Diplomatic Opinion - Ali Tuygan

19/02/2024

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19/02/2024

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2024/02/19/the-war-in-ukraine-two-years-on/ -2440

February 19, 2024 On February 16, 2023, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died at a penal colony above the Arctic Circle, marking a dark day for Russia. A Le Monde article was titled “Navaln…

12/02/2024

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2024/02/12/the-middle-east-worlds-region-of-conflict/ -2435

February 12, 2024 US State Department’s Office of the Historian says that  Secretary of State Warren Christopher “eschewed confrontation in favor of negotiation with friend and foe alike”.&nbs…

05/02/2024

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2024/02/05/iraq-and-syria-refuse-being-made-punching-bags/ -2432

February 5, 2024 On January 3, twin blasts near the burial site of Qasem Soleimani, the former head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, killed a hundred people and injured scores in the southern Iran…

30/01/2024

3,400 Americans are there ostensibly to fight ISIS. But after Sunday's attacks, they may become the reason we fight Iran

29/01/2024

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2024/01/29/ankaras-troubled-relations-with-washington/ -2427

January 29, 2024 Türkiye’s governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power following the general election on November 2, 2002. This marked the end of the coalition government led by Pri…

25/01/2024

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2024/01/25/russia-china-and-the-war-in-gaza/

January 25, 2024 On October 7, 2023, a comment by Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the conflict, which has continued for 75 years, cannot be resolved by force and c…

22/01/2024

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2024/01/22/us-and-israeli-leaders-on-different-wavelengths/

January 22, 2024 On January 18, Prime Minister Netanyahu claimed that Israel under his leadership will not compromise on less than total victory over Hamas, and they will win. “In any arrangement i…

17/01/2024

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2024/01/17/the-question-of-the-endgame-in-gaza/ -2416

January 17, 2024 That the US and the UK reacted militarily to Houthi attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea was no surprise. What is striking is how after years of war, Yemen, a country g…

06/01/2024

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2024/01/06/growing-concerns-about-a-wider-middle-east-conflict/

January 6, 2024 The killing of Hamas’s Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut on January 2, and the twin blasts near the burial site of Qasem Soleimani that caused the death of nearly a hundred Iranians the nex…

02/01/2024

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2024/01/02/2024-another-challenging-year-for-the-west/ -2408

January 2, 2024 On May 7, 2021, China initiated a virtual discussion at the UN Security Council on the future of the Organization and the international order.  In remarks to the Security Counc…

18/12/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/12/18/looking-back-at-the-year-2023/

December 18, 2023 For most of the past year, the war in Ukraine and Washington’s strategic competition with China dominated the global agenda. Then came the October 7 Hamas onslaught against Israel…

11/12/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/12/11/the-humanitarian-catastrophe-in-gaza/

December 11, 2023 Jews are a gifted people. They have made great contributions to science, culture, and arts. Israel is among the top twenty countries winning the most Nobel prizes. However, the fi…

04/12/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/12/04/the-west-neither-at-war-nor-at-peace/ -2396

November 4, 2023 On November 29, the statement issued by the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of Foreign Ministers said that allies remain steadfast in their commitment to further step up politica…

20/11/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/11/20/presidents-biden-and-xi-meet/ -2380

November 20, 2023 A principal foreign policy objective of the Obama White House was “pivot to Asia”. However, the Arab Spring, interventions in the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine war in 2014, and …

13/11/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/11/13/the-gaza-war-and-the-challenges-ahead/ -2377

November 13, 2023 The Hamas assault of October 7 and Israel’s military response with total disregard for civilian life have both drawn harsh criticism worldwide, most notably by the UN Secretary-Ge…

06/11/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/11/06/ankaras-roller-coaster-foreign-policy/ -2374

November 6, 2023 Türkiye and Israel enjoyed good relations for decades. The coming to power of the AKP in 2002 introduced an element of uncertainty into the relationship. However, there was no majo…

01/11/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/11/01/turkiye-and-the-gaza-war/ -2371

November 1, 2023 The October 7 Hamas assault was a shock for the Israelis. It should not have been. As I mentioned in an earlier post, some foresaw that trouble was in the making. The following is …

21/10/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/10/21/no-quick-end-to-the-gaza-war/ -2368

October 21, 2023 On October 18, President Biden arrived in Tel Aviv on what many called “a high-stakes trip”. Mentioned in that context were standing resolutely behind Israel, preventing a wider re…

16/10/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/10/16/the-gaza-war/ -2365

October 16, 2023 The following is from an International Crisis Group statement of March 21, 2023, titled “Persistent Violence in Israel-Palestine Could Escalate Further”: “Tensions have been rising…

09/10/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/10/09/a-world-of-conflict/ -2362

October 9, 2023 Following the recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh, Presidents Aliyev and Pashinyan were supposed to meet in Granada, Spain on October 5. Only days before the scheduled meeting F…

02/10/2023

Türkiye’nin bazı uluslararası toplantılardan dışlandığına işaret eden Prof. Dr. İlhan Uzgel, “Bu durum Erdoğan’ın da dengesini bozmuş gibi. Uçağa binerken ‘Yolları ayırırız’, inince ‘İlişkileri güçlendiririz’ diyor” ifadelerini kullandı.

02/10/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/10/02/armenia-and-azerbaijan-need-a-paradigm-shift/ -2359

October 2, 2023 Baku’s lightning military operation of September 19-20 has ended three decades of de facto self-governance for Nagorno-Karabakh. The breakaway government announced last week that al…

25/09/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/09/25/ukraine-update/

September 25, 2023 The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) opened on September 5, 2023, and the “High-Level Week” took place on September 18-22. Some important leaders, inclu…

18/09/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/09/18/western-military-interventions-in-the-middle-east/ -2353

September 18, 2023 The Middle East has witnessed many Western military interventions since the end of the First World War. Two recent ones are particularly significant in drawing lessons for the fu…

13/09/2023

Kılıçdaroğlu, "Bir insan bir görevde başarılıysa, neden değiştirilsin? Elbette Ekrem İmamoğlu adayımızdır" demiş. YA GÖREVİNDE BAŞARISIZ OLANLAR?

11/09/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/09/11/growing-resistance-to-a-new-cold-war/ -2349

September 11, 2023 The major headline of the past week was the agreement of G20 countries on the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. The Western media generally reported that the leaders underscored th…

06/09/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/09/06/black-sea-grain-and-russian-turkish-relations/ -2346

September 6, 2023 During the past few weeks, many countries hoped that Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan’s and President Erdoğan’s visits to Russia would be a step toward reviving the Black Sea Grain …

29/08/2023

On Women's Equality Day, the World Must Rally Around Afghan Women - PassBlue

28/08/2023

https://diplomaticopinion.com/2023/08/28/a-marathon-with-no-finishing-line/

August 28, 2023 The following are a few takeaways from the American press, in chronological order, about battlefront developments in Ukraine. On April 5, 2022, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…