Atilla's Musings
UAE vs Turkey: the regional rivalries pitting MBZ against Erdogan
Source:Financial Times Date:26Oct2020
Turkey’s foreign policy moves may be motivated by national interest, but the nation is stepping on too many toes on the way. Arab boycotts spreading like wildfire is a harbinger of the
ERDOĞAN’S TURKEY AND THE PROBLEM OF THE 30 MILLION
Source:War on the Rocks Date:25Sep2020
Even though I don’t agree with the dystopian conclusion, this is an excllent article on Erdogan’s divide and conquer strategy There is reason to think that the present
Modi and Erdogan thrive on divisive identity politics
Source:Financial Times Date:11Aug2020
Mr Modi is a Hindu nationalist. Mr Erdogan is an Islamist. The Indian and Turkish leaders look like potential rivals in a clash of civilisations. But they are pursuing political projects that are
Coronavirus has weakened the West’s nationalists
Source:Washington Post Date:22Jul2020
This study of populist-nationalist leaders doesn’t mention Mr Erdogan, but there are plenty of lessons for him to learn. In Western Europe, Trump’s ideological brethren have slumped.
The “Blue Homeland” and Turkey’s new forward defence doctrine
Source:Duvar English Date:25Jun2020
This a socialist criticque of Turkey new forward looking military posture. While I don’t agree with the critical terminolagy used by the author, it is an excellent primer to understand
Turkey’s Changing Media Landscape
Source:Istanbul Policy Center Date:11Jun2020
Despite this heavy censorship, two key trends have undercut President Erdoğan’s efforts to control the media landscape: rising distrust toward the media and increasing fragmentation in the ways
A new Gaza: Turkey’s border policy in northern Syria
Source:European Council on Foreign Relations Date:29May2020
The title doesn’t do justice to this comprehensive account of Turkey’s involvement in Syria, and its real and imaginery reasons. Turkey now controls a long stretch of Syrian territory
Turkey’s Growing Military Expeditionary Posture
Source:Jamestown Foundation Date:16May2020
Turkish Armed Forces are rapidly evolving from a HomelandDefense concept to a frowar posture. Military is als one of the few areas where Turkey demonstrated its innovation capacity. The result is
Turkey Wades into Libya’s Troubled Waters
Source:International Crisis Group Date:02May2020
Turkish intervention in Libya’s war stopped the besieged Tripoli government from collapsing. But fighting with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s forces has since escalated, threatening a protracted
Resilience in Turkey
Source:CEPA Date:24Apr2020
An article based on solid survey research inspring hope for Turkey’s future by Soner Cagaptay and Deniz Yüksel. His Jacobin top-down social conservatism has proved remarkably