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Terror, water, stability: Turkey, Iraq revive ties
| OpinionTurkish-Iraqi relations have generally been constructive due to close and comprehensive political, economic, trade, social …
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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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OpinionIt’s game over for the YPG in Syria
By Burhanettin DuranIn the new Syria, where the U.S. will withdraw and Russia is aware of Turkish security concerns, the YPG terrorists have no option other than to stop dreaming of gaining a legal status
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OpinionElections, power struggles and the future of Iraq
By Veysel KurtRegardless of what coalition forms in Iraq, the new government will face the problem of ensuring political stability, government control over non-government groups and encouraging normalization among different ethnic and sectarian elements
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Cautious optimism in Turkey’s 2018 foreign policy agenda
By Talha KöseTurkey's foreign policy had a year of transition and change in 2017.
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Turkey’s moral foreign policy pays off
It is needless to say that 2017 was a challenging year for Turkish foreign...
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US unilateralism hits the wall in al-Quds
Although the U.N. General Assembly decision is legally non-binding, the wide scope of global opposition to the U.S. on the status of al-Quds indicates a heavy loss of prestige and legitimacy for Washington, which could translate into a loss of effectiveness in foreign policy making on the Middle East.
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US war games take Middle East from volatile to...
In retrospect, this neo-medieval order did not emerge by happenstance or as a result of sporadic developments, but as a result of a deliberate, flexible and long-term regional transformation strategy conducted by the U.S. and its interlocutors.
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Brave new world of micro-nationalism
The West does not seem to be bothered much about the rising tide of micro-nationalism in the Middle East, which is categorically perceived as an endemic conflict zone