Bu yazı 6.12.2012 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The volatility of the Middle East continues to challenge Turkish foreign policy, and forces her to revert back to old habits when faced real threats. As the civil war in Syria rages on and the future of the regime becomes precarious by…

Bu yazı 29.11.2012 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. We are used to hearing about new problems emerging every day in the Middle East. The topic refuses to drop off the global agenda. While a civil war is going on in Syria, another is brewing in Iraq between the Shiite-dominated Iraqi…

Bu yazı 22.11.2012 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. As if the world could forget it existed for a minute, the Middle East is back in the global limelight with a vengeance. With Israel’s targeted killing of Ahmad Jabari, military commander of Hamas, on Nov. 14, and hundreds of missiles fired…

Bu yazı 15.11.2012 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Syria has become a hot potato for too many countries as the conflict inside Syria has again escalated over the last few weeks and the unification efforts among the opposition groups have finally born fruit. The forthcoming U.S. policy regarding Syria was…

Bu yazı 08.11.2012 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Barack Obama secured a second term from American voters. His party was able to hang on to its majority in the Senate but could not win back the House of Representatives from the Republican majority. Due to the global reach of the U.S.,…