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Daniel Fink Last month Israel and Syria revealed that “track two” peace talks were taking place through Turkish mediators. These talks, led in large part by the foreign policy activism of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, are indicative of the changing foreign policy priorities pursued by Turkey’s ruling AKP (Justice and Development party) since coming to power in 2002. This JNI piece seeks to explore the changing nature of Turkish foreign policy through the lens of Israeli-Syrian talks and the implications that these changes will have on Turkish mediation efforts which include Israel. / Turkey’s.. Location: Featured Articles > Archive |
Daniel Fink The foreign policy blog (http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/8593) recently posted a piece written by a blogger for the Guardian's Comment is Free. Richard Silverstein criticizes Israel for its "righteous indignation" over Swiss gas contracts with Iran, considering that, according to his pseudo-expertise, "Israel imports Iranian oil on a large scale even though contacts with Iran and purchasing of its products are officially boycotted by Israel. Israel gets around the boycott by having the oil delivered via Europe." This according to Energia, a "credible" source was picked up by Norman Finklestein,.. Location: Featured Articles > Archive |


