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Items by Dr Egemen Bağış
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Turkiye can turn climate promises into action at COP31
Climate diplomacy earns public trust when it delivers cleaner air, reliable water supplies and affordable energy. As COP31 gathers in Antalya, Turkiye has an opportunity to turn international commitments into practical cooperation, with benefits extending far beyond its borders. In his opening address on 11th November, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
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Israel’s next government must end Gaza’s catastrophe
Israel’s Arab voters have made themselves impossible to ignore. The question now is whether the country’s political leaders will accept their elected representatives as partners in shaping its future. The answer will shape both the next government and the prospects for peace. By the morning of 29 October, reporting on…
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Israel’s election: The Arab vote and Netanyahu’s politics of exclusion
Mansour Abbas is offering Israel a practical demonstration that Arabs and Jews can share responsibility for their country. Benjamin Netanyahu presents that possibility as a threat. Too many of his opponents still behave as though he is right. That contradiction could determine whether Israel’s election on 27th October produces a…
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Türkiye’s message to the Middle East: Security requires peace
The Middle East needs a future in which security is shared and disputes are settled through diplomacy. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s address to the Turkish Parliament on 1 October offered an important starting point: Türkiye’s ability to contribute to regional peace rests partly on the strength of its own society.…