Bu yazı 12.12.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The Ukrainian government’s decision to suspend the Association Agreement with the EU on Nov. 21 started a series of protests around country. These are the largest protests since the Orange Revolution in 2004. The biggest crowds are gathering again in Independence Square…

Bu yazı 05.12.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The volatility of the neighboring countries and impulsive positions taken by the policy makers have profoundly disturbed Turkey’s foreign policy since the beginning of the Arab spring. Avoiding its ever-changing and easily consumed policy pronouncements, ranging from “zero-problem with neighbors” via “regional…

Bu yazı 28.11.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries (including the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) in Geneva on Nov. 24 came as a nice surprise, even if it was just announced as an interim measure.…

Bu yazı 21.11.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Turkey has been amending its foreign policy for some time now without much ado. As this has not been part of a public debate and has not come about with fanfare like the “zero problem with neighbors” policy, most people could be…

Bu yazı 14.11.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. There seems to be a hopelessness settling on Syria. To recap; at least 110,000 people have been killed, while more than 4 million are displaced inside the country and more than 2 million have become refugees in neighboring countries since the beginning…