Interviews on Rudaw and Kurdistan24
This week, Dr. Mandel was on two Iraqi media outlets, Rudaw and Kurdistan24. On Kurdistan24, he was asked to speak about the security, political, and energy concerns for Iraq and the greater…
While Russia, Turkey and Iran divide Syria, the US looks on
Photo: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart in Istanbul on July 29, 2022. OZAN KOSE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Published on January 17, 2023…
Remember ISIS? It’s why Biden must stop a Turkish invasion of Kurdish Syria
Photo: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, left, walks with U.S. President Joe Biden during the G20 leaders’ summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Nov. 15, 2022. Source: Made Nagi/Pool…
Turkey’s ever-changing ties: Is Ankara planning an incursion into Syria?
Published in the September 5, 2022 issue of the Jerusalem Report. Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raissi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Saadabad Palace…
Turkey must do more to reach out to Israel and the US
Published in the Jerusalem Post on March 31, 2022. Photo: Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems drive by during a rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in Moscow last year. It…
The far-reaching implications of the Ukrainian war
Photo: Lebanese and Syrian protesters hold posters of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a rally in support of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine in front of UN headquarters in Beirut…
Iran Belligerency and a US Withdrawal Are Realigning the Middle East
Photo: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with prime minister and vice president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai…
Contradictions in US foreign policy: Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran
Photo: Saudi King Salman welcomes Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan toRiyadh on February 13, 2017, source: Reuters Published in the January 10, 2022 issue of the Jerusalem Report. At the end…
Senator James Risch: Israel will resolve the Iranian nuclear issue
Photo: U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Ida.). Credit: James Risch/Flickr. Published in JNS. In the estimation of U.S. Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho), the future of the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) “is…
Will America Reevaluate Ties with Turkey as Part of Middle East Vision?
Will America Reevaluate Ties with Turkey as Part of Middle East Vision? Does the administration also realize that Turkey under Erdogan is no different from the Muslim Brotherhood’s ideology that…