Sweden and Finland NATO Membership: The Calculus of Alliance Politics
A reason for the Turkish reservations about Sweden’s and Finland’s membership is the arms embargo on the Turkish defense industry.
Politics
German Federal Elections: Reality ultimately reached Berlin
If a country accepts that right-wing extremists entered the parliament due to 890.000 refugees who came to Germany, what will…
The KRG referendum: chaos continues
Insisting that the referendum has done nothing but harmed KRG relations with the region and increased the likelihood of safe-zones…
Iraq’s first non-Arab President Jalal Talabani dies in Berlin at 83
Ex-President was a key figure in the transitional governing council, which drafted the new Constitution of Iraq following the overthrow…
Possible Civil War Scenarios in Iraq following the KRG Referendum
The PYD stated that they would be ready to perform their duty at a possible conflict in Kirkuk, which clearly…
Instability awaiting post-election Germany
In an attempt to increase economic and political pressure on Turkey by claiming that Ankara only understands from stern language,…
Inside Northern Iraq: Hope and Despair are Side by Side
Threats of sanctions combined with sharp remarks by Ankara, Tehran and Baghdad along with attacks and escalated tensions in Kirkuk…
The cooperation between Ankara and Moscow to yield positive results for the region
Thanking Erdogan for his commitment and effort to solve the Syrian issue, Putin added that “it was really difficult to…
Rohingya crisis continues
“We cannot be afraid to call the actions of the Burmese [Myanmar] authorities what they appear to be: a brutal,…
Ankara and Washington on the upcoming crises: northern Iraq
Following a meeting with the UN Iraq Envoy Jan Kubis, in a statement Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari stated that…
What does the referendum in Northern Iraq mean for Turkey and the Middle East?
For Turkey, who accomplished a great deal in her fight against the PKK within domestic borders, it is unacceptable for…
KRG and Syria: the agenda in the Middle East
Referring to the British spy T.S. Lawrence, who was connected to the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the…
Defense Strategies of Putschists, An Interview with Dr. Hüseyin Aydın
The organization’s civil administrator Kemal Batmaz didn’t say with whom he was staying on the night of the coup on…
The KRG’s Independence Bid Spells Trouble
An independent Iraqi Kurdistan would probably lead to yet another round of conflict in Iraq’s never-ending civil war. In the…
Rohingya: an embarrassment for humanity
The leader of the Bangladesh National Human Rights Commission, Kazi Reazul Hoque, has called for Myanmar to face the UN…
World rejects independence referendum
Abul-Gheit stated that the “interests of the Kurdish people in Iraq will only be achieved within a unified, federal, democratic…
KRG referendum is ‘betrayal’
In most recent deelopments, Turkey’s General Consulate to Erbil announced on Wednesday that from Friday 29 September onwards, flights to…
Post-referendum Iraq: already in crisis
MP Asma al-Moussawi also called on the Iraqi government to take action against Kurdish officials as she claimed that “there…
EU to appreciate Turkey’s efforts
“Turkish companies offer important opportunities for the EU, since they have the ability to trade anywhere in the world.”
