The year 2011 saw a “regression toward the mean” in Turkey’s relation with the United States… Continue reading
Turkey’s emergence in the 21st century as a Middle Eastern power has been in the making for the last decade… Continue reading
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
Internal and external dynamics no longer compel Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to transcend his democratic limits… Continue reading
Turkey’s high-flying economy will crash-land in 2012… Continue reading
Turkey’s growing international profile has been controversial… Continue reading
Despite threats from Iran to withdraw financial aid and training for militants… Continue reading
Iranian speculations on Egypt’s Islamists: Shi’ite-style revolutionaries or Turkish-style democrats?
There have been various speculations in Iranian press on the significance of the Islamists’ victory and the nature of the Islamist faction in Egypt… Continue reading
It’s time for the Fifth Internationale, that of the Muslim Brotherhoods… Continue reading
How can U.S. government officials believe such silly and wrong things about the Middle East… Continue reading
The Obama Administration seems to believe that merely repeating endlessly that they support Israel and its security… Continue reading
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave us a clear picture of the Obama administration’s view of the region… Continue reading
Wherever one looks, Turkey’s “zero problems with neighbors” policy is fading… Continue reading
The inability of the Baath regime in Damascus to bring the situation in the country under control has compelled Turkey to… Continue reading
Can a single moderate whether secularist or someone who wants to interpret Islam in a more liberal way feel safe… Continue reading
The armies of Syria’s seven neighbors were already scrambling into position on standby on its borders for acts of… Continue reading
These politicians know precisely what they want to do… Continue reading
Assad resisted Iranian arguments for closer bilateral coordination in Iraq and Yemen and flatly rejected being drawn into a war between Iran and Israel… Continue reading
Bashar al-Assad is apparently aiming to destabilize Turkey… Continue reading
Are Islamist parties portrayed as more moderate or pluralistic than they actually are… Continue reading
The Assad regime suffered a major shock when self-styled “Free Syrian Army” deserters firing shoulder-borne rockets and… Continue reading
Turkish government representatives insist that they want to develop good ties in all directions… Continue reading
There is a man who Obama loves to deal with, if not every day at least as often as possible… Continue reading
The new constitution of Turkey needs to be societal compact that reflects the pluralism of society… Continue reading
Does this sound too extreme and alarmist?… Continue reading
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THE CLUELESSNESS OF CLAIMING THAT OBAMA'S MIDDLE EAST POLICIES WERE A FAILURE CANNOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH, WHAT THE...
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