What Awaits Syria at the Astana Talks?

What Awaits Syria at the Astana Talks?

The Russian-Iranian-Turkish Tripartite is preparing to mediate a new round of intra-Syrian talks in Astana sometime soon, and President Assad just announced that he is ready to negotiate on “everything” provided that the process follows the legal mechanisms laid out in the Syrian Constitution. Australian professor and prominent Syrian activist Tim Anderson is correct when…

Recep Erdogan And The Geopolitical Box Of Pandora

Recep Erdogan And The Geopolitical Box Of Pandora

Famous French experts on Turkey, in analysis compared Recep Erdogan with Charles de Gaulle some 4-5 years ago. Incredible! Yes, that is how it was then! But certain events that took place led not only the French analysts but most of their Western colleagues to begin calling the Turkish President “Islamist”, a “Sultan” and a “dictator”. The Western press…

Al-Nusra’s Hand in Ambassador’s Murder Spells Trouble for US

Al-Nusra’s Hand in Ambassador’s Murder Spells Trouble for US

Al-Nusra has been supported by Turkey, the US, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. If they are in fact responsible for the killing, the blame lies with the terrorist group’s benefactors and supporters. From the moment His Excellency Andrey Karlov was assassinated in Ankara, many people started pinning the blame on Western hands. Some said it was…

No, Erdogan Didn’t “Trick” Putin and The Ayatollah

No, Erdogan Didn’t “Trick” Putin and The Ayatollah

A video has just surfaced where Erdogan brags about how Turkey’s military operation in northern Syria has always been for the purpose of advancing regime change, causing a panic on alternative and social media that President Putin and the Iranian Supreme Leader were both devilishly tricked by the wily Erdogan in falling for Turkey’s “Trojan…

‘Know Your Limits!’ Erdogan Reminds EU Parliament Who’s In Charge of Turkey

‘Know Your Limits!’ Erdogan Reminds EU Parliament Who’s In Charge of Turkey

The EU is in no position to dictate to Turkey when it comes to fighting terrorism, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said after EU lawmakers voted to call for halting membership talks with Ankara. On Thursday, the EU Parliament passed a non-binding motion urging a temporary halt to membership talks with Turkey, citing Ankara’s crackdown…