Sourced: Al Monitor By Semih Idiz Ankara’s already strained relations with the West are heading for heightened tensions following President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call for snap presidential and parliamentary elections to be held June 24. At issue are bans in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands prohibiting Turkish politicians from canvassing expatriate Turks there and the… Continue reading TURKEY’S SNAP ELECTIONS SET TO ESCALATE TENSIONS WITH EUROPE
Category: Conflict
PUTIN: USE OF FORCE BYPASSING UNSC PLAYS INTO HANDS OF TERRORISTS
Sourced: New China The use of force by some countries bypassing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) plays into the hands of terrorists, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. “Some members of the international community have been increasingly trying to ignore the generally recognized norms and principles of the international law and resort to the… Continue reading PUTIN: USE OF FORCE BYPASSING UNSC PLAYS INTO HANDS OF TERRORISTS
TOY DRONE SHOT DOWN OUTSIDE SAUDI ROYAL PALACE OFFICIAL SAYS AFTER REPORTS OF GUNFIRE
Sourced: Daily Sabah A toy drone flying without an authorization was shot down outside the Saudi Royal Palace in Riyadh’s Khozama district late Saturday, a senior Saudi official said. A spokesman for the Riyadh police said forces at a checkpoint in the Khozama district identified the drone and “dealt with it according to their orders”,… Continue reading TOY DRONE SHOT DOWN OUTSIDE SAUDI ROYAL PALACE OFFICIAL SAYS AFTER REPORTS OF GUNFIRE
NORTH KOREA SUSPENDS MISSILE TESTS, CLOSING NUCLEAR TEST SITE
Sourced: Military.com By Elizabeth Zwirz North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced Friday that his country will be suspending missile testing and closing a nuclear test site, several reports said. “From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,” the Korean Central News Agency said, according to Yonhap News.… Continue reading NORTH KOREA SUSPENDS MISSILE TESTS, CLOSING NUCLEAR TEST SITE
ANKARA SAYS IMIA ISLETS IS TURKISH TERRITORY RESPONDING TO EU PROGRESS REPORT
Sourced: Ekathimerini Turkey has attacked the European Commission’s progress report, accusing the European Union of being “unwilling to understand the difficulties” the country is facing. A statement issued by the country’s Foreign Ministry said that “the Kardak Rocks and their territorial waters and airspace above them are exclusive under Turkish sovereignty,” in reference to Greece’s… Continue reading ANKARA SAYS IMIA ISLETS IS TURKISH TERRITORY RESPONDING TO EU PROGRESS REPORT
A STRIKE TO STRENGTHEN ASSAD
Sourced: Middle East Monitor By Iyad Al-Dulaimi After heated tweets and large deployments with his Western allies, the American President, Donald Trump, along with Britain and France attacked targets and sites associated with Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. This was the long-awaited response to Al-Assad’s attack on Douma with chemical weapons, killing more than 70, including women… Continue reading A STRIKE TO STRENGTHEN ASSAD
HOW ANKARA’S ACTIONS CONTRADICT ITS CLAIMS OF OPPOSING ISIS
Sourced: Rand By Ahmet S. Yayla and Colin P. Clarke The decline of the Islamic State, nearly four years after its emergence, was the result of an aggressive military campaign to combat the group spearheaded primarily by the United States. That has not stopped Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu from writing an article… Continue reading HOW ANKARA’S ACTIONS CONTRADICT ITS CLAIMS OF OPPOSING ISIS
GREECE AND TURKEY ARE INCHING TOWARD WAR
Sourced: Foreign Policy By Yiannis Baboulias The relationship between Greece and Turkey has never been easy. The neighboring countries have been at war with each other several times in the 20th century and were close to military conflict over the Greek islet Imia in 1996, before the United States stepped in to avert disaster. The… Continue reading GREECE AND TURKEY ARE INCHING TOWARD WAR
TURKEY SEEKS PEACE, MACRON IN SEARCH OF HEROISM IN SYRIA
Sourced: Daily Sabah By Mehmet Celik Turkey and France have different agendas regarding Syria, as President Emmanuel Macron is in search of a heroic story abroad to counter the challenges he faces in domestic politics while Ankara has been utilizing diplomatic and military energy to establish peace in the war-torn country. On Sunday, 40-year-old Macron,… Continue reading TURKEY SEEKS PEACE, MACRON IN SEARCH OF HEROISM IN SYRIA
TRUMP’S SYRIA STRATEGY ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE
Sourced: Defence One By Kori Schake The Trump administration is coming in for an avalanche of complaints that it conducted military operations against Syria without having a strategy for Syria. This is inaccurate. President Obama had grandiose goals that he omitted to attain. He wanted Bashar al-Assad to go. He wanted the Russians to leave… Continue reading TRUMP’S SYRIA STRATEGY ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE