Iraq
The Middle East in 2022: A fly in amber
| OpinionAlthough the Middle East is the most geopolitical, geostrategic, geoeconomic and geo-cultural region in the …
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NewsInsight Turkey Publishes Its Latest Issue “Changing Regional Dynamics”
By SETAThis issue of Insight Turkey covers a wide range of topics while providing an insightful analysis of regional developments, with a particular focus on the Middle East, with pieces on the recent protests in Iran, the political instability in Iraq, COVID-19 impact on Palestinians, and the EU. Additionally, our last issue of 2022 includes insightful pieces on energy rivalry in the Eastern Mediterranean region.
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Experts RespondExperts Respond: Political Tensions in Iraq | Analyzing the Storming of the Parliament and Its Impact
By Recep Tayyip Gürler By Gloria Shkurti Özdemir By Othman Ali By Mustafa Caner By Hüseyin Aslan By Ali Semin By Bilgay Duman By Fatih Oğuzhan İpek By Mehmet AlacaWe reached out to several experts for more on how to understand the developments in Iraq and what possible future scenarios may be derived from the current situation.
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OpinionWhy Turkey Is Conducting Operation Claw-Lock in Northern Iraq Now
By Bilgehan ÖztürkAlthough Turkey’s cross-border military operations against ISIS (Daesh) and the PKK terror groups are not unexpected, their changing nature is.
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Insight Turkey Publishes Its Latest Issue “Regional Developments and...
By SETAThis summer issue of Insight Turkey aims to highlight the recent developments and challenges in the Middle East, specifically on Palesitinian-Israeli impasse, Iranian elections, and Turkey’s foreign policy and increasing influence in the region, with a rich frame including three commentaries and six research articles.
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US’ unilateral actions against Turkey source of problem
By Burhanettin DuranThe backlash over U.S. President Joe Biden’s statement on the so-called Armenian 'genocide' continues. Deeming the Turkish government’s reaction insufficient, opposition leaders argued that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lacked 'the courage to hang up on Biden.' Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairperson Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Good Party (IP) leader Meral Akşener eagerly attacked the government much more fiercely than they reacted to the White House statement. Turkey’s contemporary foreign policy, they said, was actually responsible for what happened.
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Ankara-Cairo relations in the changing Middle East
By Burhanettin DuranIt is time for everyone in the Middle East to make a new strategic assessment. Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced last Friday that Turkey had made 'diplomatic contact' with Egypt.
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Why is Turkey’s presence in EU matchless?
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey and the European Union seek a positive agenda. It would serve the interests of both parties if the European Council’s meeting on March 25-26 transforms that pursuit into a concrete policy. After all, it is high time that the Turkey-EU relationship undergoes a strategic assessment.
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Biden’s policy toward the Middle East
By Muhittin AtamanThe new U.S. administration has declared that it intends to follow a “de-Trumpization policy” in the Middle East.