Monthly Archives: September 2011

There has been an incremental but very committed dialogue recently going on between Turkey and South Africa, the African continent’s economic powerhouse, not only on bilateral ties but across a host of regional and global issues ranging from the financial … Continue reading →

Two attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in two Turkish provinces on the eve of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s critical meeting with US President Barack Obama in New York last Tuesday will inflict considerable damage on the … Continue reading →

I realize many observers of Turkey’s active and diversified foreign policy in recent years are missing the mark when they allow themselves to get caught up in the details of public statements coming out of Ankara, especially the rhetorical speeches … Continue reading →

The unprecedented rapprochement between Turkey and Serbia in the last decade has significant ramifications not only for the Balkans but across the wider region. Despite negative historical references and bitter experiences to push two major powers in Balkans away from … Continue reading →

Turkey, an emerging regional power, must tread carefully in the uncharted waters of foreign diplomacy amid shifting power dynamics in the Middle East that have been further complicated by the Arab revolutions and uprisings. The first pitfall Turkish policy makers … Continue reading →

Madrid – It appears the initial widespread enthusiasm over the so-called “Arab Spring” is fading away quickly, now that hard challenges and bitter facts have started to surface in different areas of the Arab world. There is hope and optimism … Continue reading →