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    • Rational cooperation needed between Turkey and US
      Rational cooperation needed between Turkey and US
      Rational cooperation needed between Turkey and US
      The meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and President Donald Trump on Tuesday was one of the most significant summits in Turkish-American relations. Although the two countries have...
    • From Alliance to Tacit Containment: Changes in Turkey-US Relations
      From Alliance to Tacit Containment: Changes in Turkey-US Relations
      From Alliance to Tacit Containment: Changes in Turkey-US Relations
      Former US President Barack Obama had designated Turkey as a model partner in his first term. However, regional priorities of the Obama administration shifted drastically after 2012. The attack on the...
    • Rebalancing Turkey’s Foreign Policy
      Rebalancing Turkey’s Foreign Policy
      Rebalancing Turkey’s Foreign Policy
      Turkey is having difficulty communicating its current foreign policy objectives and practices, which are closely linked to the country’s recent domestic challenges. Both Turkey’s traditional NATO...
    • Turkey, US and PYD: Strategic ally or local partner?
      Turkey, US and PYD: Strategic ally or local partner?
      Turkey, US and PYD: Strategic ally or local partner?
      The Syrian civil war has brought new aspects to the armed and political struggle between state and non-state actors engaged in geopolitical competition in the Middle East. While the war was being...
  • INSIDE TURKEY
    • New reforms on the onset of AK Party’s third period
      New reforms on the onset of AK Party’s third period
      New reforms on the onset of AK Party’s third period
      I recollect my senior year in college when Turkey was grappling with enormous difficulties. The ruling parties fell short of coming up with a solution to the profound economic problems while spending...
    • Turkey to renew governing mechanisms after referendum
      Turkey to renew governing mechanisms after referendum
      Turkey to renew governing mechanisms after referendum
      With the end of the referendum process, Turkey enters a new phase that necessitates important steps in a smooth transition from a hybrid system to a presidential system. In the next few months...
    • Unlearn Everything You Think You Know About Turkey
      Unlearn Everything You Think You Know About Turkey
      Unlearn Everything You Think You Know About Turkey
      The dizzying developments that have been unfolding in Turkey during the past couple of weeks are hard to digest, not only for foreign observers, but also for Turkish citizens. It is thus...
    • Turkey needs its allies’ support against terrorism
      Turkey needs its allies’ support against terrorism
      Turkey needs its allies’ support against terrorism
      An American official visiting Ankara once asked me to rank Turkey’s priorities in dealing with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the so-called Islamic State (IS), both designated as terrorist...
  • TERROR & INTELLIGENCE
    • ISIS: Geopolitical Management Of Terrorism
      ISIS: Geopolitical Management Of Terrorism
      ISIS: Geopolitical Management Of Terrorism
      ISIS can be defined as a proto-state-like terrorist organization which has mutated on a local, regional, and global scale since its establishment. When compared to other terrorist organizations, ISIS...
    • DAESH after Mosul
      DAESH after Mosul
      DAESH after Mosul
      The belief that DAESH will face major transformations and will begin its downward spiral is very optimistic. To talk about post-Mosul DAESH scenarios, one must wait for a complete loss of the...
    • PKK Setback in Nusaybin
      PKK Setback in Nusaybin
      PKK Setback in Nusaybin
      PKK terrorists chose to surrender on mass to Turkish Security Forces following the long-running urban lawlessness in Nusaybin/Mardin. This could tempt the Turkish government and security forces to...
    • The Rise of Secular Radicalization and the PKK
      The Rise of Secular Radicalization and the PKK
      The Rise of Secular Radicalization and the PKK
      Ongoing practices of radicalization in Turkey, such as the PKK, which promote terror and violent extremism, may set a helpful example to understand the secular trait of radicalization. Radicalism...
    • Turkey’s ISIS Problem
      Turkey’s ISIS Problem
      Turkey’s ISIS Problem
      The attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport in June 2016 indicates that the ISIS threat to Turkey is transforming from a sole criminal issue to a long-term strategic concern. Turkey has faced serious...
    • Turkey needs its allies’ support against terrorism
      Turkey needs its allies’ support against terrorism
      Turkey needs its allies’ support against terrorism
      An American official visiting Ankara once asked me to rank Turkey’s priorities in dealing with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the so-called Islamic State (IS), both designated as terrorist...
    • The Y.P.G.’s Fight in Syria Is to Win Territory, Not to Oppose ISIS
      The Y.P.G.’s Fight in Syria Is to Win Territory, Not to Oppose ISIS
      The Y.P.G.’s Fight in Syria Is to Win Territory, Not to Oppose ISIS
      As long as the Y.P.G. seems more interested in expanding its control on the border with Turkey than in fighting ISIS, Turkey will clash with it. And if the United States were to stop arming the...
    • US Betting on the Wrong Horse in Syria
      US Betting on the Wrong Horse in Syria
      US Betting on the Wrong Horse in Syria
      The West, spearheaded by the US, has long tried to either find or create allies in the Syrian conflict with little or no success. Previous engagements with groups such as the Hazm Movement and the...
  • MILITARY AFFAIRS
    • Fight against Terrorism and the National Defense Industry
      Fight against Terrorism and the National Defense Industry
      Fight against Terrorism and the National Defense Industry
      Turkey is trying to become self-sufficient through national defence industry. Meanwhile, the new American President Donald Trump is signalling that he will push the boundaries of traditional US...
    • Turkey’s Domestic Surveillance Balloons vs. the US Persistent Threat Detection System
      Turkey’s Domestic Surveillance Balloons vs. the US Persistent Threat Detection System
      Turkey’s Domestic Surveillance Balloons vs. the US Persistent Threat Detection System
      Turkey has long been in search of strengthening its border security and protecting its military bases, and for sure high value facilities, scattered in the mountains of south eastern Anatolia....
    • To abolish nuclear weapons, strip away their handsome mask
      To abolish nuclear weapons, strip away their handsome mask
      To abolish nuclear weapons, strip away their handsome mask
      The golden age of deterrence has reached its end. Nuclear weapons, once a star player on the international stage, no longer enjoy a place in the limelight. To be sure, some policy makers still...
  • CONFLICT ZONES
    • Qatar Crisis: Who is it good for?
      Qatar Crisis: Who is it good for?
      Qatar Crisis: Who is it good for?
      Several Arab states led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have hit Qatar with a set of sanctions. They cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, suspended Doha-bound flights and closed the...
    • Turkey and US ‘mission creep’ in Syria
      Turkey and US ‘mission creep’ in Syria
      Turkey and US ‘mission creep’ in Syria
      Turkey and the US have been at odds with each other over Syria since the second term of the Obama administration, which consistently ignored Turkey’s call for a safe-zone in northern Syria, and...
    • The Syrian Political Opposition: What Went Wrong?
      The Syrian Political Opposition: What Went Wrong?
      The Syrian Political Opposition: What Went Wrong?
      Evolution of the Opposition In 2011, when civilian unrest broke out against the decades-long Assad rule in Syria, I penned an article for Insight Turkey in which I attempted to make sense of the...
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