Asia
A Number of Ambassadors has been Withdrawn from Qatar
It would seem that Qatar has learned its lesson after a forced change of emir Sheikh Hamad initiated by Riyadh in June 2013, along with Prime Minister Hamad ben Jassem and the better part of other Qatari Ministers. This step, taken by Saudi Arabia...
US-Turkish Relations: In Search of a Comfortable Footstool
It began in Istanbul's Gezi Park where we are excepted to believe protests over 2.5 million strong (.pdf stemmed from opposition to a development project. AFP would report in its article, "Turkish protesters have long list of complaints," that...
Erdogan's Pivotal Role in the Syrian Crisis. Part 1
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent visit to Iran has highlighted once again the delicate balancing act Erdogan is playing in seeking to overthrow the Ba'athist regime in Syria without dragging Turkey into...
