Tag: Trump

Will the Iranian Kurds Enter The Iran War on The Side of The United States and Israel?  

Using The Kurds Again: Will the Iranian Kurds Enter The Iran War on The Side of The United States and Israel?   The United States has a long record of using the Kurds as auxiliaries when fighting against its enemies in the Middle East. The formula is deceptively simple. Promise the Kurds their autonomy or even independence if they will support the U.S. Usually this...

The Stance of Turkey’s Political Parties in the face of the Israeli and U.S. Attack on Iran

To understand the stance of Turkey’s political class and society regarding the attacks on Iran, two main points must be examined: the fact that Turkey’s secularist circles were raised within an anti-imperialist discourse, and the Palestinian and Islamic sensitivities of the political Islamists. Additionally, both groups share a common sentiment: the belief that the United States and the West are trying to divide Turkey,...
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The new US National Security Strategy will clash with reality

  It’s no secret that Donald Trump has a soft spot for Europe. He might not exactly be in love with the European Union (EU), ...

Trump Brought Erdoğan Back to the NATO Axis

As a historian, I can say that after the so-called coup attempt of July 15, 2016, President Trump undertook a move to end the...

The Trump-Putin Charade

Now that Gaza is done and dusted,  Donald Trump appears to be getting ready to settle another war, Ukraine. But do not hold your...

Turkey’s Recent Balance-of-Power Strategy

Erdogan’s September 2025 White House Visit: Its Impact on Turkey’s Recent Balance-of-Power Strategy On September 25, 2025, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited U.S. president Donald...

How Rock-Solid is the UK-US “Special Relationship”?

It will not be an exaggeration that Donald Trump has turned upside down America’s  relations with Europe. From strong-arming NATO allies to commit to...

Europe’s Response to Trump: Time to Grow Up?

Three years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest-scale and deadliest war in Europe since 1945. However, Ukraine’s heroic resistance—bolstered by military and political...

The New Trump Administration’s Approach to Rojava and the Kurdish Issue

Despite his mercurial style, we probably can tell a lot about the new Donald Trump administration’s (Trump 2.0) approach to Rojava and the Kurdish...