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What the 3rd US intervention means for Gulf’s future
| OpinionAfter U.S. President Donald Trump had the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain sign the …
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OpinionThe Erdoğan factor and fundamentalism
By Burhanettin DuranFor Western capitals, a Turkey led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a problem they do not know how to manage. It has also been election campaign material for politicians since Brexit. You can be sure that the Erdoğan factor will persist in election campaigns in Germany in 2021 and in France in 2022.
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OpinionWhat does France want from Turkey?
By Muhittin AtamanFor the last decade, the main concern of Turkish foreign policy has been the crises in the Middle East and North Africa, which include threats emanating from different terrorist groups and state failures as a result of Arab insurgencies. Ankara, however, has been spending its energy on its relations with Western countries, especially France and the United States, rather than on these crises. Nowadays, many observers both from inside and outside the nation have been trying to answer the question, “What does the West want from Turkey?” In this piece, I will try to trace the roots of Paris' approach toward Ankara.
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OpinionFire in waters: Great Game in Mediterranean to contain Turkey
By Burhanettin Duran By Idlir LikaTurkey counters encirclement strategy by concluding maritime accord with Libya, unnerving inimical regional, global powers
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Reflections on Turkey’s discovery of natural gas
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey’s discovery of natural gas in the Black Sea looks to remain a hot topic for the foreseeable future.
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The UAE-Israel agreement and the Arab world
By Muhittin AtamanAfter the formalization or normalization of bilateral relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel, many observers began to discuss the agreement's impact on Middle Eastern politics and the Arab World. It seems that the biggest impact will be on the future of the “political Arab world,” which collapsed in the wake of the Arab insurgencies and revolutions during the Arab Spring.
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UAE and Israel: Normalization or formalization?
By Muhittin AtamanThe UAE-Israel deal is simple a formalization of bilateral relations under the auspices of the U.S.
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UAE-Israel deal: Formalization of de facto relations
By Muhittin AtamanDespotic Arab regimes must cooperate with western states, Israel to maintain power, says analyst
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Macron’s gamble escalates East Med dispute
By Talha KöseThe current tension in the Eastern Mediterranean between Turkey and Greece is a consequence of Greece’s unfair and maximalist claims that violate Turkey’s rights in the region. Any sober analyst would agree on the unfair nature of the plans that Athens tries to impose on Ankara. These aggressive claims are supported by actors like France, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who all have their own problems with Turkey.