This entry is part 2 of 1 in the series Turkish Foreign Affairs, 2015-16The new Turkish and Israeli ambassadors arrived in each other’s capitals within the last days to jumpstart Turkey-Israeli relations. This is a very good thing for both … Continue reading →
The reopening of Turkey’s relations with Israel and Russia also opens the competition between Israeli natural gas and Russian natural gas for Turkey’s energy security. All diplomats and heads of state say that they welcome the improvement of relations among … Continue reading →
What does it mean for Turkish foreign policy, that the Obama Administration’s conscious policy of diminishing American power and prestige in Western Asia continues to yield benefits to Russia and Iran? The Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer, looking mainly at … Continue reading →
The renewal of Turkish-Russian relations represents an invigoration of its already existing “Eurasian direction” in foreign policy, including outreach to Central Asia, India and China. It is a substitute for the failed “Zero Problems with Neighbors” policy of former foreign … Continue reading →
Is it possible that Angela Merkel, the gifted German chancellor whose management of European affairs has been so praised over the last decade, will figure in the history books as the person whose decisions led to the EU’s downfall? It … Continue reading →
Diplomatic attention has intensified on the project of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) while both obstacles to and incentives for its realization increase. Turkmenistan’s commitment to the project may be inferred from the finally completed construction of its East-West Pipeline … Continue reading →
U.S. President Barack Obama’s appearance on The Colbert Report this week confirmed that he has no qualms about leaving Canada in the lurch in current global energy glut. In the interview, Colbert observed that the Republican-controlled Congress would approve the … Continue reading →
Greenwald condescends to terrorists and dehumanizes them by denying them their human agency. He seems under the sway of the Enlightenment myth of the “noble savage” corrupted by Western civilization. This approach denies terrorists the individual responsibility that they in fact claim.
Continue reading →There has lately been much debate about Quebec’s surplus electrical energy production and what to do about it. As Peter Hadekel noted recently in the Gazette (“Energy Shift” Sept. 15), at least one energy-policy expert has suggested that electricity rates … Continue reading →
NSA leaker Edward Snowden has applied to the Russian government for the extension of his temporary asylum, which expires July 31. There is public debate among the Western (but not the Russian) commentariat about whether his application will be granted. … Continue reading →