Search: Turkey,USA,NATO,Syria (6 materials)

Istanbul Terrorist Attack: What Awaits Turkey and its Neighbors?

... support the YPG if Ankara decides to conduct a new full-scale military operation in Syria A terrorist attack on November 13 in central Istanbul killed six people and... ... confessed during interrogation that she had been sent by PKK/YPG leaders illegally to Turkey via Syrian Afrin. Alexey Khlebnikov: Changing Roles: Why Countries of Middle... ... responsibility for the attack, but Ankara blamed the YPG for the explosion. Neither Turkey’s NATO allies nor most EU countries, which included the PKK in their terrorist lists,...

29.11.2022

US Sanctions Against Turkey: Zero Escalation

... restrictions against allies are more effective than restrictions against rivals. So far, this paradox is working with respect to Turkey The US withdrawal of military support for the Syrian Kurds and the subsequent operation of the Turkish army have exacerbated relations between Ankara and Washington. As one ... ... drafted by Democrat Eliot Engel, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair. A similar joint resolution was proposed by Democratic Senator Robert Menendez. Turkey’s unprovoked invasion is described in a resolution proposed by Republican Senator Mitch McConnell....

25.10.2019

Turkey and the Containment of Iran in the Middle East

... confrontation with Tehran, relying instead on cooperation with other regional players. This renders it imperative to assess what role Turkey, a major NATO ally, is going to occupy in the future with regards to U.S. plans to limit Iranian expansion in the Middle East. Yulia Sveshnikova, Hamidreza Azizi: War of Interests for Peace in Syria Washington's concerns over rising Iranian influence following the nuclear deal were prompted by several trends. The primary ...

27.02.2018

Breaking the U.S.-Russia Impasse: Keeping the Door Open to Dialogue

... Will the Islamic State movement really be destroyed in Iraq and Syria? Or will it simply drift like a nomad to other regions, into ... ... Islamic State into Afghanistan impact the ongoing war between NATO and the Taliban? The U.S. refused to participate in the third ... ... officials have accused Russia of providing arms to the Taliban, an accusation that has been officially denied by Moscow. Will it be possible ... ... appears absolutely crucial to calm tensions between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran. After Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, ...

28.06.2017

The (First) Russo-American Cyberwar: How Obama Lost & Putin Won, Ensuring a Trump Victory

... then-ongoing diplomatic efforts to win cooperation with the Russians on Syria, as all recent diplomatic talks with them on Syria had been ... ... Russia’s propaganda machine of hundreds of websites and many thousands of social media accounts—some unwittingly duped, others ... ... an intensely close decision; Russia has also been active in non-NATO Sweden this year, particularly when it was voting on closer ... ... Germany and Austria. Furthermore, U.S. and NATO “ally” Turkey has taken a decidedly sharp anti-democratic and anti-Western ...

17.12.2016

Western Democracy Is on Trial, More than Any Time Since WWII

... noted in “The End of History,” the end of the Cold War marked the end of thousands of years of ideological struggle, and the spread of Western Democratic capitalist... ... Since then, it has failed to effectively deal with conflict in Libya, Ukraine, and Syria, all within or near its periphery. The situation in Syria has led to refugee and... ... left and drives its people further to the right. The assault on democratic norms in Turkey by its government is far worse. Still worse in that region, the Arab Spring has...

17.04.2016

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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