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Items by Muhammad Zahid Gul
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Prospects for military cooperation between Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Only a few days ago, the Turkish-Saudi Coordination Council held its first meeting in Ankara. It was the application of the visions of the Turkish and Saudi leaderships. The council emerged from the summit held between the two countries in April 2016. The meeting was a new point on...
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The importance of the Arab role in making the Astana Conference a success
During the Cold War, Turkey was on the frontlines of NATO an a stalwart ally of the West against the Soviet Union, while on the other hand the Arab countries were not strongly aligned to either side. However, since then the international environment has changes drastically and Turkey has...
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The future of Turkey-US relations under Trump’s presidency
Many articles addressing the reasons behind the election of US President-elect Donald Trump have been negative due to his rude and offensive campaign statements against Muslims in America, other minorities and women. He also has dangerous international relations with, for example, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Only a few articles...
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The NATO summit and Turkey’s stance on the Middle East’s crises
The North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) held its annual summit in Warsaw, Poland, on 8-9 July. Several decisions were made during the summit related to the issues in the Middle East. Prior to the summit, the members of NATO more than likely had a discussion on where best to...
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Turkey and the UAE: regional and international balance
It is not strange for Turkey-UAE relations to improve; what would be strange is for them to remain tense just because the two countries have different views on a number of political issues in the region. At the forefront of these issues is the Justice and Development Party-led Turkish...
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The US must prove its credibility in its alliance with the GCC
On 21 April, Riyadh hosted the second Gulf-US summit attended by six princes and kings from the countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and US President Barack Obama. A private meeting between Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Obama preceded the summit and addressed, for the fist time, the...
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Hamas and Turkey: Between lifting the siege and the ceasefire
Talk has been circulating for months regarding the Turks and Israelis reaching an agreement on the three conditions stipulated by the Turkish government on the Israelis in order to restore normal relations between the two countries. This is after the 2010 Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla that set...