The U.S. State Department has issued warnings and threats to Erdogan if he follows through on his plan to have a neighborly relationship with Syria. On February 3, the Turkish interior minister, Suleyman Soylu, blasted the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, Jeffry L. Flake, saying, “Take your dirty hands off of Turkey.” The outrage was prompted…
When a real-world emergency happens, all of NATO’s pious and self-regarding talk implodes in a pile of dust. A 7.8. magnitude earthquake hits Europe’s southern neighbors Türkiye and Syria – and the NATO alliance does next to nothing in response. What sort of security organization is that? Rather, it seems to be too busy trying…
John Kirby, the National Security Council’s coordinator of strategic communications, made a significant statement in mid-December. Commenting on the events in Ukraine, Kirby said that the US authorities recognize Ukraine’s right to plan and conduct military operations in Crimea “against the occupiers, because the peninsula is Ukraine’s territory.” By making such a statement, John Kirby legitimized…
Any catastrophic event has an undeniable impact on a country’s and region’s economic and social situation. It is obvious therefore that the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey will have ramifications in a country, which was preparing to hold presidential and parliamentary elections in May. According to Turkish experts, Turkey will require at least $4 billion to…
An area 12 times the size of Belgium was hit by 20 earthquakes in two days. The Turkey-Syria earthquake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, released an explosion the equivalent of 7.5m tons of TNT. This was soon followed by a 6.7 magnitude aftershock in central and eastern Turkey, and a 5.6 magnitude aftershock on the Turkey–Syria…
The Wall Street Journal reported from Tehran on Wednesday that “a lethal crackdown and an ailing economy have quieted anti-government street demonstrations … organised protests have largely tapered off.” The paradox is, this interpretation is widely applicable in the contemporary world situation, including many G7 countries. How can one pretend there are no “protestor grievances”…
