Posts Tagged: Turkey
U.S. General Dempsey, Defense Chiefs From 10 Countries Meet in Amman to Discuss Syria Strategy
Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey and General Lloyd J. Austin III, commander of U.S. Central Command, are currently leading a three-day...
Bipartisan Letter Criticizes Turkish Officials’ Anti-Semitic Comments
JNS.org - Members of U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee have sent a bipartisan letter to Turkish President Abdullah Gül asking for the...
Report: Strike on Syria Launched from Turkish Base
Ynet / RT - Are Israel and Turkey cooperating against Bashar Assad's regime? The English-language Russian news website RT reported Monday that Israel used a Turkish military...
In Terms of Civilization, Turkey is Not Part of Europe
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble made a statement not often heard from high-up Europeans concerning Turkey's bid to join the European Union: "We should not accept...
The Israel-Arab Conflict Should be the Last Item on John Kerry’s To-Do-List
This week the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister blamed mass protests in his country on the 'Jewish Diaspora.' Millions of Egyptians took to the streets demanding...
Is Turkey Leaving the West?
Recent steps taken by the Government of Turkey suggest it may be ready to ditch the NATO club of democracies for a Russian and...
Breaking the Stranglehold: Defeating Hamas and Hezbollah is Vital to Israel’s Survival
In the current Middle East, where erstwhile Israeli allies like Egypt and Turkey display open hostility, where Sudan serves as Iran's warehouse and Gaza and...
Turkey Rejects Israeli Peace Overtures
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has rebuffed overtures from Pinhas Avivi, an advisor to the Israeli Foreign Ministry and former Israeli ambassador to Turkey from 2003-2007,...
Erdogan, Ahmadinejad Meet Amid Syria Tensions
Hurriyet -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly discussed their differences over Syria during an unscheduled meeting this...
Syria: The Battleground Between Sunnis and Shiites
In a late 2011 article, I argued that Syria's upheaval thrusts Turkey and Iran into a collision course because they have opposing geostrategic interests in an...
Clinton on Israeli Iran Strike: “Not in Anyone’s Interest”
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently said that an Israeli strike on Iran, amid the Islamic Republic's nuclear threat, is "not in...
Israel’s Opportunity to Cripple Hamas
The following statement appears at the end of every press release that relates to Gaza rocket fire that is sent out to media outlets by...
Defining ‘Mildly Islamist’
I came across a vexing phrase while reading The Economist this week. In an article about political skullduggery in Turkey, the ruling Justice and...
A Win-Win: End the Slaughter in Syria While Isolating Iran
Seldom has the dividing line between the forces of moderation and the forces of extremism been so clear in the Middle East. The extremist...
