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Items by Muhammad Zahid Gul
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Prospects for military cooperation between Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Only a few days ago, the Turkish-Saudi Coordination Council held its first meeting in Ankara. It was the application of the visions of the Turkish and Saudi leaderships. The council emerged from the summit held between the two countries in April 2016. The meeting was a new point on...
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The importance of the Arab role in making the Astana Conference a success
During the Cold War, Turkey was on the frontlines of NATO an a stalwart ally of the West against the Soviet Union, while on the other hand the Arab countries were not strongly aligned to either side. However, since then the international environment has changes drastically and Turkey has...
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The future of Turkey-US relations under Trump’s presidency
Many articles addressing the reasons behind the election of US President-elect Donald Trump have been negative due to his rude and offensive campaign statements against Muslims in America, other minorities and women. He also has dangerous international relations with, for example, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Only a few articles have...
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The NATO summit and Turkey’s stance on the Middle East’s crises
The North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) held its annual summit in Warsaw, Poland, on 8-9 July. Several decisions were made during the summit related to the issues in the Middle East. Prior to the summit, the members of NATO more than likely had a discussion on where best to...
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Turkey and the UAE: regional and international balance
It is not strange for Turkey-UAE relations to improve; what would be strange is for them to remain tense just because the two countries have different views on a number of political issues in the region. At the forefront of these issues is the Justice and Development Party-led Turkish...
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The US must prove its credibility in its alliance with the GCC
On 21 April, Riyadh hosted the second Gulf-US summit attended by six princes and kings from the countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and US President Barack Obama. A private meeting between Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Obama preceded the summit and addressed, for the fist time, the...
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Hamas and Turkey: Between lifting the siege and the ceasefire
Talk has been circulating for months regarding the Turks and Israelis reaching an agreement on the three conditions stipulated by the Turkish government on the Israelis in order to restore normal relations between the two countries. This is after the 2010 Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla that set...
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Is Russia afraid to face Saudi and Turkey in Syria?
The Russian policy in Syria is facing a range of difficulties that make its political and military mission very difficult. Russia is closer to failure than to success, and this cannot be evidenced more than by the fact that former KGB officer, Vladimir Putin, who is ruling Russia like...
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The risk posed by the contradictory US policy in Syria to the Arabs and Turks
The risks posed by the contradictory US policy in Syria does not only affect the Syrian and Arab nations, but has also spread to threaten Turkey as well. The US continues to deceive the Syrians since the start of the revolution, four years and 11 months ago, and it...
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Qatar, Russia and the stability of the region
The Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad started his official visit to Russia on Monday 18 January and there is no doubt that all eyes will be on this visit, its importance, role and results. This is especially because the visit is occurring in light of great conflicts...
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The truth behind Bashar Al-Assad’s relationship with Daesh
The thing that has exacerbated the current tension between Russia and Turkey is the aftermath of Russia’s aggression against Turkey and its encroachment of Turkish air space on 24 November. The situation was further worsened by Turkey’s decision to down a Russian airplane, which consequently killed a Russian pilot...