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Continung Islamic Relevance in Middle Eastern Intervention of the Ukranian Russian Incursion

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Submitted by M Tovey (United States), Aug 22, 2022 at 17:56

We read of the intention of PM Erdoğan of Turkiye to be an intercessor of sorts between Russia's erstwhile leader and the president of the Ukraine. Interesting in and of itself: but a question: what is in it for Erdoğan?
He is not one to enter into anything casually and that presents a potential problem, especially if the Russian gets an idea that Turkiye's NATO connection can be compromised.
Both the Russian and Erdoğan have significant investments in empire building in Syria and that has to be a consideration if concessions are being proffered for satiating the Russian's desires of conquest in the Ukraine. Concessions of territory in the Kurdish contested areas along Turkiye's border might be in consideration also? Where are the liabilities; rewards? Anyone?
Expansionism is the name of the game here, let there be no mistaking the ambitions.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Continung Islamic Relevance in Middle Eastern Intervention of the Ukranian Russian Incursion [141 words]M ToveyAug 22, 2022 17:56285492
1let's talk Turkey [37 words]Orvis CludgeJul 15, 2022 14:14283745
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I agree with Richard Pipes [390 words]Andrew BaldwinJul 5, 2022 22:21283208
Some Turkish positives [117 words]DaveJul 5, 2022 21:53283204
1Islamic duplicity: the good and bad cops behave as if they have never met each other. [472 words]PrashantJul 7, 2022 12:16283204
Turkiye Owes No Ideological Allegiances to NATO or Western Allies - How Does That Play When the Chips are Down and the Hand Called [164 words]M ToveyJul 7, 2022 17:25283204
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Movng Farther South With Little Indication of Restraint [153 words]M ToveyAug 9, 2022 00:34283204
1Adopting a Protective Stance from Turkiye and the Ambitions of Other Middle Eastern Antagonists Against Israel [132 words]M ToveyAug 18, 2022 18:14283204
Paranoid Expressions of a Revived Ambition of Soviet Power - Warm Water Exporting of Russian Dominance [372 words]M ToveyJul 5, 2022 11:11283157

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