by Piper Bayard | Apr 3, 2013 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs
By Jay Holmes Things have accelerated in Syria during the last six months—“things” such as the death rate and the refugee crisis, which have increased alarmingly. Putting a number on the death toll is not easy. The various rebel forces and the Syrian government may...
by Piper Bayard | Mar 18, 2013 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, History
By Jay Holmes As we looked at last Wednesday, US Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent visit to Turkey highlights the tensions between our two countries. (See Turkey–America’s Special Frenemy) In the long history of our “frenemy” relationship, the Kurds...
by Piper Bayard | Mar 13, 2013 | Current Affairs, Foreign Affairs, History
By Jay Holmes US Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent visit to Turkey has momentarily brought US-Turkish relations to the forefront of US foreign affairs news. Days before Kerry’s visit, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan turned up the tension in US-Turkish...
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