Cyprus – the two-state solution the UN rejects
The UN’s enthusiastic support for a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian dispute is well attested, but there is a certain two-state solution that the UN resolutely refuses to endorse. Cyprus…
Turkish Schoolbooks Replaced Saudi Texts in Muslim Majority World
In a sign of the times, Turkish schoolbooks have replaced Saudi texts as the bull’s eye of criticism of supremacist and intolerant curricula in the Muslim world.
Turkey’s Suspicious Charm Offensive
To achieve his strategic objective of extending and stabilising Turkey’s power base across the Middle East, a reassessment of tactics was called for. Turkey’s Suspicious Charm Offensive
Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy
Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s place in a rebalanced new world order.
What Game Is Turkey Playing in Syria?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – © Photo: File: Laszlo Balogh/Getty Images[/caption] Three basic factors underlie Turkey’s stance in the confused military situation in north-west Syria. The first is that Turkey’s…
The Kurds, Assad and the Shape of a Future Syria
Media commentators are in a spin over recent developments along the Turkish-Syrian border. For example, several are scratching their heads over the game plan that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has…
George Orwell’s 1984 Revisited: The Rise of the Civilisationalists
The rise of a critical mass of world leaders including Donald J. Trump, Xi Jinping and others In Europe, Asia and Latin America who are bent on shaping a new…
Towards a New World Order in Eurasia? The Role of Russia and China
A new Russian-led, China-backed Eurasia-centred world order may be in the making against the backdrop of alleged Russian cyber warfare against the US and Europe. Analysts see a pattern in…
The Controversial Mohammed Dahlan
For years rumors of plots and counterplots have eddied around the controversial figure of Mohammed Dahlan, the charismatic Palestinian politician whom PA President Mahmoud Abbas regards as his greatest enemy,…
The Quandary of Turkey’s EU Bid
Turkey – a de facto NATO-EuroMed member – moved a step closer in its bid to join the European Union after its government announced fresh talks with the 28-member bloc.…