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What is the Significance of the Revival of Contacts Between Damascus and Ankara?

Despite significant signs of rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus, the situation of de facto partition...

Turkish Irredentism and the Greater Middle East

Erdoğan’s alliance with the Turkish nationalists at home resulted in the adoption of an aggressive...

“The Montreux Petition” and Creeping Islamization of the Turkish Military

A storm over a petition by retired naval officers once again has revealed longstanding tensions...

Turkish-Iranian Rift: An Opportunity for Israel

Israel should exploit the expanding rift between Ankara and Tehran to normalize its relations with...

Erdogan using deniable private militias to destabilize the Middle East

Erdoğan has created a private military and paramilitary system. He deploys this apparatus for domestic...

Turkey’s Salafists, ISIS, and the Revolving Doors of Turkish Prisons

Turkey wants to have it both ways: To act against the Salafists, while using them...

The Arrest of Saleh Muslim: Escalation in Kurdish-Turkish Tensions

How the arrest of this Kurdish leader is handled will indicate the extent to which...

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