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Showing posts with label Ottoman Empire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ottoman Empire. Show all posts
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Alexander Mercouris — ‘Syria, Iraq are Turkey’s responsibility,’ exclaims Erdogan, demands Mosul, parts of Asia, Balkans and Middle East

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Then sultan speaks. Referring to the National Covenant – a 1920 declaration by the last Ottoman parliament, which was used by the newl...
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Sunday, April 3, 2016

Gordon M. Hahn — Obama’s Muslim Brotherhood Strategy, the ‘War’ Against Jihadism, and Russia’s Syria Intervention, Part 3: Obama’s America and Erdogan’s Turkey

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Backgrounder on Erdogan's Turkey. Flirting with the devil. Obama’s Muslim Brotherhood Strategy, the ‘War’ Against Jihadism, and Russ...
Monday, January 18, 2016

L. Ali Khan — The Unviability of an Islamic Caliphate: Who Can be Caliph?

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Islamic history with implications for today. Counterpunch The Unviability of an Islamic Caliphate: Who Can be Caliph? L. Ali Khan, founde...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Moon of Alabama — Turkey's Imperial Motive In Attacking Syria And Iraq

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Turkey's attack on Syria and Iraq and its support for Islamists in those countries and elsewhere is often described as religiously moti...
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Serkan Aydin — De-mystifying Turkey’s Multi-polarity in Foreign Policy

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Fort Russ De-mystifying Turkey’s Multi-polarity in Foreign Policy Serkan Aydin
Monday, November 30, 2015

Carl Bildt — Preserving the Ottoman Mosaic

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The roots of the Middle East’s many conflicts lie in the unraveling of the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the twentieth century and the...
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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Can Erimtan — All's well that ends well: Rise to the top of the new Turkey’s PM

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Winding down of secular Turkey? And the rise of neo-Ottomanism? From his safe spot away from the madding crowd and irritating spotlights,...