More: Syria
Turkey’s presence in Syria
Following their meeting in Sochi on
October 23, 2019, Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyp Erdogan
officially announced a ceasefire throughout Northern Syria.
The
bilateral agreement reached...
Turkey, a grey area of German industrial ambition
German foreign minister, Heiko Maas, recently
described the Turkish deployment into the Kurdish-controlled region of Syria as
an “invasion” that was illegal under international law. His...
The secret behind Trump’s moves in eastern Deir ez-Zur
Trump’s desire for Syrian oil has led observers to consider it as the
beginning of occupying oil wells in other countries, including Libya, Iraq,
Saudi Arabia...
U.S.-Turkey relations: From close friendship to conflict of interests
Relations between the U.S. Turkey have strained since the failed July
2016 coup in Turkey. Now, the most important reasons for the tension is
Washington's strong...
The Russian Federation in the new Middle East
In mid-October of last year, President
Trump's order to leave the Syrian territory as quickly as possible led the
Russian military to quickly filling the void...
A Much Prettier Prom Queen: Putin Outwits Trump in the Middle East. Again
By now,
most people around the world have roundly criticized or collectively shaken
their heads at President Trump and his sudden decision in early October to
remove...
Donald Trump, War and the Shape of Chaos
“And we are
here as on a darkling plain, Swept by confused alarms of struggle and flight,Where
ignorant armies clash by night”. -Matthew Arnold, Dover
Beach
With the...
Turkey and China tie themselves in knots over Syria and Xinjiang
Turkey’s ambassador to China, Emin Onen, didn’t mince his words this
week when he took his Chinese
hosts to task for failing to support Turkey’s military...
Wake up call for the United Nations
The biggest
criticism against the United Nations (UN) is that it has failed to reflect the
present day international political order. The traditional importance of
Western countries...