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Jan 31, 2024 | 
qoshe.com | Mehmet Kanci
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
aa.com.tr | Mehmet Kanci
The author is a journalist and writes analyses on Turkish foreign policy. He penned an article for Anadolu Analysis following Israel's attack on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the Near East in the wake of the provisional measures taken by Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Mehmet Kanci
T he International Court of Justice (ICJ) commenced hearings on Thursday regarding South Africa’s accusation that Israel’s conflict with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians. This contentious claim, vehemently denied by Israel, is a case that is expected to unfold over several years. South Africa’s initial plea to the ICJ seeks an immediate suspension of Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | İsmail Sarı |Mehmet Kanci
T he Israeli violence in Gaza is affecting arms aid to Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Ambassador to Turkey, Vasyl Bodnar. The international focus on Gaza has led to a perception that the war in Ukraine has ended, Bodnar stated during a meeting with Turkish journalists at the Ukrainian Embassy in Ankara. Bodnar disclosed that weapons planned to be sent to Ukraine were redirected to Israel due to the internal political dynamics in Western countries.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Mehmet Kanci |Tunç Demirtaş
I n a significant development, Saudi Arabia has expressed its interest in normalizing ties with Israel following the recent genocide in the Gaza Strip. Prince Khalid bin Bandar, the Kingdom’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, revealed that a normalization deal was “close” before the October 7 Hamas attack, emphasizing that any agreement must lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Mehmet Kanci |Hacı Mehmet Boyraz |Mehmet Özay
Beijing was instrumental in the resumption of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, hosting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. However, despite this intense activity and the cracks in the geopolitical fault lines, there is no initiative on the horizon that will embrace the Palestinian people as the Soviet Union did during the First Cold War—a move that also served as a nuclear deterrence.
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Dec 19, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | İbrahim Karataş |Mehmet Kanci
I n a recent development that has caught the attention of international onlookers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made clear on December 18, 2023, that Russia harbors no intentions of launching an offensive against NATO member states. This declaration comes as a reinforcement to President Vladimir Putin’s dismissal of such allegations as “complete nonsense” during an earlier broadcast.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Mehmet Kanci
T he United States has expressed confidence in maintaining strong ties with Vietnam, despite Hanoi’s recent announcement of strengthened defense and security cooperation with China. This development comes as the two great powers, the U.S. and China, continue to compete for influence in the region. Vietnam’s leaders enhanced their relationship with Beijing during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Hanoi last week.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Mehmet Kanci
H uman Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Israel of committing a war crime by attempting to starve the population of the Gaza Strip amid ongoing genocide in Gaza. This allegation comes as the densely-populated coastal enclave faces a relentless siege and bombardment, resulting in widespread destruction and hunger. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to continue the offensive against Hamas, which Israel holds responsible for an Oct.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
politicstoday.org | Mehmet Kanci |Kemal Inat
As the Republic of Turkey leaves a century behind, it is impossible to fit the past, present, and future of relations between Turkey and Russia into this 100-year timeline. The nature of the relations between the parties is still dominated by the paradigm that the Russian tsar and first emperor Peter the Great established for his country at the beginning of the 18th century.
