The article you are about to read depicts suffering beyond my full comprehension,and therefore does not intend to assume or wholistically interpret the experiences of people of color in America, rather it serves as an educational piece promoting justice and understanding. Know that this article does engage heavily with race/minority politics, including discussions about structural […]
On Tuesday President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Donald Trump met at the White House to conduct talks concerning Syria and a press conference (video here) laden with mutually congratulatory statements. Trump’s opening bit was noticeably shorter than his guest’s and perhaps less rehearsed. But what got the most attention online was the bloody […]
Supporters of President Erdogan and the AKP are celebrating the announcement of the Yes campaign win in the vote on whether Turkey should adopt the proposed referendum which will strengthen Erdogan’s executive reach. The win, a 51% majority in favor of the Yes option, based on a 98% total vote count, was called by state […]
Turkey’s presence in American foreign policy and public discourse has slid into the obscure in recent years. A NATO ally since 1952, Turkey has been praised by much of the Western world as a secular, democratic nation, and a success story of the Middle East. The public’s focus in the Middle East has been fixed tightly […]
On March 29 Turkish National Security announced that, whether or not it’s objectives were met, Operation Euphrates Shield (OES) has ended. The operation began on Aug. 24 of last year in northern Syria, marking Erdogan’s redirected commitment against Daesh (also known as ISIS) as a Coalition and NATO member. (Click on the links to learn […]
Turkish and FSA Syrian rebel fighters of OES started their operations in Syria in August 2016. Its forces have a dual purpose to (a) oust US-backed SDF (Syrian Kurds) from their strongholds in the northeast; and (b) participate in Coalition efforts to oust Daesh from northern territories. Turkey is an adversary of both the Syrian […]
Operation Euphrates Shield (OES), the Turkish-backed operation made up of Turkish and FSA Syrian rebel fighters, have been fighting against Daesh/ISIS in Syria since August 2016. The battalion has a dual purpose to (a) oust US-backed SDF (Syrian Kurds) from their strongholds in the northeast; and (b) participate in Coalition efforts to oust Daesh from […]
Feb. 15 In a turn of events, agreements over the Astana talks were postponed until the 17th. More talks will follow in Geneva next week. Representatives from the Syrian opposition delegation were previously not set on attending the second round of peace talks. However, their insistence on sending in “technical experts” to Astana after threatening […]
The Syrian peace talks will continue this Monday, February 13 in Kazakhstan’s capital city, Astana. The UN will be present, as will officials from Russia, Turkey, Jordan and Iran. Those present will debate the conditions surrounding a potential ceasefire between the Syrian regime and rebel groups including the FSA (Free Syrian Army) and the dominantly […]
In the article Trump’s Unrealistic Expectations for NATO from earlier this week, The Fulda Gap critiqued Trump’s suggestion that NATO “wasn’t taking care of terror.” This article serves to substantiate the argument against the President’s perceptions on the role of NATO. Part 2 of this series emphasized on the employment of Russian soft-power tactics in […]
