The racist history of the US revisited

The insulting statements U.S. President Donald Trump made about African countries, Haiti and El Salvador in a meeting he had with Republican and Democratic senators put American diplomats working in these countries in a tight spot. After Trump’s raci... more

Will Trump bring peace to Palestine with this delegation?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party “Likud” approved the annexation of the occupied West Bank. The Likud Central Committee also made a call for building more settlement units. Gilad Erdan, the minister of public security in Israel, said... more

Trump and the National Security Strategy

Yes, the “National Security Strategy” announced by U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing in terms of its scope and objectives, but it doesn’t seem like everybody is happy with the resulting document. American analysts see the document as the day ... more

‘White racists’ and Zionists

We had talked about the connection of Steve Bannon, who wants to direct the U.S.’s Republican Party to a more rightist (and more pro-Israel) line, with the racist, anti-migrant, anti-Islam parties in European Union countries. We had said that U.S. Pr... more

Trump’s secret plan!

Everybody knows that the “Israeli lobby” had a major role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Jerusalem decision.” Of course, the Israel love of the Republican Party’s “Evangelist” wing and the Christian-Zionist wing has also been effective. In the Dec... more

Will Lebanon be the first target?

The world’s eyes are currently on Saudi Arabia. Everyone is trying to understand what is happening behind the scenes of the operations Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman launched under the title of “anti-corruption.” Numerous Saudi... more

The 'Russia' wars in Washington!

U.S. President Donald Trump’s Asia visit, which has started on Nov. 3 and will end on Nov. 14, includes Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. But his mind is stuck in Washington as he set out during a troubled process. He is preoccu... more

Dirty alliance in Washington at work

London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper published Daphne Barak’s interview with Steve Bannon, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, on Oct. 28 under the title “Steve Bannon: Turkey is more Dangerous than Iran.” Bannon is the top fig... more

Trump's UNESCO and Iran decision

Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. would unilaterally withdraw from the Iranian nuclear deal if Congress did not find a way out within 60 days. The U.S. has also withdrawn from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizatio... more

This is how diplomacy is dying!

The smoke clouds over the decision to suspend visa services for our citizens made by the U.S. Embassy in Ankara have not yet dispersed. If we look at the statement made by the U.S. Department of State spokesperson, the decision made with the coordina... more

Washington’s agenda is complicated once again

Washington is faced with an intense agenda which includes “Tax Reform,” “North Korea issue” and cancelling the “Iran Nuclear Agreement.” Trump’s plan regarding the so-called tax reform pleased nobody except “Wall Street.” The plan will be advantageou... more

Trump’s flirtation with the Democrats!

The Republican Party makes up the majority of the “House of Representatives” and the “Senate” in the U.S. However, Trump does not get along with Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnel, the leaders of the majorities of both houses. Trump could not keep his camp... more

They nailed the American dream in the coffin!

The phrase “American dream” was first introduced into the popular language with historian James Truslow Adams’ book "American Legend" in the 1930s. The publisher of the book opposed the author's suggestion to use the title "American Dream," saying th... more