How Jay Sekulow Got Involved in US Foreign Policy – Mother Jones

Rudy Giuliani has drawn substantial scrutiny in recent months over his alleged efforts to run a shadow foreign policy for Donald Trump in Ukraine. But the former New York City mayor isn’t the only lawyer for Trump who has become involved in a US foreign policy matter. Last year, Jay Sekulow, while serving as a personal […]

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Turkey’s Lobbyists Had Deep Access to Trump White House – Courthouse News

MANHATTAN (CN) – Ballard Partners, the firm dubbed “the Most Powerful Lobbyist in Trump’s Washington,” ended its years-long contract with Turkey’s state-run Halkbank last week, the day after that bank’s indictment in a record-breaking money-laundering scheme. Halkbank’s prosecution comes amid the precipitous withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria following a phone call between President Donald

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NATO’s Turkey Ties Must Change – Council on Foreign Relations

President Donald J. Trump may have thought that he was doing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a favor by agreeing to move U.S. troops out of northern Syria, thereby allowing the Turkish military and allied Arab militias to invade Kurdish-controlled areas. But in so doing, Trump has plunged U.S.-Turkey relations into a greater crisis than

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Christian Communities in Northeast Syria Are the Target of a Turkish Attack for the First Time in Over a Century – The National Interest

Turkey plans to use the Syrian National Army, an alliance of Islamist rebels, for its operations in Northern Syria. Church bells rang out across the plains of northeast Syria, warning villagers to seek shelter from incoming air raids. It was the first time in a century that the Christian communities in the region were forced

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Should Luxury Build Resale Into Its Business Model? – BoF

This week, Gucci launched a partnership with The RealReal, betting that the rewards of engaging with the second-hand market outweigh the risks. Resale is shaping up to be one of the big winners of the pandemic. Even as wider fashion sales slump significantly, the secondary market is exploding. According to a recent report by ThredUp,

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Defying the World, Turkey Launches a War Against a U.S. Ally in Syria – The New Yorker

In what may have been the first declaration of hostilities on Twitter, the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced that Turkey, a nato ally, had launched an invasion of Syria, to clear out a Kurdish-led militia that controls about a third of the country. The militia, known as the Syrian Democratic Forces, has been allied with the United States for the past five years in the war against isis. Both sides have been equipped by the United States, albeit in vastly different ways.

Erdoğan dubbed the invasion Operation Peace Spring. It is anything but. Panic swept across northern Syria as Turkey’s warplanes pounded Kurdish towns and artillery fired across the border, in order to—in ironic military jargon—“soften up” the terrain for a ground offensive. The S.D.F. posted videos on social media of the aftermath, showing fires, destruction, and bodies on the ground.

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Turkish President: “We must reform the UN” – Turkish Journal

The Turkish president told the assembly that the UN has failed in its mission to keep its promises. Erdogan said: “We can’t remain indifferent in the face of current challenges.” He also sharply criticised the UN body for not taking action on resolutions passed by the UN. As Erdogan said: “Under this roof, resolutions are

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