Iraq
Experts Respond: Political Tensions in Iraq | Analyzing the Storming of the Parliament and Its Impact
| Experts RespondHeavily affected by the 2003 U.S. invasion, Iraq has long faced difficulty in establishing political …
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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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Experts RespondExperts Respond: Whither Iraq after the elections: Possible Outcomes and Implications
By Gloria Shkurti Özdemir By Othman Ali By Mustafa Caner By Hüseyin Aslan By Abbas Kadhim By Ali Semin By Bilgay DumanExperts share their opinions for a better understanding of Iraq’s election results, its outcomes and the future implications.
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NewsInsight Turkey Publishes Its Latest Issue “Regional Developments and Challenges”
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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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.
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Rules of thumb for fighting terrorism
By Burhanettin DuranThe reaction of politicians to the execution of 13 Turkish citizens by the PKK terrorist group demonstrates the challenges Turkey faces in its counterterrorism efforts. It is deeply saddening that opposition parties would rather look for a scapegoat than join the nation in condemning the terrorists who shot abductees in the head.
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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.