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Erdoğan’s Israeli pipeline message: Best route via Türkiye to Europe
| OpinionPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with reporters covering his day trip to Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, where …
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OpinionErdoğan’s Netanyahu, Mitsotakis meetings: New stage at normalization
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s trip to New York highlighted the question of United Nations reform anew.
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OpinionThe political toll of criticizing Israel in America
By Kadir ÜstünBringing the long-forgotten Israel issue back to the forefront has cornered the Democrats, pressuring them to take a stance.
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OpinionSudanese crisis: A new front of ‘preventive proxy war’
By Muhittin AtamanConsidering the devastating effects of new-generation weapons, global powers cannot launch direct wars against each other. Therefore, they prefer to engage in indirect battles, as the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, did during the Cold War. Their proxies fight each other; they control the tide of the war from behind closed doors by procuring military equipment and by providing economic and financial assistance to wage war.
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Biden uneasy with Netanyahu after rare public spat
By Kadir ÜstünU.S. President Joe Biden, who has been one of the most supportive politicians towards Israel throughout his political career, recently had to openly express his displeasure with Netanyahu after trying to convince him to abandon his judicial reform plans, which he ultimately failed to do. During the events in Israel, the Biden administration's initial response was to avoid direct criticism and call for compromise. While it was not expected for Washington to harshly criticize Israel, the tone and content of President Biden's statements indicated the depth of his discomfort.
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Will the Earthquakes Lead to Change in Foreign Policy?
By Muhittin AtamanIt is necessary to uphold the sense of solidarity, which emerged among states after the earthquakes. Last but not least, one would hope that the humane way of thinking can triumph over the idea of interest and exploitation in international relations. This is a time to focus on moral values and solidarity – not realpolitik.
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Türkiye’s Call for International Assistance and the International Community’s...
By Yücel Acer By Deniz OkumuşNatural disasters, wars, and economic collapse tend to seriously undermine social order and make it impossible to address even people’s most basic needs. During such periods, it becomes difficult for communities to feed themselves, find shelter, receive medical attention, relocate, and communicate with others. Individuals and communities have provided emergency assistance to such individuals, without expecting anything in return, to address basic needs like food, shelter, and medical treatment throughout history.
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Türkiye quakes: The spirit of solidarity should continue
By Muhittin AtamanIn the aftermath of the twin quakes in Türkiye, we see that some states are trying to help beyond their capacities, while others are a little below par
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Earthquake diplomacy: Humane reactions to humane crisis
By Muhittin AtamanThe disaster in Türkiye has once again shown how states with problems in bilateral relations forget their hurdles when faced with a humanitarian crisis