As part of Idlib crises the tension on the field is still taut. But on the contrary the official statements of the leaders contribute to defuse the tension on the table. Before the meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, both sides remarked the political solution on Idlib as the best way. We asked ...
March 3 was the most important day for the rival Democrats ahead of the presidential elections, Super Tuesday. 14 states chose who they would like to contend against Donald Trump this November. Super Tuesday: What surprises await Sanders and the Democrats While the candidates have important and diverse views regarding domestic policy, we should not forget about their foreign policy ...
As the situation in Syria becomes more and more incomprehensible, it becomes critical that we return to simple facts and over-arching explanations; in other words, we must separate the wheat from the chaff. Let us start with the following: Our soldiers were targeted in an attack in the Idlib district of Syria. Although there have been many hopeful statements from ...
The situation in northern Syria has reached a critical point. After a Syrian airstrike killed 33 Turkish soldiers on February 27, Ankara launched large-scale military operations against the Syrian army. As a result, Turkish relations with Russia have reached their lowest point since the crisis in 2015. At the same time, the situation in Idlib has begun to negatively impact ...
War against the Syrian government cannot be a goal for Turkey: even if such a victory could be achieved, it would undoubtedly be a Pyrrhic one. As the situation grows worse and worse, the US-backed Democratic Union Party (PYD) has been building up strength, and could soon pose a serious threat to our security. Turkey recently woke up to the ...
The martyring of the 36 Turkish soldiers in Idlib by the Syrian forces, has delivered a strong impact to the regional cooperation. Turkish Armed Forces has responded to this treacherous attack with different military operations. Turkish Defense Minister in his statement, has accused the Syrian government and has send a message to Moscow by using the following words; “We do ...
In one of the most tumultuous regions of the world, in which the fate of nations is determined by coalitions, there is only one state which has friendly or non-belligerent relationships with all other states. It has based its relationships with other states on the principles of international relations and has been recognized as a mediator by other states. That ...
The first phase of Julian Assange’s extradition hearing to the United States began in London this week. Assange is wanted for leaking documents proving war crimes committed by the American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Assange was forced into a glass box during the trial, which his lawyers naturally objected to, arguing that it prevented him from communicating with their ...
Our article begins with Galileo’s famous words, Eppur si muove: “And yet it moves.” Despite hegemonic power and the world order it established, despite political pressure, psychological warfare, conspiracies, trade wars, embargoes, sanctions, plots and color revolutions, the global order is changing. In a world where the top 42 richest people have the wealth equal to the bottom 3.6 billion ...
Idlib The Syrian army command has announced the closure of airspace over Idlib province, reports the Syrian state agency SANA. Last Updates on the Idlib: Are Turkey and Russia on the brink of war? Meanwhile, the Turkish government continues to pursue a policy of “balance” between Washington and Moscow in Syria which it is presenting as “independent foreign policy.” However, ...