It is in Turkey’s best interest to act as negotiator between the hostile parties and move to the forefront of the peace-plan effort.
Attacking Syria Is a No-Win Situation for Turkey
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Middle East & North Africa
Palestinian Demonstrators Underscore the Palestinian Authority’s Legitimacy Problem
Despite its close cooperation with the IDF in arresting suspected militants, the PA does not even have total control of its own funds or its security forces.
No Wonder So Many Drone Strikes Gang Aft Aglay
There’s a delay between the events on the ground that a drone is target and what a drone operator sees on the screen.
What Vets Are Not Talking About When They’re Not Talking About Their War Experiences
Veterans struggle to come to terms with the possible immorality of their actions in war.
Syria, the United States, and the El Salvador Option (Part Two)
The United States has been funding Syria opposition groups since 2005.
Iran’s Parchin Clean-up a “Tease”
To Iran, uranium enrichment is mainly intended as a bargaining chip.
Has the Developing World Abandoned Iran?
In a recent interview, the eminent geo-strategist Ian Bremmer suggested that a “nuclear-armed Iran” is inevitable because, in an emerging “G-Zero World” where no single bloc of countries can dominate international affairs, the emerging powers can frustrate the West’s efforts to thwart Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. But recent years have given lie to this argument.
KSM May Never Be Brought to Justice for the Murder of Daniel Pearl
“Enhanced interrogation” presents obstacles to prosecuting alleged war criminals.
Israeli Border Police Conduct Surveillance on Israeli Protesters and Journalists
Israeli Border Police’s Lebanese listeners have come to Tel Aviv to keep tabs on July 14 movement marchers.
Will Syria Cause a Divorce Between Iran and Turkey?
As Turkey and Iran seek to extend their respective influence throughout the Middle East and Central Asia, their interests and regional agendas have inevitably clashed, as evidenced by their conflicting positions on the turmoil in Syria. But although divergent interests in the Syrian conflict pull Turkey and Iran in opposite directions, their mutual interests in maintaining cordial relations will likely prevent the Syrian issue from precipitating a major split.