Regional Studies Class

Istanbul Kent University

December 1st, 2023
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Q: The Professor asked a question

S: Professor made a statement
Q: Is there a chance for dialogue? How will you find peace between Hamas and Israel?
Q: Is the Danzig Model of the Free State of the interwar years between 1919 and 1939 a model
for the Russian speaking Ukranians?
S: They will not rule Russian-speaking territories. These Russian-speaking communities will
have all the rights, like any minority, to have their language, their traditions, their norms, and
their way of life, and this will be guaranteed by the United States because somehow in the
history of Ukraine. For 30 years, there has been such cold discrimination against minorities.
Minorities are the Russian-speaking community, whether this is true or not. We cannot go into
detail, but we can talk about how we see the world and then strive for peace. What does this
model mean in the case of Ukraine? It means that Ukraine returns to its territorial integrity,
everything returns, and the days in Crimea existed before 2014. It existed at the time of
independence in 1993, which does not change the territorial integrity of Ukraine, but the
essential thing is that the whole of Ukraine has a choice: I can become a member of NATO, but
will Russia stop? Probably not, and yet, if Ukraine wants to continue against this invasion and
has every right, but then comes the question: what support will continue from the United States if
President or former President Trump is elected, or what will happen in Congress? Because we
have House Republicans who are trying very hard to stop aid to Ukraine, including aid to Israel.
It is an isolationist policy in The United States, and these Europeans are going through a very
cold winter and energy prices are four times higher than in the United States, so if you are in an
industry like petrochemicals, you make everything in the United States and import it into
Europe. What if you lose your job, you lose your investment? Ukraine has many reasons to think
about.
S: This also means that I can become a member of the EU or a member of the Shanghai
Cooperation, still where it says there will be no NATO membership, there will be no foreign
troops in Ukraine. But what guarantee do you have in the United States? I guarantee that it says I
am going to put this in Congress, and it will be ratified, just like when Turkey passes a law that
Sweden becomes a member of NATO. It is going to ratify this treaty or object, so if it is ratified,
this is very important because ratifying a treaty is a domestic law. However, something outside
my country becomes part of my internal loss. So ratification is essential, just like in the Duma.
The Duma ratifies a treaty if it is so big that the territorial integrity of Ukraine is now guaranteed.
They say how to do it, how can we reduce this conflict? Ukraine should be happy, but what does
Russia get from this? She seems to be a good player. It looks like she wants to restore her
integrity in the world of order, and guess what? She is making this proposal again right now. This
is not my illusion. This is reality. However, the West says no because it is an act of aggression, a
violation of international law. Just like the lower Hussein in Iraq invaded Kuwait, but you know
we are not dealing with Kuwait; dealing with a superpower that has nuclear capabilities is a
different type of conflict and just like the conflict. You are talking about a 1974 Quote about the
invasion of Cyprus by Turkey, which is the same as the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Q: Who is Henry Kissinger? Why is it important? What is his contribution, and what is the
controversy surrounding Henry Kissinger?
S: I propose Turkey as a model for de-escalating. The conflict between Hamas and Israel, and
what role can Turkey play in de-escalating the conflict? So, in this conflict, Turkey can lead an
internationally composed intermediary mission, probably introducing its Armed Forces to the
concept Zone not to take part with any of the size but to serve as a buffer between them too. To
establish a sort of safety zone between the two fighting parties and thus facilitate that is true in
part that it could be part of leading an international not only love but International peacekeeping,
as mandated by the United Nations. The reason I say the terms is because they are part of NATO.
They are part of the community of the Arab world. They are a bridge in many ways, and Israel
and Turkey may have differences, but in terms of security, they know the Turks can uphold their
part of the bargain. Turks are skilled in security issues, so leading that as an example would be
one way to start the escalation. What would that mean? That means the border between Hamas
and Gaza would be like the green Zone compared to Cyprus. Remember, we are studying these
conflicts in ways that compare the crimes of aggression in 1974 and 2022. We make the
comparison, what can Turkey do to separate the two antagonists, Israel and Gaza or, in this case,
Hamas, and then find it again a militarized Zone, a peacekeeping group. The two antagonists are
from each other. Another proposal was to return all the hostages to get two people to the table.
Q: Can you get the two republics or communities of Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots to
talk?
S: The UAE is very supportive of this dialogue. I do not know if Turkey is behind this, but our
point is that this is what we call Track 2 - an important concept. The diplomacy track is not
formal diplomacy. This is diplomacy that other countries' interlocutors use to try to de-escalate a
conflict. We see that Israel wants to occupy and radicalize the Gaza community. The Gaza
Constitution first proposes to destroy the State of Israel, that is where we are, that is
radicalization, and that is the whole idea of how to de-escalate radicalization, and I am sure the
settlers in the West Bank are guilty of every crime. You can imagine, short of a war crime, they,
of course, broke what we call laws, and they should be punished for that, but again, it is always
proportionality of Force, proportionality of what you do, and that is an essential part of it
conflict, proportionality falls on October. On the 7th, I came and killed people, and tragically,
1200 people were killed, and now I have 10,000 people killed in Gaza. Two points are essential
to understand what makes someone use Force. Who is the aggressor? I understand NATO is
moving to the East; it is a threat, but is it such a threat that you move forward?
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