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Desertfalcon, he's talking about strategic depth. Israel has none. Not sure why you believe that contraction will increase Israel's security--you are far too focused on insurgency and too dismissive of a conventional war. Even so, the Gaza withdrawal would suggest that there's no scenario...

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Sure, this would make sense if that's what actually happened (the article is from 2011). Now that it's 2014, let's examine: does Turkey has more or less influence with its neighbors than before? Egypt and Syria, definitely less. For Iran, probably less. Israel, zero. Perhaps Iraq is doing...

I certainly understand your point of view, but what I'm still missing is what Turkey is getting out of its current stance. Putting aside the flawed reasoning behind the Iraq invasion, the US aggressively intervenes abroad because it sees itself as the protector of the open-trade model that has...

China essentially pursued a "zero problems" approach for the last 15 years, and prospered. Turkey, for a time, also pursued a "zero problems" approach, and prospered. Then, for whatever reason, Turkey/Erdogan decided that regional political influence should be the priority. It's clear that...

Given Chinese ambitions for the South China Sea, why are you confident that the vast natural resources of a lightly populated Russian Far East will not eventually temp China? China doesn't need to populate the area to put a claim on it, just like it doesn't need to populate the SCS to put in a...

With all due respect, this appears to be a recycling of the failed "zero problems" policy. Moreover, with Erdogan constantly browbeating his counterparts in Syria, Egypt, Israel, Europe, and the US, it's unclear what sort of cooperation he's looking for. Do you foresee any practical changes...

While I don't welcome the prospect, it can't get any worse than Obama. Even Bush saw the utility of moving beyond the nuclear issue to build ties with what should be our natural ally (at least, more natural than Pakistan). At the very least, I am confident that Modi will have a warm welcome...

Thank you. I look forward (finally) to a productive relationship between our two countries now that BJP is on its way in, and Obama's on his way out. All the best, back to the office for me.

Congratulations to India. May this be the start of a new high growth era, and with it, India taking its place under the sun as one of the world's great powers.