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Does the West have a containment policy against Türkiye?
| OpinionWestern countries led by the United States have been following a containment policy against all …
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OpinionA new chapter in Turkey-EU relations?
By Burhanettin DuranThe dangerous escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean has given way to dialogue and negotiations.
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OpinionCan US or EU adopt a logical position in Eastern Mediterranean?
By Kılıç Buğra KanatSince the emergence of the Eastern Mediterranean crisis, there have been a lot of debates and questions regarding the role of the major powers in the potential resolution of this dispute. After Turkey’s calls for dialogue and diplomacy fell on deaf ears in the early days of the crisis, many assumed that one of the major powers would play the role of mediator for this problem.
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OpinionWhy carrot-and-stick approach does not work in East Med
By Burhanettin DuranThe Eastern Mediterranean question, like a ghost train, shuttles around and around, plunging the global agenda into fright with each passing day.
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‘Cautious Optimism’ for Turkey-EU Relations?
By Burhanettin DuranFor the Turks, it is Europe's failure to acknowledge and meet its responsibilities toward Turkey in a number of areas including the Syrian civil war.
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Trump Must Change YPG Policy before It Is Too...
By Kılıç Buğra KanatThe U.S.'s official support to the Syrian militant group is likely to c ause real tension at the Erdoğan-Trump meeting
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The Next Government’s Foreign Policy Agenda
By Burhanettin DuranReaching an agreement with Moscow and Washington on the Syrian civil war and fighting ISIS, the PKK and PKK-affiliated PYD in the region is the main topic on Ankara's agenda.
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Drop the Current Line of Criticism About Turkish Foreign...
By Burhanettin DuranThe popular claim that Turkey is moving away from NATO and its alliance with the West derives from the country's polarized political landscape and the opposition's anti-AK Party sentiments
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Turkish Foreign Policy in the New Era
By Kılıç Buğra KanatIn this new era of Turkish politics, unsurprisingly there will be significant continuities in many public policy realms. The new government formed under the leadership of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu will continue most of the policies and projects that were started earlier.