James Carey

James Carey is journalist and editor at Geopolitics Alert. He specializes in Middle East and Asian affairs.

Why Turkey’s Recep Erdogan Sometimes Says Cool Things

When Erdogan isn’t using standard fare issues like the economy to boost his reelection chances, he likes to scapegoat the Kurds, Israel or anyone else that happens to draw his ire at the time.

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By James Carey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan salutes a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in Istanbul, Turkey, May 18, 2018. Photo | Presidential Press Service

There has been some confusion lately as to why the Turkish President sometimes says cool things like “Israel is a terrorist state.” Here’s a brief explainer for you: Let’s start with a question about whatever country you might live in. When do your politicians kick their lies into overdrive? If you answered ‘election season’ you’d be correct.

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Dermot Hudson on North Korea’s Motives and Likely Negotiating Tactics

With all of these parties coming into negotiations surrounding the DPRK, one question that is important to ask is, what does Pyongyang hope to achieve? The US media often asks the question, yet fails to provide an answer based on what North Korea actually says.

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By James Carey
Dermot Hudson, Official Delegate of the KFA at the Pyongyang Cafe in Tarragona, Spain. (Photo: Anglo-Peoples Korea/Songun)

If there is any country on the list of U.S. adversaries about which almost everyone lacks critical understanding, it is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, more commonly known as the DPRK or North Korea. Unlike most countries, North Korea has managed to stay fairly closed to U.S. interference and intelligence-gathering -- whether by

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Jesus Rodriguez, ex-Cónsul General to US, Discusses Maduro, Petro, Venezuelan Grit

As Jesus Rodriguez explains to MintPress in an exclusive interview, while no single change can fix the current condition of Venezuela, the Maduro government’s response to the crisis has been both humane in the Bolivarian tradition, and also backed by solid principles and reasoning.

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By James Carey
A supporter of Hugo Chavez cries as she holds pictures of Chavez and President Nicolas Maduro during a rally marking the fifth anniversary of Chavez's death, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 15, 2018. (AP/Fernando Llano)

CARACAS, VENEZUELA -- With U.S. sanctions suffocating the South American nation of Venezuela, incumbent President, and U.S. target, Nicolas Maduro is preparing for an election in late May that will likely result in his retaining his office. This is unfortunate for Washington, which has thrown its lot in via millions of dollars lavished on an

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As US-Turkey Relations Simmer, Reza Zarrab’s Strange Case Adds Fuel to the Fire

The intriguing case of Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab triggered massive waves in Turkey’s domestic politics, waves so large they are being felt in the United States.

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By James Carey
Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab, who is charged currently in the U.S. for evading sanctions on Iran, is surrounded by the media members as he arrives at a courthouse in Istanbul, in a separate case against him. (Depo Photos via AP)

ANKARA, TURKEY -- There is currently a case making its way through the U.S. federal courts that is playing a significant role in increasing tension between Washington and Ankara. Federal prosecutors in New York recently announced they would seek a 15- to 20-year prison sentence for Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a Turkish national who was formerly an

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How Turkey Uses Kidnapping and Hostage Negotiations As Diplomacy

Most U.S. allies would likely understand that, as a member of NATO, every nation is subject to the will of the U.S. Yet Erdogan is not your average U.S. ally and, instead of pleading to deaf ears in Washington, he has decided to take his purge global and use every method available to secure his power.

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By James Carey
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, holding an olive branch arrives to deliver a speech at an event in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 20, 2018. (Pool Photo via AP)

ANKARA, TURKEY -- Ever since a failed coup in July of 2016, the increasingly anti-democratic policies of the Turkish government under the leadership of President Recep Erdogan have become an embarrassment for the NATO member’s Western allies. While many people may be aware, at least to some extent, of the ongoing crackdowns inside of Turkey, few

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The Council on Foreign Relations’ Push Towards a New Cold War

The Council on Foreign Relations and its cadre of both neoliberal and neoconservative agenda-makers are pushing hard for a new Cold War with Russia.

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By James Carey
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, listens as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Sept. 8, 2010.(AP/Alex Brandon)

WASHINGTON -- If you are even a casual consumer of Western media then you know the current top threat to U.S. security according to corporate journalists is Russian aggression. According to neoconservative politicians such as Arizona Senator John McCain, the Russian interference in last year’s election -- which has so far only been shown to be a

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As Wall Street Sinks Global Markets, China’s Economic Policies Build Independence & Immunity

China has been faced with — and continued to grow throughout — a previous U.S.-triggered global recession just under a decade ago. While the current condition of the markets is nothing like the end of 2008, there is still the same fear in the West that China is somehow on the brink of catastrophe.

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By James Carey

BEIJING (Analysis) -- The recent economic “correction” in the U.S. markets, which saw stocks drop back down from recent record-highs, has begun to spread to the east, reaching the stock exchanges in Tokyo, Taiwan and Shanghai. While all three of these markets depend, to some extent, on the performance of Wall Street, one is likely to emerge

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