APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East articles from May 2003

APS Diplomat Strategic Balance in the Middle East archives from May 2003

Turkey is poised on the threshold of a new era in its internal dynamics and its external relations.
May 12, 2003... Turkey is poised on the threshold of a new era in its internal dynamics and its external relations. The country is being governed by an Islamist party which has an absolute majority in parliament. Long-standing relations with the US are being...

TURKEY - Ties With The US - Future Co-operation In War On Terror.
May 12, 2003... On both sides, i.e. in both Ankara and Washington, there is a realisation that the split over Iraq could mark the beginning of a new era on US-Turkish relations. Speaking on CNN-Turk on May 7, in landmark comments (recorded on May 5 in...

TURKEY - The Kurdish Factor.
May 12, 2003... The extent to which Turkey will co-operate with the US will determine the level of sensitivity the US would show to Ankara's concerns about the status of Iraqi Kurdistan. On the ground, there is little that Turkey can do to prevent Iraqi...

TURKEY - Kemalism Vs Islamism In An Unstable Balance.
May 12, 2003... Ultimately, the way in which Turkey's role in the campaign against terror evolves, and consequently the way in which its relationship with the US will develop, would depend on the internal balance between the civilian governments and the...