Turkey and Turks
With Erdoğan’s Strikes Against Kurds in Syria, Tourist Zones in Turkey’s Largest City Could Become the Next Battlefields
Its Rapid Expansion Into New Gas Fields Goes Beyond Supply and Clashes with Previous Qatari Strategy
Erdoğan Loyalist Feridun Sinirlioğlu Was Elected Secretary General of OSCE, a 57-member Regional Security Organization Spanning North America, Europe, and Central Asia
In a Rapidly Changing Political Environment, the Fate of Kurdistan Is Now Shaping the Future of the Middle East
Kurds Face a Jihadist Group Wielding Political Power and Significant Turkish Involvement in Syria’s Affairs
The Turkish Government Intends to Appoint Senior Officials Under the Guise of Advisors to Assist Syrian Authorities with Managing Various Government Portfolios
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and Turkey Will Allow Kurds to Be Partners Only If They Abandon a Secular and Democratic Worldview
Turkey’s Actions Already Cross the Rubicon and Place American Forces and Interests in Jeopardy
Turkey’s Syrian Jihadists Take Over Syria: Kurds, Half a Million Christians Under Intolerable Threat
‘Hayat Tahrir Al Sham’ Means ‘Organization for the Liberation of the Levant,’ Meaning Much of the Middle East, Including Israel, Lebanon and Jordan
In the Period Between 2017 and 2024 Al-Jolani and His Movement Were the de Facto Rulers of Idleb Province
Militias Backed by Turkey Appear Intent in Their Efforts to Drive Kurds from Their Homes
Few Will Mourn the Assad Regime’s Demise, but the Enemy of an Enemy Is Not Necessarily a Friend
Any Further Erosion of Kurdish Territorial Integrity and Political Autonomy Would Weaken Their Position in the Broader Middle East
Do Not Be Surprised If Erdoğan Offloads the Hamas Presence from Turkey Into Syria
Hamas, Hezbollah, and Assad’s Syria No Longer Pose a Strategic Threat, but Unpredictable Turkey and Its Proxies Are Ascendant
The Case Underscores the Enforcement of U.S. Sanctions Against Both Venezuela and Turkey, Whose Leaders Seek to Undermine Sanction Regimes
Washington and Jerusalem Must Act Now to Protect Security Interests Before Strategic Opportunities Disappear
The Turkey-Backed Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham May Be Buying Time Until It Can Consolidate Power
New Extradition Agreement Between Turkey and the UAE May Mean the Return of a Fugitive Mob Leader and Former-Ally-Turned-Adversary