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The Rise and Rise of Turkish Drone Technology
When the country set out to design, develop, and produce its first indigenous drone, the Anka, technological snags beset the…
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Crackdown on dissent highlights Turkey’s drift from democracy
A recent move by Turkey’s ruling party to override opposition in parliament, alongside an ongoing crackdown on dissent more broadly,…
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US eyes tactical withdrawal from Middle East to focus on China
WASHINGTON – Last month, a special team consisting of 15 Pentagon senior officials began working on developing a comprehensive plan…
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China hits Alibaba with record $2.78bn fine for market abuses
Alibaba, the Jack Ma-founded Chinese e-commerce leader and one of the world’s most valuable companies, said it accepted the penalty…
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Brazilian group seeks to stop aircraft carrier sale to Turkish company
One wants to turn the ship into a museum. Tayfun Ozberk Defense News The other, a training ship for the…
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Never insulted Erdogan? You’re eligible to stay in a Turkish student dormitory
Under the amendment, students who have been convicted for a prison term of more than six months — or for…
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East Mediterranean Gas Forum and Turkish expansion
The establishment of the organization was announced when Turkey was seeking to expand in the Mediterranean region, as well as…
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Philippines welcomes US backing to help defend Manila in South China Sea
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. American Military News The Philippines welcomes an…
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Myanmar on the Brink of State Failure
In a briefing to the UN Security Council’s 9 April 2021 ‘Arria-Formula’ Meeting on the situation in Myanmar, Crisis Group’s…
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Japan takes the lead in cleaning up orbiting space junk
Japanese companies are testing innovative solutions to eradicate the threat. Julian Ryall Deutsche Welle Fragments of man-made debris are currently…
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Joint Declaration of the Southeast Asian People-to-People Region Hall on the Crisis in Myanmar
Convened by President José Ramos-Horta and Dr Dino Patti Djalal, Chairman of Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia Thursday, 8 April…
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A First-Hand View of 70 Years of China-US Relations
Few people have experienced the ups and down of China-U.S. relations as closely, and for as long, as Dr. Chi…
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The Abraham Accords hold the key to Biden’s East Med policy
This occurred on the heels of the historic February visit to Israel by Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources,…
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Why the Khalistan Separatist Movement Is Neither Sikh Nor Liberal
Ιndia has long suffered from separatist movements, e.g., Nagaland and Mizoram in the northeast and Kashmir and Punjab in the…
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Israel’s Failed Response to the Armenian Genocide: Denial, State Deception, Truth versus Politicization of History
This book follows the author’s gutsy campaign against his government and his quest to successfully hold the conference in the…
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Easter promise: the patisserie built on a friendship that bridges Istanbul’s divides
Fehmi Yıldıran remembers how, growing up in the Anatolian town of Bolu, every spring he and the other children used…
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