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A new report from The Henry Jackson Society, Turkey and The West in Syria: Course Correction, argues that Western policy towards Turkey must change in light of the nature of Turkish involvement in Syria. Having initially attempted to improve relations with …
Posted in Syria, TurkeyOriginally published by the International Business Times
The 19th of December, 2016, got all the way to the early afternoon as a quiet news day. By the time it was over, areas of Brussels had been on lockdown as anti-terrorism police …
LONDON – 25/05/2016
The Executive Director of The Henry Jackson Society, Dr Alan Mendoza, has warned that the EU must not be seen to buckle under Turkish demands over a deal to tackle the ongoing Mediterranean migrant crisis.
Turkey has said it …
Originally published in The Express.
Officials in Brussels promised Turkey £2.5billion and visa-free travel by June if it clamps down on the number of migrants making their way into Europe through its borders.
As EU bureaucrats continue to thrash out a deal, Tom …
Originally published in The Wall Street Journal.
The results are in from Britain and the winner is Boris Johnson. No, the U.K. hasn’t left the European Union; that referendum isn’t until June 23. But the irrepressible Brexit-favoring Conservative ex-mayor of London …
Posted in News Coverage, TurkeyOriginally published in The Spectator.
Is Turkey part of Europe? For most of our civilisation’s history, to have even asked such a question would have been to invite derision. The Ottomans were kept out of Europe not by some early-onset prejudice, but …
Originally published in Arab News
NATO member Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet on its border with Syria on Tuesday, raising concerns over the potential for a further escalation in the Syrian conflict.
Ankara says the plane violated Turkish airspace, but …
Originally published by the Daily Mail
The figures were revealed yesterday as Sir James Munby, one of the most senior judges in England and Wales, issued new guidance to deal with the growing number of IS-related cases in the family courts.
The …
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For immediate release
RUSSIAN INCURSIONS CATCHING NATO MEMBERS INCLUDING UK OFF GUARD
LONDON – 6th October 2015
The United Kingdom is ill-prepared to combat Russian aircraft and sea vessels encroaching into the UK’s area of interest; and twice in the last 12 …
Originally posted on ITV News
Questions have been raised over how three British schoolgirls, feared to be heading to Syria, were allowed to leave the country so easily. Police yesterday issued an appeal to find east London teenagers Kadiza Sultana,16, Shamima Begum,15 …
Originally published in the Daily Mail
Strolling through Gatwick, these are the ‘naive’ teenage girls who flew out of the UK to join jihadists in Syria. The trio were at the centre of an international hunt last night after being captured on …
A Henry Jackson Society, Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and the America – Bosnia Foundation Panel Discussion
SPEAKERS:
Aylin Ünver Noi
Assistant Professor at Department of International Relations
Vice-Director of the European Union Application and Research Center
Gedik University, …
This commentary is from two separate articles written by Michael Weiss and published by Now Lebanon!
Part 1 is available here
Part 2 is available here
Boynuyogun, Turkey – At the entrance to the Boynuyogun camp for Syrian refugees stood a tall man …
Turkey does not want military intervention in Syria, but as President Assad’s regime continues it brutal crackdown on protestors Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced his country is ready for “any scenario”.
Turkish newspapers are reporting Davutoglu’s speech on Tuesday, where he also …
After seven months of wrangling to form a cohesive opposition movement, Syrian activists finally pulled it off with the formal announcement in Istanbul of the Syrian National Council (SNC), a body that mirrors the Libyan opposition’s National Transitional Council in …
Posted in Middle East, Syria, Turkey, Turkey
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