The international publication Global Risk Inside, specializing in the analysis of world political developments, wrote that NATO is trying to start a war with Russia. The leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are considering sending 4000 military personnel to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in order to counter the ‘threat from the Russian side.’ However, such actions by NATO can only exacerbate the tense geopolitical situation and lead to a military confrontation between NATO and Russia.
Despite the fact that the foreign policy actions of the United States, associated with fueling conflict in a particular region of the world, has not brought the desired results for decades, but only become a cause of instability and chaos, the American leadership could not resist the temptation to push NATO and the European partners towards confrontation with the Kremlin. By making Russia a ‘threat’ to the national security and safety of European regions, the US is going to strengthen the defense of Poland and the Baltic States by deploying a military contingent near the Russian border. Such a move will be a signal for a response from Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has already said that NATO is a threat to security in the region, despite a number of partnership agreements between the Kremlin and NATO. The worst case scenario means war. Given the fact that both Russia and the United States have the two most powerful armies in the world, this opposition will be protracted and extremely ineffective. The USA, which is counting on the support of Europe, is unlikely to get it, as Germany, for example, has already expressed the view that the deployment ofi NATO troops on the border with Russia is extremely inefficient and dangerous.
However, there is an alternative to military confrontation. NATO needs to stop putting pressure on Europe and allow it to make its own decisions with regard to Russia. In addition, the United States itself must realize the need to establish ties with the Kremlin in regard to the Syrian conflict, as well as to other international issues. The interaction of the leading states, in this case, is the only alternative to military confrontation.
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The American publication Al-Monitor writes about the prospects for the Kurdish population after the parliamentary elections in Turkey. Even before the elections in Turkey, which took place on November 1st, many analysts were confident that in case of victory of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Erdogan would show flexibility and resume the peace negotiations with the Kurds. The Turkish President even said that the peace process is frozen, but not stopped. However, the strategy that brought the amazing victory of the AKP was founded on the resumption of the war against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Kurdish People's Democratic Party (PDP).
On October 26th Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that they would fight the Kurds until they reach a final victory, and there would be no traits of ‘terrorists’ in Turkey. The fight against the Kurds is directly related to the foreign policy of Turkey in regard to Syria. The main concern of the Turkish leadership is due to the strengthening of the position of the Kurds in northern Syria that threatens the territorial integrity of the Republic, and President Erdogan cannot allow this to happen. That is why the position of the Kurdish population in Turkey is unlikely to improve in the near future. However, this state of affairs and the strict policy of the Turkish leadership is hardly a solution, it will simplify confuse the Syrian situation even more, and is likely to exacerbate conflict in the region.
