Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine, launched on February 24, has caused hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to flee the country. How many Ukrainians have emigrated? Which countries did the Ukrainian refugees go to? What is the legal basis of protection for refugees? What is the economic dimension of hosting refugees? Criticism of Europe and the West for double standards on ...

By Prof. Bessam Abu Abdullah, Damascus, Syria The following is an article that Prof. Abdullah has published in the Syrian daily newspaper El Watan. The article explores the ground, need and conditions for a rapproachment between the Syrian Arab Republic and the Republic of Turkey. ‘Our path crosses Ankara, although it is a difficult path’ Previously I have written many ...

The Afghanistan crisis, which got into the global political agenda with the withdrawal of the US forces and the takeover the Kabul by the Taliban, still remains as a hot topic. The crisis that shook the world has caused many discussions and evaluations. We spoke about this topic to H.E. Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi, Pakistan’s ambassador in Turkey. Pakistan is ...

The United States has started its withdrawal from Afghanistan, which in the last days have taken more a form of fleeing. As the Taliban forces have conquered great parts of the country and arrived at the capital city of Kabul, the US embassy has started burning documents, while President Biden hastily deployed 6.000 troops to ensure the evacuation of US ...