Etiket arşivi: Lavrov

Middle East in the Grip of Polarization

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February 18, 2016

The Middle East, in the grip of polarization, is going through a most violent period. Syria is being torn apart. Iraq is far from peace and stability. Egypt remains unsettled. Tunisia continues to face a multitude of challenges. According to some Libya is already a failed state. Yemen is being devastated. Dislocation, starvation and disease are widespread. Misery reigns everywhere. Behind their facade of stability and affluence Gulf States are nervous. ISIL’s appetite for crime and destruction seems insatiable. Its outreach is continuing to expand. As for Turkey, these are very stressful times to say the least. Okumaya devam et →

US and Russia Need to Cooperate (2)

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11 June 2015
Every time they meet, Secretary Kerry and Minister Lavrov raise hopes of cooperation between Washington and Moscow on international issues; they refer to their countries’ ability to “make a difference”, “make things happen”. This was again what they said in Sochi on 12 May 2015. What has followed inspires little optimism.

It may be worth remembering in this connection what Minister Lavrov said at the end of his introductory remarks during the joint press conference in Sochi:
“…Our president firmly emphasized that we are ready for as broad cooperation as possible and as close interaction as possible with the U.S.A. based on equal rights and mutual respect of interests and positions of each other…” Okumaya devam et →

US and Russia Need to Cooperate

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31 May 2015

During his first visit to Moscow on 6-8 July 2009 President Obama tried to “reset” relations. Unfortunately for the international community this failed to materialize. Russians probably preferred to wait and see. The Arab Spring led to a new set of confrontations. Snowden affair became an irritant and lead to the cancellation by Washington of an Obama-Putin summit that was to take place during the G-20 meeting in St. Petersburg on 5-6 September 2013. Yet their brief encounter there led to the 14 September 2013 agreement on the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons only to be followed by the crisis in Ukraine.
Since the Syria chemical weapons deal which was indeed an achievement, both Secretary Kerry and Minister Lavrov have repeatedly said that the resolution of many international problems depend on their countries’ joint efforts, that together the US and Russia can make a difference, make things happen. I share their judgment. Yet, the US and Russia have hardly made concrete progress on anything since the Syria chemical weapons deal. Conflict over Ukraine has become a major stumbling block. They need to break the impasse. Okumaya devam et →

ABD-Rusya İşbirliği İçin Yeni Arayışlar

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18 Ekim 2014
27 Haziran 2014 tarihli ve “Orta Doğu Senaryoları” başlıklı yazımı şöyle tamamlamıştım:
“… ABD ve Rusya’nın çıkarları Orta Doğu’da karmaşanın ve aşırılığın önlenmesinde yatmaktadır. Ortada, Suriye kimyasal silahlarının tasfiyesine ilişkin başarılı bir işbirliği örneği vardır. Taraflar İran nükleer programı konusunda da aynı masa etrafındadırlar. Bunlardan hareketle, Ukrayna’da gerilimin düşürülmesine, en azından sorunun ertelenmesine olanak verecek bir formülün mutlaka bulunması ve ABD ile Rusya’nın Orta Doğu’da istikrar adına işbirliği yapmaları gerektiğini tekrarlıyorum… “
MH17 sefer sayılı Malezya Hava Yolları uçağının Ukrayna’daki çatışma bölgesi üzerinde bir füze ile düşürülmesi Ukrayna bunalımını daha ileri bir noktaya taşıdı. Dile getirdiğim biçimde arayışlara bir süre için kapıyı kapattı. Rusya, ABD ve AB ekonomik yaptırımlarına kendi yaptırımlarıyla karşılık verdi. Okumaya devam et →