US-Turkey Relations Placed on Life Support
All it took was one tweet from President Trump to ignite the tinderbox of US-Turkey relations and send the Turkish economy reeling.
Grim Prospects for Turkey-Saudi Relations
As is often the case in the Middle East, third-party bilateral relationships are driving Turkey and Saudi Arabia further apart.
Global Forecast (03-29-2018)
Frantic US-China trade talks get underway, Turkey eyes Iraq’s Sinjar region, and Russian diplomats are expelled throughout the Western world.
Assad Jumps into the Afrin Conflict
In a further escalation of the Syrian civil war, Damascus has vowed to help the Kurds of Afrin repel the advance of Turkey’s “Operation Olive Branch.”
Turkey’s Domestic Crackdown: No End in Sight
Turkey’s post-coup purges have come to a head with the trial of 11 human rights activists on terrorism charges.
Turkey: Syrian Intervention, Regional Resurgence
This outline explores the regional forces and core interests motivating Turkey’s foray into the Syrian civil war.
Pressured from All Sides, Will Iraqi Kurdistan Back Down?
The blowback against Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum was swift as it was fierce, with every neighboring state piling pressure on Irbil to back down.
Turkey-Russia Relations: Close, but Not Too Close
Ankara and Moscow have found a common cause in the Syrian civil war, but geopolitical disagreements in the South Caucuses and beyond will thwart too close of a détente.