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Biden’s presidency won’t go smoothly on Turkey, say experts
Experts said that bilateral relations could even get worse and much more vulnerable, given the two nations’ divergent priorities ANKARA: Joe Biden’s presidency is likely to lead to new developments in US relations with Turkey as his approach differs from that of his predecessor, who was providing shelter to Turkey’s assertiveness in the region. Experts […]
Kurdish advocacy group lobbies Biden for reboot with Syrian Kurds
A pro-Kurdish advocacy group has hired its first lobbying firm to urge the Biden administration and the new Congress to keep the Kurds a priority when dealing with Middle East policy, lobbying news website Foreign Lobby Report said this week. New York-based nonprofit Justice for Kurds hired law firm Covington & Burlington “advocate for policies […]
What Biden can and cannot do for the Kurds
Yerevan Saeed Biden may have sympathies for the Kurdish cause, but as US president, he will not always act in the Kurdish interest. Many Kurds across the Middle East welcomed Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in the recent elections in the United States. The former vice president is known to be sympathetic to the […]
Turkey is taking Biden for a testride
“We may come there overnight, all of a sudden,” Turkish president Tayyip Recep Erdogan said on Friday, when asked about a possible upcoming Turkish operation in Sinjar. This is the same phrase he has used before invading North-Syria. “Turkey is always ready to carry out joint operations against the PKK with Iraq but we cannot […]