May 2, 2019 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: China, East Asia, Japan, nuclear weapons, US •
Japanese Nukes—On the Horizon? Graham E. Fuller (bozorgg@aol.com) Membership in the nuclear club is jealously guarded. The fewer the members the better. And the latest member to work his way in the door invariably calls for the gates now to be locked behind him; no new members after me. There are good reasons for this. […]
January 9, 2018 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: demonstrations, Graham Fuller, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Shi'ites, Sunnis, Turkey, US •
Iran—On the Brink? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 9 January 2018 With the emergence of demonstrations and rioting in various Iranian cities earlier this month, Washington’s neoconservatives and interventionist/ imperial-minded “liberals” have been given a new lease on life in promoting their aspirations for “regime change” in Tehran. Indeed, of the three current potential global flashpoints—North […]
December 7, 2017 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: attemptedTurkish coup, Erdogan, Graham Fuller, Gulen, US •
Why did Turkey Issue an Arrest Warrant Against Me? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 7 December 2017 On 1 December 2017 the government of Turkey issued an arrest warrant against me, accusing me of personal involvement, right on the scene in Istanbul on the night of 16 July 2016, helping direct the failed coup attempt against […]
September 13, 2017 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: China, Graham Fuller, Japan, North Korea, nuclear weapons, Russia, South Korea, US •
North Korea—the Deeper Issues Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 13 September 2017 It’s hard to make up a character like Kim Jong Un—his demeanor that reeks callow youth, corpulent self-indulgence, bathing in the adulation of his attendant military brass who sport the highest crowned military visors in the business, the adoring public applause as he presides […]
August 22, 2017 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: China, global order, global polliceman, Graham Fuller, Russia, US •
Global Disorder- What Are the Options? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 22 August 2017 Global disorder is on the rise. What can the US do about it? There are two fundamentally different approaches one can take—it all depends on your philosophy of how the world works. The first school thinks primarily in terms of law, order […]
June 5, 2017 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: European security, Graham Fuller, NATO, Russia, Trump, US •
Trump—Blundering into European Truths Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 5 June 2017 President Trump’s ignorant, oafish and crude foreign policy style rivets our attention, arouses our indignation. But the drama of the diplomatic mayhem he wreaks while traveling abroad also distracts from recognizing more serious underlying problems of US policy— deep negative trends that predate Trump. […]
September 14, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Central Asia, China, Eurasia, Eurasianism, Graham Fuller, Iran, Russia, Silk Road, Turkey, US •
What is Eurasianism? Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 13 September 2016 You might recall the term “Eurasia” from high school geography classes. The term isn’t used much any more in political discussions in the West, but it should be. That is where the most serious geopolitical action is going to be taking place in the world […]
August 17, 2016 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Erdogan, Putin, Russia, Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, US •
Erdogan in Russia—No Turning Point Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 17 August 2016 Barely more than a few weeks after the failed coup in Turkey, President Erdogan surprised the world by turning up for a meeting in Saint Petersburg with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Many observers in the West view the event darkly, as a sign […]
November 15, 2015 by Graham E. Fuller • Blog • Tags: Iran, ISIS, Kurds, Paris bombings, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, terrorism, Turkey, UN, US •
ISIS- The Hour Has Struck Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 14 November 2015 ISIS, with its horrific attack on purely civilian targets in Paris, has established new realities about its nature, capabilities and intentions. The need for its elimination can now no longer be in doubt. It is not that Parisian lives are more important than […]
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Is Turkey Out of Control?
December 2, 2020 by Graham E. Fuller • Uncategorized • Tags: China, Egypt, EU, Middle East, Muslim world, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, US •
Graham E. Fuller (grahamefuller.com) 2 December 2020 Is Turkey out of control? That seems to be the consensus of so many analyses now circulating in US and some European policy circles. But the short answer is, no, it is not. Yet it may be understandable why the US, with its own narrow and self-centric obsession […]
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