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Items by Dr Ahmet Alioglu
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For Palestine, Saudi’s actions speak louder than its words
Prince Turki Al-Faisal, who led the Saudi intelligence apparatus for more than two decades and served as an ambassador to the US and UK, has described Israel as a “Western colonising” power. He said: “Israel has incarcerated Palestinians in concentration camps under the flimsiest of security accusations – young...
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Turkey braces itself for the Biden era with more challenges ahead
One of the leading assistants of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, and a founder of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), resigned last week from the government’s high advisory council citing disagreements and discontent over judicial practices. Bulent Arinc called for a comprehensive reassessment and radical reform of...
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Unlike his favourite dictator in Egypt, Trump is a weak authoritarian
Once upon a time, America’s democratic values and ideals collided with the cold realities of war and dictatorship in Egypt. In July 2013, though, Barack Obama’s idealistic rhetoric surrendered to the realities of geopolitics. The 44th President of the United States of America and his Vice President Joe Biden...
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Will Biden be cast in Obama’s image with regard to the Palestinians?
When former US President Barack Obama delivered his famous speech at Cairo University in 2009, he said, “So let there be no doubt: The situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. And America will not turn its backs on the legitimate Palestinian aspiration for dignity, opportunity and a state...