By Onur Sinan Güzaltan US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, lays out the Trump administration’s blueprint for reshaping West Asia quite explicitly in his article titled “A Personal Perspective – Syria and Lebanon Are the Next Pieces for Levant Peace”. Describing the Gaza deal signed on October 13 in Sharm el-Sheikh as “a defining moment ...
The wars waged and supported by the US continue on different fronts. Israel’s attack was repelled by Iran and the US/Israel side was forced to declare a ceasefire. In Gaza, the Palestinian people continue to resist the occupation despite the Israeli genocide. In such a bloody and violent period, the new US Ambassador to Ankara and Special Representative for Syria, ...
In our previous article, we talked about the new US Ambassador to Türkiye, Tom Barrack, and the “carrot and whip” policy he brought with. While Barrack extends various carrots to lure Türkiye away, he also speaks about whipping Türkiye into line. Now, the carrot and the whip have taken concrete form. Özal references from Erdoğan and the PKK What does ...