International Relations

Cyprus peace deal could come this year, confirm Turkey and US

Tue, 29/03/2016 - 19:47
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Tue, 29/03/2016

Agence France-Presse
Turkey and the US have agreed that a political settlement may be possible this year in Cyprus, the Mediterranean island divided for four decades.

Turkish seat of learning – the 21st century version

Fri, 25/03/2016 - 12:49
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Sun, 27/03/2016

BURAK BEKDİL, hurriyetdailynews
It would be unthinkable if the storms of the ruling ideology that is a bizarre blend of neo-Ottomanism, Islamism and nationalism should not conquer academia as it conquered other walks of life; political, cultural and social.

Indonesia vows to prosecute Chinese trawler crew in South China Sea dispute

Thu, 24/03/2016 - 12:26
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Thu, 24/03/2016

the guardian
Indonesia has refused Chinese demands that it release eight fishermen arrested for illegal fishing, and accused China on Wednesday of sharply raising tensions in the region by helping take back the crew’s seized boat.

Turkey has European Union over a barrel

Mon, 21/03/2016 - 09:57
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Mon, 21/03/2016

A migrant shaves another at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the Greek village of Idomeni

Mark Mardell

Even as people struggle and drown on the river border between Greece and Macedonia the proposed solution to Europe's migration crisis is dissolving before our very eyes.
European Council President Donald Tusk's invitation letter to the two-day summit in Brussels this week admits gloomily "the catalogue of issues to be resolved before we can conclude an agreement is long".
Turkey is the key, and Turkey is the lock. The youthful, populous, problematic Muslim country is a practical conundrum and an existential threat to the EU's self-definition, seen by some as the classic shadow image, the threat of the other.

Statfor: The EU and Turkey Reach a Tenuous Immigration Agreement

Sun, 20/03/2016 - 22:32
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Sun, 20/03/2016

After two days of negotiations, Turkey and the European Union reached a compromise agreement on a plan to reduce the flow of migrants from the Middle East to Europe. At a summit concluding March 18, the heads of government of the 28 EU members and their Turkish counterparts approved the plan, which should take effect March 20. While the deal could help reduce the number of migrants arriving in Europe, questions remain about the signatories' ability and commitment to fully enforce it.

Stratfor: Even As Russians Withdraw, Their Legacy in Syria Remains

Sun, 20/03/2016 - 22:28
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Sun, 20/03/2016

As the departure of Russian forces from Syria announced March 14 continues, evidence of construction at Russia's main air base in the country demonstrates Moscow’s intention to maintain a military presence there. Imagery dated March 17 acquired by Stratfor of the Bassel al Assad air base in Latakia province and the naval base at Tartus highlights the ongoing Russian drawdown of its forces in Syria that Moscow contends will be largely completed by March 20.

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