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Türkiye’s diplomatic and legal stand in Gaza crisis
| OpinionTürkiye has been diligently navigating a highly dynamic foreign policy agenda since Oct. 7. The …
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OpinionHurricane brewing in the West – but what about the Middle East?
By Burhanettin DuranIt was Josep Borrell, the European Union’s high representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who said that a hurricane was brewing in the West. He made that remark in an interview with the Spanish newspaper El País where he accused Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission’s president, of assuming a completely pro-Israel stance. Recalling that the EU’s policy toward the Russo-Ukrainian war and Israel’s massacres in Gaza came with a hefty price tag, Borrell predicts a hurricane in the West, warning against the approaching “circle of violence” – a reference to Dante’s Inferno – and urging Europe to wake up.
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NewsAntalya Diplomacy Forum confronts Israeli attacks on Gaza, Mideast tensions
By Burhanettin DuranThe effect of Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip and tensions in the Middle East were discussed Friday at the Hope or Deception? Imagining a New Ground in the Middle East panel at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
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OpinionAirstrikes in Red Sea and South Africa’s ICJ genocide case
By Burhanettin DuranAs Israel stands accused of genocide in The Hague, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict spreads to the broader region. On Thursday, the United States and the United Kingdom bombed 72 targets in Yemen, retaliating against Houthi attacks on commercial vessels heading to Israel via the Red Sea to protest the Gaza massacre.
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5 Questions: Political and Legal Meaning of U.S. President...
By Yücel AcerWhat is the importance for the Armenians of the 'Armenian Genocide' allegations? What are the characteristics of the concept of genocide? Is U.S. President Biden’s decision to recognize the 'Armenian Genocide' lawful? Should Turkey continue to take the issue seriously? What is Turkey doing and what more should it do about the issue?
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To delay justice is injustice: Rohingya crisis and Bangladesh’s...
By Meryem İlayda AtlasHistory states that the Rohingya represent a distinct ethnic community that has evolved over the centuries in the Rakhine state of Myanmar (formerly Burma). Once, the Rohingya were a predominant feature of socio-political life in the country, yet successive military governments in Myanmar have consistently carried out a well-crafted coordinated campaign of brutal persecution and the dehumanization of the community – presumably with a view to wiping it out entirely.
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What is happening to the United Nations Order?
By Fahrettin AltunTurkey is working to make the U.N. meaningful and functional despite obstructions. And it should continue in its efforts.
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Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Syria
By Yavuz GüçtürkThe only way to press charges against crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Syria is to take action in the United Nations Security Council.
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Kosovo and Turkey: What Lies Ahead?
By Doğa Ulaş EralpTurkey can play a complimentary and even crucial role that could actually ease the task of the European Union between Serbia and Kosovo.