Artificial Intelligence’s Sentience: Why Is It a Big Deal?
To say the machine may be sentient is to raise a red flag, not demean human existence.
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What are Israel’s Red Lines in Syria?
Israel will continue its precision airstrikes in Syria and increase its focus on the Israel-Syria border as well as its…
Assad regime uses chlorine gas in Eastern Ghouta
On March 12, the Assad regime cut Eastern Ghouta into three distinct parts, to capture southern Hammuriyah, where it also…
Turkish FM postpones US trip in wake of Tillerson exit
Mevlut Cavusoglu’s trip scheduled for March 19 has been postponed in the wake of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s firing,…
What does Qatari support for Turkey’s Afrin Operation mean?
Gulf countries seem to have no strategy for dealing with Iran, and they are short-sighted in not supporting Turkey, even…
3,444 terrorists ‘neutralized’ in Afrin operation
A total of 3,444 terrorists have been “neutralized” since the start of Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region,…
Turkey-EU summit in Bulgaria ‘very important’ for ties
The upcoming Turkey-European Union (EU) summit in Bulgaria is a “very important step” in resolving issues between the EU and…
Erdogan ‘hopes’ Afrin is liberated ‘by this evening’
Turkey’s president said on Wednesday he hopes the northwestern Syrian city of Afrin would be liberated from terrorists “by this…
YPG/PKK forced recruitment of children: Rights reports
Evidence of the terrorist YPG/PKK using young children uncovered in the Turkish-led operation in Syria’s Afrin region confirms what many…
Some Myths about the YPG
Abandoning the myths about the YPG would serve the US interests. Then comes the hard task of crafting a realistic…
Turkey working for the normalization of Syria
The sensitivity in protecting civilians is “causing the operation to proceed much more slowly and that there is a clear…
Women diplomats strengthen Turkey’s foreign policy
Women employed at diplomatic positions by the Turkish Foreign Ministry have increased in recent years, according to diplomatic sources.
Over 3,000 terrorists ‘neutralized’ in Afrin operation
A total of 3,055 terrorists have been “neutralized” so far since the start of Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s northwestern…
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 121 FETO suspects
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 121 suspected members of the Fetullah Terrorist…
French Secularism: Towards Republican Authoritarianism?
If French secularism turns into full-fledged republican authoritarianism, as the course of events illustrate, Islamophobia will just be another worrisome…
The US must end Support to the YPG to repair Ties with Turkey
Recent visits by Trump administration officials have resulted in the creation of a strategic conversation mechanism but it is not…
Does the 1997 Coup Trial Suffice to Confront the History of Coups?
The room for maneuver created by the strong reaction to the 2016 coup attempt by the Turkish public and politicians…
Multi-speed EU: Cure All Remedy or Dead End?
Not only Brexit but the rise of populist movements almost everywhere paired with very vocal desires to have more say…
The Political Economy of the “Post-modern” Coup
One of the most tragic features of the era in terms of the relationship between politics and economics was that…
