Posted by seumasach on August 14, 2017
Adam Garrie
13th august, 2017
In a seismic shift in the alignment in the Syria conflict, Turkey has confirmed it is ending support to anti-government forces in Syria. Additionally, the umbrella political group National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces is to have its recognition from Ankara withdrawn.
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Posted by seumasach on November 23, 2016
22nd November, 2016
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on November 20 that Turkey did not need to join the European Union «at all costs». Instead, it could become part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), or Shanghai Pact. The Turkish leader said he had already discussed the idea with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Posted in Disband NATO!, Multipolar world | Tagged: Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (CCTS), russia -Turkey strategic alliance, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) | Leave a Comment »
Posted by seumasach on August 17, 2016
M.K.Bhadfrakumar
15th August, 2016
The reported remarks Monday by Turkish Prime Minister Binaldi Yildirim regarding a 3-step road map for ending the Syrian conflict would be the latest indication that Ankara is tiptoeing toward restoring Turkish-Syrian relations at the diplomatic and political level.
Posted in Multipolar world, Syria | Tagged: russia -Turkey strategic alliance, Turkey-Syria-Iran alliance, Turkey-Syria-Russia-Iran alliance | Leave a Comment »
Posted by seumasach on July 29, 2016
19th July, 2016
Like the British Empire before it, the banking/military/industrial juggernaut that is the US Hegemon is slowly sinking beneath the waves despite its frantic efforts to stay afloat. The attempted coup in Turkey this last week is just the latest fiasco for the hegemon. But before we do any finger pointing at the US, a little history will help with our understanding of what is at stake. Context is everything.
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Posted by seumasach on July 27, 2016
M.K.Bhadrakumar
27th July, 2016
The developments in Turkey are taking a dramatic turn. All Indications are that the Turkish government is in possession of definite information that the attempted military coup was orchestrated by the United States. (Anadolu)
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Posted by seumasach on July 18, 2016
M.K.Bhadrakumar
16th July, 2016
The bloody coup attempt in Turkey by a section of the military has failed and the night of the long knives is about to begin. The geopolitics of the coup makes it inevitable that reverberations will be felt far and wide beyond Turkey.
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Posted by seumasach on January 31, 2015
Tarpley’s ignorance of the Russia -Turkey agreement over a gas pipeline to the Greek border is a bit surprising. Chinese investment could play a key role in building a connection between Turkey and central Europe via Greece. Tarpley is probably wrong in supposing that the cancellation of the Piraeus contract is a snub to the Chinese judging by yesterday’s statement by Greek representatives. Given the direction that Tsipras appears to have taken it would indeed be surprising if he sought to alienate the Chinese. The contract can. of course, be renegotiated in terms more sensitive to Greek national interests. Apart from that, a very interesting and informative talk by Tarpley on these startling , new, Greek developments.
30th January, 2015
Posted in Battle for Europe | Tagged: Alexis Tsipras, BRICS(Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa), Chinese soft power, russia -Turkey strategic alliance, Tsipras government | Leave a Comment »
Posted by seumasach on December 9, 2014
Turkey’s Gas Deal with Russia is a Geopolitical Game-Changer
Nebojsa Malic
7th December, 2014
Russia’s decision to cancel South Stream came as a surprise, though it should not have been.
Yet the pipeline’s demise creates more questions than it answers – for Turkey and the Balkans more so than Europe and Russia.
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Posted by seumasach on December 9, 2014
9th December, 2014
The EU has dispatched its foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to Turkey to prioritize the country’s admission to the Union, as well as to talk about its anti-ISIL efforts. This could be seen as a carrot-and-stick approach to goad Turkey away from Russia and back into the Western fold.
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Posted by seumasach on December 9, 2014
Ankara Buckles Against Western Pressure, Turns to Russia
2nd December, 2014
Russia has abandoned the troubled South Stream project and will now be building its replacement with Turkey. This monumental decision signals that Ankara has made its choice to reject Euro-Atlanticsm and embrace Eurasian integration.
Posted in Multipolar world, Uncategorized | Tagged: Eurasian Economic Community, eurasian project, New Eurasian Century, russia -Turkey strategic alliance, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) | Leave a Comment »
Posted by seumasach on December 1, 2014
Putin: Russia forced to withdraw from S. Stream project due to EU stance
1st December, 2014
Russia is forced to withdraw from the South Stream project due to the EU’s unwillingness to support the pipeline, and gas flows will be redirected to other customers, Vladimir Putin said after talks with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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