The War on Terror Was Never Turkey’s Fight
For 20 years, Turkey has had an ambiguous relationship with the US war on terror.
For 20 years, Turkey has had an ambiguous relationship with the US war on terror.
Turkish culture wars around headscarves are not as simple as a fight between the people and the mullahs — they’re a product of a tortured history.
Erdogan’s proposal to protect Kabul airport will require Turkey to reach separate agreements with the Afghan government and the Taliban.
As economic woes edge Turkey toward dialogue, the European Union has a long list of geopolitical issues to discuss.
Both Turkey and the UAE would prefer to see each other’s geopolitical significance diminished in the eyes of Western Europe and the US.
Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention is a clear attack on human rights and the rule of law.
Turkey’s strategic victory in Nagorno-Karabakh will not help it to achieve a sustainable future within its neighborhood.
If President Biden is serious about containing Russia through reinvigorating NATO, he will need Turkey’s geopolitical standing as well as its military and political clout.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic track record has been relatively successful in performing a balancing act between sane economic policy and populist inclinations.
The dispute between Greece and Turkey over gas exploration is only the latest consequence of nationalisms that have poisoned an entire region.
Palestine finds itself a pawn in a wider conflict between rival visions of the Middle East.