Opinion

The International Criminal Court appears to be poised to open a formal investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by American forces and CIA officers in Afghanistan, despite the threat...

After two years of stormy relations with Turkey, Haider al-Abadi, the former Prime Minister of Iraq, managed to establish workable relations with Turkey. Had he won the election, he...

This weekend, the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) meets in Glasgow for its fall conference. After more than a decade in power at Holyrood - Scotland's devolved parliament in Edinburgh -...

Turkey’s President Erdogan paid an official visit to Germany last week. One of the striking features of the visit was the fact that it came after Erdogan called for...

But will all this activism and enthusiasm at different levels – a veritable craze for UNESCO – be enough to change the negative perception of Turkey in Europe and...

There has been a lot of debate about the current U.S. unwillingness to lead the liberal international order it created after World War II. The Obama administration already displayed...

This week, leaders from all over the world are gathering at the United Nations in New York to exchange their views on mankind’s most pressing problems. The main theme...

For many, the Oslo Accords brought the hope of peace in the Middle East. What went wrong? US President BIll Clinton (centre), Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin (left) and PLO...

The U.S. administration's war on diplomacy and economic affairs provides the backdrop for the new Turkey-EU rapprochement Many important and developed countries around the world, including Germany the founding...

Whatever we say will not make any difference. Children, women, innocents, civilians, orphans, widows, tears, blood, wounds... and death. Is there any word that might have slightest influence on...