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Turkey Sentences Wall Street Journal Reporter To Jail For Terrorist Propaganda
Turkey Sentences Wall Street Journal Reporter To Jail For Terrorist Propaganda A Turkish court has just fanned the flames of an incipient diplomatic crisis between the US and NATO’s most problematic member, when it found a Wall Street Journal reporter guilty of engaging in “terrorist propaganda” in support of a banned Kurdish organization. Ayla Albayrak […]
Why One Trader Thinks The Turkish Crash Will Lead To EM Contagion
Why One Trader Thinks The Turkish Crash Will Lead To EM Contagion Yesterday when we discussed the dramatic crash in the Turkish lira, resulting from the visa suspension drama at both Turkish and US consulates, we noted that “this is the currency’s seventh consecutive decline, after dropping on Friday amid concern Fed tightening would hurt […]
Is This The Geopolitical Shift Of The Century?
Is This The Geopolitical Shift Of The Century? The geopolitical reality in the Middle East is changing dramatically. The impact of the Arab Spring, the retraction of the U.S. military, and diminishing economic influence on the Arab world—as displayed during the Obama Administration—are facts. The emergence of a Russian-Iranian-Turkish triangle is the new reality. The […]
Why Are Washington’s Clients Getting Cozy With Moscow?
Why Are Washington’s Clients Getting Cozy With Moscow? Turkey, which has the second largest army in NATO, has been cooperating with Russia in Syria against Washington’s interests since last year and has recently placed an order for the Russian-made S-400 missile system. Similarly, the Saudi King Salman, who is on a landmark state visit to […]
Iran, Iraq, And Turkey Unite To Block Kurdish Oil Exports
Iran, Iraq, And Turkey Unite To Block Kurdish Oil Exports Iraq, Iran, and Turkey are taking a unified stance against Kurdistan’s oil sector after the region elected to seek independence from Baghdad in a referendum in September, according to a new report by Rudaw. “In the case of northern Iraq, Iran, Iraq and Turkey will form […]
Patriotism, Flags and Referendums
Patriotism, Flags and Referendums Robert Frank London 1952-53‘Tis the jolly time of elections, referendums, flags and other democracy-related issues. They are all linked in some way or another, even if that’s not always obvious. Elections, in New Zealand and Germany this weekend, referendums in Catalonia and Kurdistan the coming week, a looming Party Congress in […]
Turkey Faces Threats for Inking Landmark Arms Deal with Russia
Turkey Faces Threats for Inking Landmark Arms Deal with Russia The long awaited deal has taken place. A deposit has already been paid. Turkey has finally signed the $2.5bn (£1.9bn) contract with Russia to buy S-400 advanced missile defense system. With a range of 400 kilometers (248 miles), the system can shoot down up to […]
“What Did They Expect?” Turkey Pivots From NATO, Signs Russia Missile Deal
“What Did They Expect?” Turkey Pivots From NATO, Signs Russia Missile Deal Confirming, and sending the clearest sign of his previously discussed pivot toward Russia and away from NATO and the West, on Tuesday President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey had signed a deal to purchase a Russian surface-to-air missile system, and paid the […]
The Risk of NATO’s H-Bombs in Turkey
The Risk of NATO’s H-Bombs in Turkey Exclusive: As the world nervously assesses North Korea’s claims about having a hydrogen bomb, another danger point is in Turkey where an erratic leader could seize NATO’s H-Bombs, warns Jonathan Marshall. Even in this contentious era, one proposition still enjoys near-universal support: the United States should make it […]
Germany’s Gabriel Warns Qatar Crisis “Could Lead To War” As Qatar Emissary Flies To Moscow
Germany’s Gabriel Warns Qatar Crisis “Could Lead To War” As Qatar Emissary Flies To Moscow Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel warned that the ongoing isolation of Qatar by Saudi Arabia and its allies could lead to a war in the Gulf region, according to an interview he gave to Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, although he […]
Russia, Iran, Turkey Ban US Planes Above Syrian “Safe Zones”
Russia, Iran, Turkey Ban US Planes Above Syrian “Safe Zones” Russia said it’s ready to send peacekeepers to Syria after Turkey and Iran agreed on Thursday to Russia’s proposal for “de-escalation zones” in Syria. The move, welcomed by the United Nations, has been met with scepticism from the United States as the so-called safe-zones will […]
America, the Waning Days
America, the Waning Days Frederick Carl Frieseke Girl In Blue Arranging Flowers 1915Potential earthquakes and black swans are right ahead of us. What else is new? On April 16, Turkey has a referendum to decide whether Erdogan will become de facto supreme ruler. What happens if he loses the referendum is completely unclear, undiscussed even, […]
Is This The Coup In America? “U.S. Troops On Russian Border” To Start War Before Inauguration
Is This The Coup In America? “U.S. Troops On Russian Border” To Start War Before Inauguration Is there a coup underway, while America is in the transition period, and before Trump swears in as the 45th president of the United States? How real is the clash between the rogue Manhattan billionaire and the intelligence gang […]
The CIA Strikes Again?
The CIA Strikes Again? Were CIA Dirty Hands Behind Assassination of Russia’s Ambassador to Turkey? Russia’s investigation will get to the bottom of what happened, why and who was responsible. Though unknown at this point, it has the earmarks of a CIA plot to undermine growing Russian/Turkish ties, notably their cooperation in Syria, adversely affecting […]
