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Quran burning amid Qurban Bayram and Erdoğan’s message to the West
| OpinionSweden made headlines in Türkiye again this week by permitting yet another Quran burning under …
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OpinionQuran burning amid Qurban Bayram and Erdoğan’s message to the West
By Burhanettin DuranSweden made headlines in Türkiye again this week by permitting yet another Quran burning under police protection on the first day of Qurban Bayram, also known as Eid al-Adha. That heinous act took place near a mosque in Stockholm, as had another burning in January, and had absolutely nothing to do with freedom of expression. Quite the contrary, it was a hate crime targeting Muslims and an obvious act of provocation.
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OpinionCan EU formulate an autonomous policy in Afghanistan?
By Talha KöseThe United States and the European Union do not share the same views on Afghanistan. In the midst of a new crisis, Europe needs more autonomous foreign policy planning and implementation
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OpinionWhat did America get after 20 years in Afghanistan?
By Muhittin AtamanThe U.S. invaded Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban regime, but left the country to a much stronger Taliban. After 20 years of occupation, this withdrawal has brought about many regional consequences for the U.S.
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Implications of Taliban takeover for the United States
By Muhittin AtamanAmerica has reached the peak of its loss of power and authority, a decline that started on Sep. 11, 2001, and that has culminated in the Taliban's recent takeover of Afghanistan. After this process, it is now a question of how the balance of power in the world will shift
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The Middle East’s future with the Taliban
By Burhanettin DuranWith the U.S. withdrawal, the West abandoned pro-democracy groups for the second time, thus contributing to the emergence of a geopolitical environment that radicals could easily exploit
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Is Washington closing its Afghan chapter for good?
By Kılıç Buğra KanatLast week U.S. President Joe Biden finally announced a deadline for the withdrawal of all the U.S. troops from Afghanistan. It was something that former U.S. President Donald Trump also wanted to do but could not achieve.
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How long will 21st-century trends continue?
By Muhittin AtamanThe modern international system was established after the Napoleonic Wars in the wake of the French Revolution. Although France, the state representing the new age, was defeated by the traditional empires, the values and institutions of the French Revolution dominated the European continent throughout the 19th century and the rest of the world throughout the 20th century.
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Silent humanitarian calamity in Yemen: Who to blame?
By Muhittin AtamanYemen is one of the poorest countries of the Arab world and has been suffering for decades. Ali Abdallah Saleh's pre-Arab Spring administration was corrupt, leading the Yemeni people to take to the streets, eventually toppling the Saleh government in 2012 when the waves of the Arabic revolutions reached the country.