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US’ unilateral actions against Turkey source of problem
| OpinionThe backlash over U.S. President Joe Biden’s statement on the so-called Armenian “genocide” continues. Deeming …
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OpinionAnkara-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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OpinionWhy 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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OpinionBiden’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.
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US’ ‘ifs and buts’ on PKK cause skepticism in...
By Kılıç Buğra KanatLast week an act of terrorism shook Turkey to its core. A total of 13 Turkish citizens kidnapped by PKK terrorists in previous years were executed in the Gara region of northern Iraq.
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PKK’s Gara attack a litmus test both at home...
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey mourns the death of its 13 unarmed citizens, who were executed by the PKK terrorist organization in a cave on Mt. Gara, northern Iraq. The most recent security operation, during which three Turkish troops lost their lives, not only demonstrated anew the PKK’s bloodthirsty nature but also revealed the unbearable double standards that apply to the condemnation of terror attacks at home and abroad.
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Understanding the Joe Biden effect
By Burhanettin DuranOptimism and utopia are what we need to avoid when talking about the new president's 'transition to democracy' strategy
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SETA Security Radar | Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2021
By Murat Yeşiltaş By Bilgehan Öztürk By Rıfat Öncel By Murat Aslan By Ömer Özkizilcik By Ferhat Pirinççi By Sibel Koru By Fatma Nur Günay By Assala Khettache By Batu CoşkunStrategic Flexibility under Geopolitical Anxiety
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Turkey at heart of crises, power competition
By Burhanettin DuranThe COVID-19 pandemic dominated the year 2020, as the world encountered a great test on health care, economy and humanity. Several countries confiscated each other’s personal protective equipment (PPE) and went down in the history of shame. Against the backdrop of all the chatter about “the new normal” and “nothing will be the same again,” the truth is that power competition in the international system has escalated even further.