Ambtsbericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Den Haag over de discussie in de Nederlandse politiek over de verlenging van de ISAF Missie… Lees verder
The Egyptian government so arranged the parliamentary elections that the share of seats held by the opposition declined from 20 percent for Muslim Brotherhood supporters alone to only… Continue reading
Turkish foreign policy was more visible in 2010 than ever before. If one is optimistic, one can hazard that we will see a “regression toward the mean” in Turkey’s relations with the West. If 2010 was generally a bad year for that relationship, the situation… Continue reading
Taliban leaders want to open a base in a neutral, third country such as an Arab Gulf state, Turkey or Japan before they embark on meaningful peace talks, according to senior figures in the movement… Continue reading
U.S. power still matters in Turkey, and the revelation that the AKP does not enjoy universal American support is unwelcome news for the ruling party. The perception that it enjoyed full U.S. support was instrumental in the… Continue reading
In recent days, Iranian media has been reporting on the Turkish aid in extinguishing the fire in the north of Israel, and on Israel’s attempts to take advantage of Turkey’s humanitarian aid to rebuild the relations between the two countries… Continue reading
It should be getting pretty hard even for Western leaders to ignore the Turkish regime’s growing alliance with their enemies. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Lebanon included a very dangerous statement that must not go unnoticed… Continue reading
General Sir David Richards, commander of the British military and former NATO commander in Afghanistan, gave an interview to the Sunday Telegraph that is extremely important and easily misunderstand. The headline statement has been Richards’ remark that a military victory against… Continue reading
I have spoken of the desire and right of the people of Afghanistan tor peace and stability. We are. however, acutely aware that for over half a century our brothers and sisters in Palestine have been denied their right to an independent state, living in peaceful coexistence with its neighbors. We are… Continue reading
Iran has crossed the critical nuclear threshold taking it nearer to being able to arm ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads, weapons inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency reported last week… Continue reading
There has been speculation about where Turkey is heading ever since the Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002… Continue reading
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s July 27 speech in Turkey will not live on in history. But it should, as an example of the decline of Western diplomacy, of suicide by Political Correctness… Continue reading
There are two ways of looking at General Stanley McChrystal’s interviews with Rolling Stone magazine: one is to focus on whether he should have said such things, the other is to analyze the important truths he unveiled. Here, I’m going to look at… Continue reading
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is clearly spoiling for more trouble with Israel. the Turkish leader had his aides leak to the media that he was seriously thinking of leading the next flotilla in person to dramatize his confrontation with Israel… Continue reading
During the night of May 31 IDF forces took control of the aid flotilla to the Gaza Strip. Five ships were taken without exceptional incident. On the sixth ship, the Turkish vessel Mavi Marmara, the IDF soldiers met with violent resistance… Continue reading
In a SPIEGEL interview, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan discusses Ankara’s relationship with the European Union, the debate over genocide against the Armenians and his role as a mediator in the dispute over Iran’s nuclear policy… Continue reading
What will happen with the Afghan people and the rest of the world when facing a strong and revived Taliban with it’s backward islam and hate against western values and zionist presence in Israel… Continue reading
Deze Islamitisch-Linkse opstelling laat de PVDA ook zien in de kwestie Israël en de Palestijnen. Onlangs las ik een interessant artikel van Professor Barry Rubin over de dubbele moraal die de wereld laat zien als het gaat om burgerslachtoffers… Continue reading
Yesterday, I read an interesting article from Barry Rubin about the double standard the world is showing against Israel. It reminded me of a discussion I had with a dutch (socialist) parliamentarian, Martijn van Dam, a while ago… Continue reading
In a CNSNews.com report U.S. President Obama characterized Turkey as “a great country” and Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan “as a personal friend”. Obama said also that he was optimistic about the prospect of “stronger and stronger” bilateral ties in the future. According to Obama Turkey could be “an important player” in efforts to prod Iran to keep its nuclear program peaceful. But in saying this, questions arise about Obama’s… Continue reading
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