their security to mediate the various conflicts that have affected their communities. Since international efforts to end...
ISIS Rises from the Dust in the Syrian Desert
Over the last few months Syria’s northeast has been spiraling downwards to chaos amid the surge of violence and terror attributed to Islamic State...
In Turkey, zero problems with neighbours mean multiple problems
Turkey’s reconciliation with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Israel is doing little to return the country to its “zero problems with our...
Turkish attempt to reconcile with Assad resembles pulling a rabbit out of a hat
At first glance, there is little that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an Islamist and nationalist, has in common with Dogu Perincek, a maverick...