Turkey-Us Relations News & Analysis
Backgrounder: Geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean Dispute
Who is backing who in the mounting Eastern Mediterranean dispute over energy deposits in a key waterway?
Idlib Campaign Puts Turkey-Russia Detente on Notice
Turkey and Russia’s divergent interests in northern Syria can no longer be glossed over.
Turkey’s Assertiveness in and around Cyprus: South China Sea Redux?
Opposition to Turkey’s geopolitical power play in the Eastern Mediterranean is mounting, but there’s no sign that Ankara will be backing down anytime soon.
The Geopolitics of the Black Sea
Long the site of great power competition, the Black Sea region appears to be heating up once again.
Tweets Alone Won’t Save Idlib from Tragedy
It will take direct and unified intervention, not tweets and condemnation, if the West is to head off a humanitarian catastrophe in Idlib.
Backgrounder: Turkey and the S-400 Affair
Turkey has officially been kicked out of the F-35 program after purchasing Russia’s S-400 platform, but there’s still plenty more time before relations with the West truly hit rock-bottom.
Fallout Mounts for Saudi Arabia in Wake of Khashoggi Murder
The diplomatic consequences are mounting for Saudi Arabia after the apparent assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Global Forecast (9-25-2018)
Sweden’s far-right might sneak into the Riksdag via the back door, Brexit gut-check time in the United Kingdom, and new hope for US-Turkey relations.
Turkey Central Bank Raises Interest Rates to Stem Lira Collapse
Is Turkey’s central bank truly independent, or has the “enemy of interest rates” finally relented?
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 in 2018
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 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 in 2017: 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.