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Leverage and Influence

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On November 30, 2009
This doesn't seem right to me:During the Cold War, the United States and Turkey formed a "strategic partnership" based on both countries' fear of Soviet intervention in the Middle East. The Truman Doctrine offered a specific guarantee that both Turkey and Greece would be protected...

Ertugrul Osman RIP

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On September 26, 2009

Ertugrul Osman, heir to the Ottoman Empire, died yesterday in Istanbul. I profiled his dynasty here. The head of House Osman is now Bayezid III, who was born in Paris,.

Turkey and Armenia Establish Diplomatic Ties

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On September 1, 2009
This is important:Turkey and Armenia, whose century of hostilities constitutes one of the world’s most enduring and acrimonious international rivalries, have agreed to establish diplomatic relations, the two countries announced Monday.In a breakthrough that came after a year of tiny steps across a still-sealed border...

Big Fights on Old Questions

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On November 1, 2008

How important is Gallipoli to Australian identity?A row has erupted between Australia's PM Kevin Rudd and his Labor predecessor Paul Keating over the importance of Gallipoli, a WWI battle site.

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