The long-standing dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir threatens to turn into an all-out armed conflict. The issue has become a bargaining chip countries to use in order to negotiate profitable deals. Can the crisis be mitigated, and who could effectively negotiate a compromise? Kashmir has been split between India and Pakistan since it was partitioned in 1947. Both ...

Turkey and the United States seem to have finally reached some level of agreement regarding the creation of a security zone in Syria, an issue which had long strained the already tense relations between the two countries. Nonetheless, the decision likely doesn’t mean the end of the conflict over the issue. Following three days of talks which began on August ...

Türkiye ile ABD arasında son günlerde tırmanan ‘güvenli bölge’ krizi nihayet aşıldı. Ankara’da üç gün süren görüşmelerin ardından uzlaşma sağlandığı resmen açıklandı. ABD ile uzun süredir devam eden, S-400 krizinin ardından başlayan ‘güvenli bölge’ tartışmasında her iki tarafın yaptığı açıklamalar gerilimin tırmanmasına neden olmuştu. Görüşmelerin tamamlanmasının ardından her iki taraf da yazılı bir açıklama yaparak mutabakat sağlandığını duyurdu. Milli Savunma ...

Boris Johnson recently became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by a majority vote of the Conservative Party, despite his spotty reputation. This has generated a lot of worry, as any poorly considered action on his part could endanger the EU and his premiership.   WHO IS THE NEW RESIDENT OF HOUSE DOWNING STREET? Boris Johnson is of Turkish, French ...

ABD’nin “Suriye’ye askeri harekât düzenlemesi kabul edilemez” sözlerine: Erdoğan’dan sert yanıt: “ABD’DEN GERÇEK BİR MÜTTEFİKE YAKIŞIR ADIMLAR BEKLİYORUZ” Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, birkaç gün önce Fırat’ın doğusuna operasyon başlatılacağını belirterek, “Bunu Rusya ve Amerika ile de paylaştık.” açıklaması yaptı.    ABD Savunma Bakanı Mark Esper, Türkiye’nin Kuzey Suriye’de askeri harekât düzenlemesinin “kabul edilemeyeceğini, ABD’nin, tek taraflı bu tip bir ...

The recent downing of an American “Global Hawk” drone by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards is evidence of Iran’s advanced defensive capability. Iran has proven that it can answer a direct military threat, even from a global power like the US. The same can be said for the UK, whose international immunity provided by world authorities was unable to prevent its ...

Once Saudi Arabia’ key ally in Yemen war, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has seemingly parted ways with Riyadh, leaving North Yemen and calling for the independence of South Yemen. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, believes in Ansarullah hegemony in the north, fearing Iran’s influence will spread in the region. This has led to new friction between Riyadh and ...

Late last year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his intention to conduct military operations in the territories east of the Euphrates River. However, a week after that, the Turkish leader said he had postponed the operation, saying: “The statements of the American side have led us to think about the need to postpone the operation for some time.” However, while ...

US President Donald Trump threatened to release the Daesh militants if the European Union refused to take them.  “We have thousands of ISIS fighters that we want Europe to take and let’s see if they take them. And if they don’t take them, we’ll probably have to release them to Europe,” Mr. Trump said on the White House lawn on ...

Mass shootings in the US Three mass shootings took place in the US in three different states – Texas, Ohio and Illinois. 29 people were killed in the attacks, while almost 50 were injured. On Saturday afternoon in El Paso, Texas, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius opened fire at a supermarket. In the wake of the tragedies, representatives of the Democratic Party ...

ERDOĞAN’DAN, FIRAT’IN DOĞUSUNA İKİNCİ DEFA OPERASYON MESAJI Geçtiğimiz aylarda, Fırat’ın doğusuna operasyon yapılacağını açıklayan Türkiye Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, açıklamasından bir hafta sonra “ABD tarafından yapılan açıklamalar bizi bir müddet daha beklemeye yöneltti.” diyerek operasyonun ertelendiğini söylemişti. Erdoğan, Fırat’ın doğusuna operasyon açıklamasını önceki gün ikinci defa tekrarladı. Erdoğan açıklamasında,  “Bunu Rusya ve Amerika ile de paylaştık. Bizim taciz atışlarına sessiz ...

In 2020, the US will hold presidential elections. Voters will decide if Donald Trump will be re-elected for a second term as president or whether one of his democratic contenders will get an opportunity to occupy the White House. Trump has several strengths and weaknesses which will likely factor in to his chances in the elections. Trump’s Strong Suits 1) ...