Posted on Wed, February 4, 2015 at 18:52 pm CET
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Syriza: Trouble for Europe, NATO and Israel

The return of marxism in European politics… Continue reading

Topics: Communism • Europe • Greece • Leftist-Islamic Alliance • NATO • Politics • Pro-Palestinianism • Spain • Venezuela 
Posted on Tue, January 29, 2013 at 20:42 pm CET
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U.S. Intelligence Writes Turkey’s Future

U.S. intelligence community ponders the impact of Turkey’s growing significance in global affairs… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Economy • NATO • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, December 15, 2012 at 15:11 pm CET
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Turkey to Deploy Patriot Missiles

Turkey’s membership in NATO has many unique dimensions, including in the number of missile-related crises the country has experienced… Continue reading

Topics: NATO • Russian Federation • Security and Defense • Syrian Revolution • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, July 20, 2012 at 21:56 pm CEST
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Turkey Raises Central Asian Profil through SCO Link

The decision of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing to designate Turkey a formal dialogue partner of the organization is yet another sign of recognition of Turkey’s growing influence in Central and South Asia… Continue reading

Topics: China • Diplomacy • Economy • NATO • Politics • Russian Federation • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, June 24, 2012 at 14:59 pm CEST
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Turkey’s Leadership Ambitions in NATO Weakened by Petty Politics

NATO’s May 20-21 heads-of-state summit in Chicago reminded everyone how Turkey is making important contributions to NATO in many key areas… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Cyprus • Europe • NATO • Security and Defense • Taliban • Turkey 
Posted on Sat, April 28, 2012 at 18:50 pm CEST
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Explaining Turkey’s Nuclear Policies

Despite its challenging neighborhood, Turkey has an exemplary nuclear nonproliferation record… Continue reading

Topics: NATO • Security and Defense • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, February 18, 2012 at 20:58 pm CET
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Rethinking U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan

As U.S. military operations in Afghanistan drag on inconclusively, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the Taliban insurgency is gaining ground… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • Al-Qaeda • Islamic Terrorism • NATO • Security and Defense • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy • War on Terrorism 
Posted on Mon, January 30, 2012 at 16:25 pm CET
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Why We Should End Our Relationship With Pakistan

As Pakistanis burned American flags and the Washington Post wrote of “a new normal” in US-Pakistani relations earlier this month, it looked like the beginning of the end of five decades of friendly alliance between the two countries… Continue reading

Topics: Abigail Esman • Counter-terrorism • Diplomacy • Human Rights • NATO • Pakistan • Politics • Religious Terrorism • Security and Defense • Sunni Islam • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, January 27, 2012 at 01:10 am CET
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How Much Security Will NATO’s Missile Defense Shield Provide for Turkey?

By agreeing to deploy the Army Navy Transportable Radar Surveillance System (AN/TPY-2) on Turkish soil, the United States and Turkey have concluded by far the strategically most significant agreement in many years… Continue reading

Topics: NATO • Security and Defense • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, December 29, 2011 at 10:49 am CET
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Turkish-US Relations in 2011 and Beyond: There May be Trouble Ahead

The year 2011 saw a “regression toward the mean” in Turkey’s relation with the United States… Continue reading

Topics: Cyprus • Europe • NATO • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, December 24, 2011 at 21:39 pm CET
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Tactical Allies and Strategic Rivals: Turkey’s Changing Relations with Iran

General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a senior commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, declared that, if Iran came under attack from the U.S. or Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • Iran • NATO • Politics • Security and Defense • Turkey 
Posted on Wed, November 16, 2011 at 01:03 am CET
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Turkish Foreign Policy in Evolution

Turkish government representatives insist that they want to develop good ties in all directions… Continue reading

Topics: Diplomacy • NATO • Russian Federation • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, October 25, 2011 at 01:11 am CEST
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Libya: A Sharia State?

Libya’s transitional leader Mustafa Abdul-Jalil was quite clear about his intentions for liberated Libya… Continue reading

Topics: France • Germany • Libya • Libya War • NATO • Sharia Law • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Sat, October 22, 2011 at 00:24 am CEST
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Is NATO responsible for the death of Qaddafi?

Once the fact of Muammar Qaddafi’s abrupt demise on Thursday is absorbed, Libya will be left with the same power struggle between… Continue reading

Topics: Libya • Libya War • NATO 
Posted on Tue, October 18, 2011 at 20:32 pm CEST
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More than Half of Afghans See Western Alliance as Occupiers

More than 50 percent of Afghans see the Western Alliance (ISAF / NATO) as occupying forces… Continue reading

Topics: Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, October 4, 2011 at 21:01 pm CEST
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Assad threatens to destroy Tel Aviv if attacked by Turkey or NATO

War tensions between Turkey, NATO and Syria shot up again with the announcement from Ankara that… Continue reading

Topics: Israel • NATO • Security and Defense • Syria • Syrian Revolution • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Mon, September 26, 2011 at 00:07 am CEST
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Iran: Turkey criticized over its decision to deploy anti-missile radar in Turkish territory

Turkey came under increasing criticism from Iran this week over its decision to sign an agreement allowing the United States to deploy… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • NATO • Security and Defense • Turkey • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Fri, September 2, 2011 at 00:41 am CEST
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Libya: U.S. confirms al Qaeda members’ role in rebel command

The Obama administration finally acknowledged that al Qaeda elements had been fighting in Libyan rebel ranks in last week’s capture of Tripoli… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Libya War • NATO • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Tue, August 23, 2011 at 22:46 pm CEST
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Gaddafi flees Tripoli with family. What’s next: Guerrilla or tribal warfare?

Muammar Qaddafi, his sons and military and political elite have abandoned their Bab al Aziziya fortress… Continue reading

Topics: Libya • Libya War • NATO 
Posted on Tue, August 23, 2011 at 00:15 am CEST
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Libya: The Dictator Has Fallen! Long Live….

As NATO jets bombed the military positions of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, the watching rebels cheered… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Libya • Libya War • NATO 
Posted on Mon, August 22, 2011 at 03:13 am CEST
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Libya: Qaddafi regime falls in Tripoli

Muammar Qaddafi’s regime fell in Tripoli just before midnight Sunday… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Libya • Libya War • NATO 
Posted on Tue, August 2, 2011 at 21:39 pm CEST
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Majles Research Center warns about NATO’s new strategy and its consequences for Iran

Last month the Majles Research Center published a report warning about the new strategy adopted by NATO in recent years… Continue reading

Topics: Cyber War • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Iran • NATO 
Posted on Mon, July 25, 2011 at 23:16 pm CEST
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NATO Allies, Egyptian “Democracy” Become Main Weapons’ Suppliers for Hamas

As I predicted in early February, it is now clear that Egypt no longer tries seriously to stop weapons and terrorists and money from flowing into… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Libya War • NATO • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Thu, July 14, 2011 at 00:33 am CEST
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Turkey Faces Difficult Challenges in a Volatile Foreign Policy Environment

Foreign and defense policies did not figure prominently in the recent general election in Turkey… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Kurdish People • NATO • Russian Federation • Syria • Turkey 
Posted on Fri, June 10, 2011 at 02:05 am CEST
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Moscow opposes Western anti-Syrian motions because of Tripoli bombing

Russia is opposed to any UN Security Council resolution on Syria,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told journalists… Continue reading

Topics: Britain • France • Libya War • NATO • Russian Federation • Syria