Could the US Save the Raqqa Operation Through Intense Airstrikes?
espite huge American support, PKK-affiliated YPG forces are trying hard to take Raqqa from DAESH.
Coups of TIME
Considering the closest ones to home, this magazine covered many topics ranging from the headscarf discussions to Naim Süleymanoğlu's success at the Olympic Games after filtering them through an American and Western perspective.
The Journey of a Soul: Ayşe Şasa
She was sent to the American College for her secondary education.
“One Belt, One Road” Project and Turkish-Chinese Relations in a Strategic Perspective
In this context, the OBOR project reflects the vision of establishing an expansive economic and political sphere of influence by financing the infrastructure and development investments of developing countries in a line extending from Central Asia to Africa and Latin America.
Turkey’s Defense Industry grows steadily
We have ongoing cooperation projects with the countries of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Asia-Pacific countries with developed technological infrastructure, South American countries and allies in the Middle East.
For the U.S. and Turkey, NATO Continues to be an Unequal, Unreliable Alliance
A more balanced picture can be expected provided that Germany increases its military expenditure and the quantity of the weapons it buys from American companies.
From Alliance to Tacit Containment: Changes in Turkey-US Relations
At some point, the Trump administration will have to make a strategic choice between Turkey and the PKK/PYD in Syria and it will shape the future of Turkish-American relations.
Will the Trump Administration’s Syria Policy Change after the Chemical Attack?
Nevertheless, Syria and Russia are adamant that the recent sarin gas attack is a ‘false flag’ operation that Al-Qaeda or one of the Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist groups that controls the Idlib province set off in order to elicit an American intervention which put 20% of Assad’s air force out of action.
Rebalancing Turkey’s Foreign Policy
” Turkish foreign policy tried to improve ties with the Middle East, Russia, and African and Latin American countries during this time.
Sino-Turkish Relations in the Age of Global Transformation
The literature on China’s relations with distant regions ranging from South America to Africa and to the Middle East usually follows this trend and specifically focuses on trade, financial, infrastructural and industrial investments of China.
Calling for a Divine Economic Intervention
Since then, Islamic finance has shown promising growth to the extent that a multitude of conventional institutions began offering sharia-compliant products and services, including renowned names such as Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, J.
Turkey, Erdoğan, and the Wisdom of the Presidential System
For example in the American presidential system, while Congress makes laws and passes budgets, the President could veto any of its bills.
Is Islamophobia the New Antisemitism?
” As an African-American, Obama was suggesting, as it turns out incorrectly, that Donald Trump, whose skin and hair are widely seen as orange, would not become the new president.
Hezbollah gains Ground in Syria While Humanitarian Tragedy Floats in Damascus
Revival of Shia Politics over Syria Civil War
The latent reality is liberation of Aleppo has been incited by the blessing of a Shia revival by the most powerful Shiite political figures such as Muqtada al-Sadr, a well-known anti-American Shiite cleric propping up Assad’s regime.
Shockwaves of the Syrian Conflict in Europe: The Price of Standing Aside
There is a big difference with regards to the situation of Europeans and Americans when taking the shockwaves of this conflict into account.
Melian Dialogue and Six Years of Civil War in Syria
John Mearsheimer, an American professor of political science, says “The sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way”.
Towards a New Strategic Partnership between Turkey and the Gulf?
Moreover, while Turkey is having judicial problems with the US over the extradition of FETO leader Fetullah Gülen, the Gulf countries also have judicial issues with the US over recent legislation allowing Americans to sue foreign governments for alleged support for terrorism (JASTA).
Trump, Media, Journalism Ethics and “Others”
Trumps’ fury at US media
Launching a barrage of attacks on the American media, Trump’s expressions have surpassed the line of criticism with his stinging, voracious attacks that have bordered on dragging names through the mud as well as going so far as threatening to litigate legal cases aimed at shutting down some outlets.
The Trump Effect on the Global Energy Game and Turkey’s Role
The announcement, called “An America First Energy Plan,” states that “harmful and unnecessary” policies like the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the US Rule have burned the American economy and they should be repealed.
World’s New Financial Hub: Istanbul
The position of Istanbul as a financial center between Eastern Europe and Central Asia brings with it the potential to become a new center in addition to the cluster centers in America and the Far East.
