NATO is not a defensive alliance. And it never has been. Stoltenberg told The Associated Press that he urged Turkey to finalize the process as he met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday on the sidelines of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai. “I met with President Erdogan this morning and I reiterated my […]
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Hungary has not endorsed Sweden’s entry either Ratification of Sweden’s Membership will not be completed in time for this most recent meeting (taking place over the next two days) Turkey has informed NATO that ratification of Sweden’s membership bid will not be completed in time to allow the country’s accession ceremony at a meeting of […]
Link Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday said that Muslim countries had chosen the path of diplomacy and humanitarian aid to solve the issue of Gaza. Talking to Qatar-based Al Jazeera, Fidan expressed concerns that Israel’s continued possession of nuclear weapons could heighten the nuclear arms race, leading to an unfavorable situation. “The ongoing possession […]
AA An emergency joint Arab-Islamic summit kicked off on Saturday in the Saudi capital Riyadh to discuss the “dangerous developments” taking place in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories. According to official Saudi media, leaders and representatives of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are participating in the summit which coincides […]
Reuters Erdogan does not meet with him- The meeting is at the foreign minister level, only. – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation in Gaza on Monday with Turkey’s foreign minister, part of Blinken’s efforts to calm regional tensions over the war between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas. Blinken, who […]
This was expected. Israeli strikes in Gaza against Hamas (Israel’s proxy) were inevitably going to give cover to wider war. How much wider will this go- Dangerous. Insane. The US has struck eastern Syria to protect their PKK proxies who are lovingly ensconced in the stolen and ethnically cleansed territory Foreign Policy On Thursday, the […]
Was listening to a Garland Nixon interview. It was mentioned that some of the reason for the encouraging role played by the US in the middle east is to target Turkey. Entirely possible. Read entire article at link below and share some thoughts? GTR Experts predict that the recent sanctions imposed by the US Department […]
Savvy diplomat- I don’t care what any one says. Erdogan is spot on. He negotiated well with Ukraine/Russia. On peace and the grain deal. In both cases the US interfered. Again we see the US antagonizing the situation. While other parties call and push for diplomacy. My understanding is Turkey’s leadership has been busy, busy, […]
The headline to this article is as stated above. The question mark is my inclusion, because, to me this is a question, not a statement of fact. That all said, it’s an interesting opinion. The question marks included are statements I find questionable. What do you think? Lansing Institute The developments in Karabakh will lead […]
NO, there is not. I’m comfortable suggesting that. Though there was previously an ethnic cleansing of Azeri’s from their own land and country. Let’s go back to 1993- 20 yrs ago Up to 100,000 Azerbaijanis Reportedly Fleeing Armenians : Transcaucasia: Iran is said to be refugees’ goal. They were displaced by an Armenian offensive launched […]