Can Turkey’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy Be a Game Changer?
However, AI is a military trump card with a major impact on global AI competition and the concomitant strengthening of national security.
Angela Merkel, The Leader of the Free World?
he New York Times saw fit to give the title of “Leader of the Free World” to Angela Merkel after Donald Trump’s election in 2017.
Mass Shootings in America Are Now Programmed into the System
Former President Trump had gone so far as to say, “Mental illness and hatred pull the trigger, not the gun.
Iran’s Joy Over the Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Will Be Short-Lived
Iran began to host Taliban fighters and commanders in Iran, extended some weapons and other supplies to the militants, and even tried to insert themselves into the Afghan peace process brokered by the Donald Trump administration in 2019.
Raisi’s Foreign Policy: Notes on Iran’s New Cabinet
During Trump's presidency, Tehran's relations with these two countries deteriorated.
Realpolitik vs. Idealpolitik: Turkey-Gulf Re-friending after a Decade-Long Rivalry
administration under Joe Biden is determined to prioritize Asia, to deal with its own domestic issues, and to push for diplomacy in the Middle East, unlike the preceding Trump administration.
Al-Kadhimi’s Dashing Hopes: Regional Security Conference Held in Baghdad
administrations, and intensified by the Donald Trump administration to maximum pressure, and which the Biden administration so far has done nothing tangible to alleviate, Iran was not in a position to refuse negotiation.
It’s Time for the United States to Join the New Silk Road
This would be a welcome about-face from years of futile efforts by presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden to discourage European and Asian countries from partnering with the multinational banks and consortiums that have sprung up to support New Silk Road projects.
Meet Your New Reality: Death to 2020 Is a Clever Political Satire
But in reality, with the problem of racism, white supremacism, social polarization, a global pandemic, economic recession, the decline of American military power, and, most importantly, Trumpism (with 72 million Americans voting for Donald Trump), it is not hard to agree with the creators of the show that there is a tough road ahead for the United States of America regardless of its administration.
NSO’s Pegasus Scandal Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg of Israeli Spyware
This can also be seen in the activities of another Israeli cybersecurity firm, Psy-Group, which ran a $2 million voter suppression operation in support of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, according to the 2020 report of the U.
Contractors and Mercenaries will Live on after the US Leaves Iraq and Afghanistan
While three mercenaries were sentenced to 30 years in jail for manslaughter and one was sentenced to life for first-degree murder, former President Donald Trump pardoned all four killers in one of the ugliest and most egregious acts of American exceptionalism committed during his time in office.
Biden Won’t Treat Saudi Arabia Like a “Pariah”
Biden was participating in a Democratic primary debate and speaking to a crowd at odds with then-President Donald Trump’s unconditional support for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS).
‘America is back’; So What? On Why the United States is Losing the World
The tone struck by Biden throughout his G7 meetings is that ‘America is back’, another American coinage similar to the earlier phrase, the ‘great reset’ - meaning that Washington is ready to reclaim its global role that had been betrayed by the chaotic policies of former President Donald Trump.
We Cannot Use Victimhood to Justify Victimizing Others: An Interview with Alice Rothchild on Facing the Israeli Racism in Palestine
Read: Jewish Americans Wanted Anything But Donald TrumpBut there are also a lot of powerful progressive groups challenging that, such as Jewish Voice for Peace.
EU-China Trade Deal: Where Does the US Stand?
China made some progress in expanding its influence during the Trump administration.
To End the Civil War in Yemen, the Local Dimension is the Key: An Interview with Maysaa Shuja al-Deen
During the Trump administration, the Yemeni file was completely ignored, but now Yemen is a top priority in Biden’s foreign policy.
Debates Heat Up As Iranians Elect Their New President
Trump's sanctions, which he imposed on Iran following his withdrawal from the nuclear deal in May 2018, have brought Iran to its knees.
Asymmetric Warfare, The Palestinian Struggle and Missile Attacks
Read: Will the Biden Administration Continue Trump’s Abraham Accords Legacy?Therefore, Hamas and Islamic Jihad will be forced to invent alternative ways other than relying on the suppressive missile attacks as a military tactic as it becomes ever more challenging for asymmetric forces to continue the struggle as states become more experienced in non-state conflict.
Will the United States Contain Russia or China, or Both?
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After four years of former president Donald Trump's “America first” approach, Biden has vowed to confront “authoritarianism” in China and Russia while reengaging with allies and centering multilateral diplomacy.
The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the Bottle
The 2021 statement of the leaders of the Quad trumpets their “shared vision” for an Indo-Pacific that is “free and open” and operates on a “rules-based order” – a language that has been repeated over and over by the international media, reinforcing the framing of the Quad as the purported defenders of freedom and justice.
