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more than a dramatic event. This is history on the march; keep your eyes on Egypt for the next few weeks. EFTA00586776 l, The Daily Beast The Erdogan Doctrine Owen Matthews September 12, 2011 -- When it comes to bashing Israel, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is an old hand. He was a

TA00586776 l, The Daily Beast The Erdogan Doctrine Owen Matthews September 12, 2011 -- When it comes to bashing Israel, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is an old hand. He was at it even before he took power in March 2003, castigating the Israeli Defense Force for breaking Palestinians' heads in the

John Marshall's phrase) in foreign affairs. The Constitution gives him sole authority to "receive Ambassadors and other public ministers" and since George Washington's presidency this authority has been understood to include the right to grant or withhold U.S. recognition of a foreign state's existence

nally committed to the executive. That is no place for the courts. Messrs. Rivkin and Casey served in the Justice Department during the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations. EFTA00586783 13 The Washington Post Ryan Crocker's `strategic patience' in Afghanistan Jackson Diehl September 12 -- Ryan Cr

hat will give them both. A,tklc 5 AL-MONITOR Erdogan's Bigger Game: Change the Constitution Tulin Daloglu Nov 5, 2012 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Nov. 3, reflected on the AKP's rise: "Not only

nd Development Party (AKP) on Nov. 3, reflected on the AKP's rise: "Not only a new party came to power, but a revolution in mentality took place." Erdogan is contemplating another major change in Turkish politics: rewriting the constitution so that the country's parliamentary system becomes a presiden

ined with forbearance, and allow the weakness of their system to undermine them over time. Other presidents have similarly succeeded by avoidance. George H.W. Bush, to cite another example, deserves great credit for ensuring that when the Soviet empire did fall, as Eisenhower had much earlier worked to make ha

are at loggerheads because of their fundamentally different positions on Syria. As developments in that country continue to unfold Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his overambitious foreign minister are discovering that Turkey cannot have it every way. Iran's displeasure with Turkey really began when Ankar

sure with Turkey really began when Ankara allowed the United States to deploy radar facilities on Turkish soil for NATO's "defense shield" project. Erdogan and Davutoglu still insist these facilities are not against Iran, but this is a claim no one, least of all Tehran, is buying. Matters between the

sure, of these wars that we get into that sometimes do not represent a direct national security threat to the United States." Baker argued that the George H.W. Bush-led 1990-1991 Gulf War, which was prosecuted by an international coalition Baker himself played a key role in creating, was a more successful model

: the Democrat Party of Adnan Menderes (1950- 1960), the Motherland Party of Turgut Ozal (1983-1993), and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Recep Tayyip Erdogan (since 2002). All these political movements emphasized economic development, democratic politics, and respect for traditional religion. The lates

ic politics, and respect for traditional religion. The latest party in this chain, the AKP, is also the most interesting, for its founders such as Erdogan and Abdullah Gul came from the Islamist line in Turkish politics, but gradually moved toward the center-right. They embraced democratic rule, indiv

one, not two, but three U.S. aircraft carriers. Two are already in the Persian Gulf: CVN 72 Abraham Lincoln and CVN 70 Carl Vinson. A third, CVN 77 George H.W. Bush, is said to be on its way from Norfolk, Va. Yes, I know President Obama is a noble and saintly man of peace who uses unmanned drones only to assas

ill, a bipartisan mix of officials are showing support for Enes Kanter, the NBA star and Turkish dissident, after Trump welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House last week. Jacob Bogage reports: "Kanter's jersey from his time with the Oklahoma City Thunder hangs in the office of Sen. James

the cause American lawmakers from each city he has played in during his nine-year NBA career. Few other prominent Turks have taken a stand against Erdogan in Washington." -- Prime Ninister Boris Johnson and his challenger, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, had their first debate last night ahead of the De

g Stanton (D- EFTA00046466 Ariz.) asked which president nominated Mueller to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, Mueller guessed George H.W. Bush. In fact, it was Ronald Reagan." As the testimony concluded, Democrats revisited an old question: Is Trump a blackmail risk? Philip Bump reports: "

REAK --- Article 4. NYT Does Foreign Policy Matter? Roger Cohen June 16, 2011— Perhaps foreign policy doesn’t matter in U.S. elections. President George H.W. Bush orchestrated a peaceful unwinding of the Cold War that united Germany within the West. A Europe divided became whole and free. Hundreds of millions o

” With the U.S. economy wobbling, Obama runs the Bush Sr. risk. He got Bin Laden and has been on the right

k. Even enlargement, Europe's most successful project, is close to stalling. In his victory speech after the recent Turkish elections, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not even mention the EU. Yes, Croatia will probably join the EU in 2013, and that's good news. But Croatians might be forgiven for wondering what

nt Turkish elections, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not even mention the EU. Yes, Croatia will pr

y relationship. The consequences of this crisis for the stability of the eastern Mediterranean and for the Obama administration are quite severe. The Erdogan government is now saying explicitly something it had implied for the last two years—that Washington has to choose between two allies, Ankara and Jeru

f two countries whose relationship was once heralded as groundbreaking and strategic. The Justice and Development Party government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had begun to sour on Israel following Israel’s incursion into Gaza in late 2008. Erdogan was miffed that the then Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert,

ect negotiation with Israel is the only way to reach a deal. What have we been doing for the past 20 years? What have we been doing since [President George H.W.]| Bush told us that if we recognize Israel, accept the two-state solution and renounce violence, the U.S. will stand shoulder to shoulder with us? HOUSE_OV

work so well (unless you think, apropos Iraq, that eight years and more than 100,000 lives later defines "well"). Obama has been more in the mold of George H. W. Bush and his secretary of state, Jim Baker, when the Eastern bloc was throwing off Moscow's shackles. Offer encouragement and stability, give a few speech

--- 27 Article 7. Hurriyet Why Golda Meir was right Burak Bekdil August 23, 2011 -- It has been more than two and a half years since Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told to Israeli President Shimon Peres's face, "You (Jews) know well how to kill." Prime Minister Erdogan has also declared more than a few times tha

alf years since Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told to Israeli President Shimon Peres's face, "You (Jews) know well how to kill." Prime Minister Erdogan has also declared more than a few times that the main obstacle to peace in this part of the world is Israel, once calling the Jewish state "a festeri

ghbour, may yet prove decisive as Ankara assumes a crisis leadership role. Until the uprising tore apart old certainties, the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had invested considerable capital in improved ties with Syria, with which Turkey almost went to war in the 1990s. A turning point came with the 2004

nt economic leverage. Ankara has already imposed unilateral sanctions and is considering additional measures including a cut in electricity supplies. Erdogan turned the screw again this week, accusing Assad personally of "feeding on blood" after he failed to honour the Arab League peace plan. "No regime ca

ciety, accountable and effective democratic institutions, and responsible regional leadership." Other issues: Although he once described himself as a George H. W. Bush-school realist, in the past year Obama has learned to embrace humanitarian intervention, both in Libya and in central Africa, where military adv