On February 23rd, Middle East Discourse headlined “International aid to Idlib, Syria is controlled by the terrorists” and its Editor Steven Sahiounie reported that earthquake aid from Western countries, and all aid that is being administered through the U.N., is going almost entirely to the two areas of Syria that […]
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Earthquake In Turkey In A Geopolitical Context (II)
The earthquake in Turkey became not only a test for all the Turkish people, but also a catalyst for political battles.
Earthquake In Turkey In A Geopolitical Context (I)
The earthquake in Turkey became not only a test for all the Turkish people, but also a catalyst for political battles.
The Defeat Of Ukraine Is Becoming Clearer
It is an open secret: the government of Kiyv is losing militarily to the Russian army. The latter is advancing without hurrying and is building the defense of the regions that joined Moscow by referendum. But this inexorable reality hides others. For example, the fact that Turkey, still a member of NATO, supports Russia and provides it with spare parts for its army. Not only is the Atlantic Alliance losing, but it is cracking.
Why Won’t Russia Offer Sweden & Finland A Deal To NOT Join NATO?
Sweden and Finland have jointly and together been seeking membership in NATO, but Turkiye is blocking Sweden’s bid unless and until Sweden will comply with Turkiye’s own national-security demands. Russia would be severely endangered if Finland joins NATO — much more than if Sweden does — but it’s a joint […]
Russia Consolidates In East Mediterranean
The curtain is coming down on the brutal 11-year old Syrian conflict, which former US President and Nobel Laureate Barack Obama initiated, as the Arab Spring swept through West Asia two decades ago. The United States has suffered yet another big setback in West Asia as the year 2022 draws […]
Micronations: Eccentric And Unthreatening
A trolley load of books, chapters and treatises have been written on the subject of sovereignty. Usually, the concept entails control and power, the latter a corollary of the former. In international law, sovereignty finds some form of expression in the Montevideo Convention of 1933 but can hardly be seen […]
Moscow And Ankara Bet On The Breakup Of The European Union
On October 12, during the Russian Energy Week, Vladimir Putin voiced a proposal to create an international gas hub in Turkey, thereby compensating for the loss of capacity to deliver gas to Europe after the terrorist attacks on the Nord Streams. The proposal came as a surprise for several reasons. […]
Macron Insulted Africans’ Intelligence By Claiming That Multipolar Powers Manipulate Them
The shameless ethno-nationalist supremacy associated with his hateful remark will result in Africans doubling down on their anti-imperialist and Pan-Africanism activism since no self-respecting person would ever capitulate in the face of such blatantly racist pressure and thus voluntarily submit themselves to being dominated by their abuser. French President Macron […]
Russia-Turkey Reset Eases Regional Tensions
The 4-hour meeting on Friday at Sochi between President Vladimir Putin and President Recep Erdogan promises to be a defining moment in regional politics. The single biggest takeaway from the Sochi meet is, of course, the “win-win” economic partnership between Russia and Turkey that helps Russia, on the one hand, to […]
Putin’s Summits Next Week Will Strengthen Ties With Iran, Turkey
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced in Moscow on Tuesday that President Vladimir Putin will travel to Tehran on July 19, to take part in a tripartite meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts as part of the Astana peace process to end the war in Syria as well as […]
Turkey, NATO Joined At Hips But Think Differently
Turkey has had an uneasy history as a NATO member country. The push and pull of strategic autonomy constantly grated against a security guarantee the alliance offered and also a way of reinforcing its Western identity. The West wanted Turkey because of the Cold War. The enigma still continues: Was […]
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