Will Catalonia Create a Domino Effect in Europe?
Many European capitals - with the exception of Belgium and Slovenia - decided to remain silent or act in support of the Spanish government.
A rare US talk on Rohingyas
Meanwhile, Germany, Sweden, Japan and the European Union also offered their strong support to Bangladesh over the Rohingya issue.
EU’s giant leap: set to launch army parallel to NATO
urope is set to form a new army whose membership would encompass, minus Britain, Denmark and a few others, all the European Union states.
Turkish PM’s US agenda: terrorism
While the PKK is recognized as a terrorist organization by the US, Turkey and the European Union, the US administration denies the organic links between the YPG/PYD and PKK – which Turkey recognizes as a terrorist organization.
The United Nations in an Age of Transition I: World Order and Realpolitik
The resulting political vacuum in countries such as Iraq and Libya was quickly filled by groups acting in the name of a so-called “Islamic State,” and the chain of destabilizing events – leading to widespread state failure in the Middle East – has now even reached the gates of Europe, with the refugee crisis threatening political stability in core countries of the European Union and endangering the cohesion of the Union itself.
Russia’s YPG Strategy in Syria
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On the other hand, this initiative also includes the PYD/YPG - the Syrian branch of the PKK, which is accepted as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the US.
Turkey-EU migration pact worthy of honor: IOM
he International Organization for Migration (IOM), has urged all parties to meet their commitments on the European refugee crisis, stating that the EU-Turkey deal achieved significant success.
Turkey’s threefold fight against FETO, DAESH, and the PKK continues
and the European Union, resumed its armed campaign against Turkey in July 2015.
EU needs Turkey more, says ex-enlargement chief
hile the relations between the European Union and Turkey have been sore for a while, talking to Anadolu Agency during the ‘International Symposium on July 15 and Coup D’etat – Global Impacts, Media and Democracy’ summit in Kocaeli, northwestern Turkey, ex-enlargement chief Gunter Verheugen criticized the EU for their attitude on Turkey’s membership.
Instability awaiting post-election Germany
Seeing itself as the defender of European values and the leader of the EU, while being criticized by many European countries like Poland, Italy, Hungary and Greece for patronizing other countries, Germany will have a hard time maintaining its bid for EU leadership after AfD’s rise.
Pro-PKK rally in Cologne: Ankara summons German envoy
The PKK, listed as a terrorist organization by the US and by the European Union, resumed its armed campaign in July 2015 regardless of government efforts to sit around a table and negotiate solutions.
Russia’s Grand Strategy: Threats, Risks and Obstacles
Military Interventions and New Cooperation
Russia has defined NATO and the EU’s expansionist strategy towards Caucasian/Eastern European countries as a national security threat.
Mosul in Ruins, Kirkuk Awaits a Similar Destiny: What can Turkey do?
Donald Trump's administration and several European Union countries prefer to enhance al-Abadi’s position in Baghdad in order to enable him to curtail the drastic Iranian influence over his country.
Securing Turkey’s Borders: A Proactive Strategy with High-Tech Approach
Border Security Architecture
Turkish borders are far longer than many European borders, and have a complicated terrain.
The New Silk Route: Turkey’s Pivot to Asia by “One Belt, One Road”
It will require China to closely cooperate with some economic and security blocks in which Beijing is not a member, such as the ASEAN, the Eurasian Economic Union, the African Union, the Arab League and the European Union.
For the U.S. and Turkey, NATO Continues to be an Unequal, Unreliable Alliance
Increasing military expenditures to favor US-based weapon companies
Still shocked by Trump's election victory, European leaders were concerned about the possibility of the U.
Is Marine Le Pen Far Right in the French Presidential Elections?
One of the candidates is a deputy of the European Parliament, a parliament of the very EU she is against; while the other served as the former minister of finance and economy under François Hollande and is competing for the first time in the elections.
The Headscarf Decision of the European Court of Justice
he discourses of Islamophobic parties and politicians whose influence has been increased throughout Europe are effecting all European institutions, including judiciary bodies.
Shockwaves of the Syrian Conflict in Europe: The Price of Standing Aside
Destabilization of Europe
Incompetent tinkering on how to approach Syria by European elites has resulted in a zone of chaos and disorder in Europe.
The Trump Effect on the Global Energy Game and Turkey’s Role
The Trump administration is expected to exert effort on transmitting natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean region to Turkey, and then to the European Union via the Southern Gas Corridor.
