US Should Brace for More Pushback From Erdogan
Source:Bloomberg Date:19Jun2022
Turkey’s allies and rivals, along with Turks themselves, might want to buckle up for 12 months of turbulence. The US and Europe should brace themselves for even more mudslinging and contrariness
The High Cost of An Unpredictable Turkey
Source:Carnegie International Date:18Oct2021
A masterful analysis of Turkey’s politcial-diplomatic challenges aide from the debate about which side will win next elections. I may not agree with Marc Pierini on several of his points,
Turkey and Black Sea Security: Ten Years After the War in Georgia
Source:Atllantic Council Date:09Aug2018
Turkey’s double act between Russia and NATO is warign thin. Note the line: Turkey, however, is at best a fellow traveler rather than an ally of Russia. Erdogan has turned
How Russia Plans to Get Turkey on Its Side
Source:The National Interest Date:09Aug2018
While these state-to-state deals are certainly significant, they tend to overshadow a quieter, but equally important Russian campaign to “flip” Turkey’s influential business community. Akkuyu
Turkey Stalls NATO, Clings to Defunct Status Quo in the Black Sea
Source:Jamestown Foundation Date:03Aug2018
Russia is rapidly accumulating superior power in the Black Sea, and posturing offensively in and around the region. Nevertheless, whenever the matter comes up for debate within the North Atlantic
What Turkey’s Political Changes Mean for U.S.-Turkish Relations
Source:Center for American Progress Date:01Aug2018
Some startling conclusions: Still, such a change in perspective—from viewing Turkey as a democratic ally to viewing it as an authoritarian state important to U.S. foreign policy—inevitably will
Senate Bill To Ban F-35 Sales To Turkey An Unprecedented Attempt To Check Erdogan’s Actions
Source:The Drive Date:27Apr2018
This attempt is nothing to be laughed at: It will be interesting to see how the Trump administration, which has retained relatively close ties with Erdogan since coming into office, and Turkey
Conspiracy or Not, Turkey’s Ties to West Are at Risk
Source:Bloomberg Date:05Dec2017
According to an October survey by Istanbul Economics, a consultancy, more than two thirds of Turks think the alliance with the U.S. and Europe is already breaking, that Turkey could manage its
Turkey: Managing Tensions and Options to Engage
Source:Atlantic Council Date:03Nov2017
The trajectory of the relationship suggests a need for the United States to get acquainted with “transactionalism,” wherein the majority of the bilateral talks are simply aimed at managing a
Cardin: Turkey’s Purchase of Russian missile system may trigger sanctions
Source:Politico Date:15Sep2017
Turkey’s recent purchase of an advanced Russian anti-air weapons system may have violated a U.S. law that would require an automatic imposition of sanctions on the NATO member, a top Democratic