As Finland Gets Closer to NATO, Sweden Has Yet to Dispel Turkey’s Concerns
Speaking on Sweden’s application, President Erdoğan said Turkey cannot greenlight Sweden’s bid as Stockholm refuses to extradite 120 suspected terrorists.
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The PKK and its Complicated Future
The propaganda machine for the PKK has also lost its functionality after Turkey’s Afrin operation. This will certainly affect the…
Turkey in the Aftermath of the Afrin Operation
Turkey’s “allies” that arm, train, and protect the PKK may keep the group safe in some zones for some time,…
Strategic Exit in Afrin, but Whose Strategy?
Turkey’s encirclement strategy in Afrin, which is known for not letting easy retreat, left an exit door – or a…
How will Turkey carry out its Military Campaign beyond Afrin?
One way or another, it is clear that Turkey’s military-political victory will provide more opportunities for strategic manoeuvres in Ankara’s…
Who will land on both feet after the Afrin Operation?
Since Turkey implemented “boots on the ground” strategy in northern Syria, the Syrian crisis has become more complicated. Only those…
What are Israel’s Red Lines in Syria?
Israel will continue its precision airstrikes in Syria and increase its focus on the Israel-Syria border as well as its…
Some Myths about the YPG
Abandoning the myths about the YPG would serve the US interests. Then comes the hard task of crafting a realistic…
What will Turkey Face during the Afrin Operation?
In addition to the military difficulties to be embraced, Turkey has to ready itself for a propaganda war with the…
Operation Olive Branch: Direct Intervention, Indirect Message
Operation Olive Branch must be assessed in two aspects: the role of the operation in Turkey’s counter-terrorism policy and Ankara’s…
What does Afrin mean for Turkey’s War on Terror?
Turkey’s first goal is to minimize the PKK’s presence and capacity and force it to withdraw from the areas it…
Everything about Operation Olive Branch
Land forces of the TSK and FSA will simultaneously penetrate the defense lines of the PKK/YPG on the southern and…
Erickson: US made a terrible mistake by supporting PKK/PYD
Edward J. Erickson, a retired U.S. army officer and currently a professor at the Marine Corps University, talked about the…
The End of US Hegemony in World Politics? Trump’s Security Doctrine
The seed of crisis sown during the Obama era has blossomed with Trump’s rise to power and the National Security…
A Pending Threat for the West: Foreign Fighters in the YPG
Battle-hardened veterans who have fought within the ranks of the YPG may wait for a crisis or for a war…
How effective was Turkey’s fight against terrorism in 2017?
2017 has been a turning point for Turkey’s fight against terrorism as the diversity and differentiation of terror threats, the…
Turkey’s Hunt for the PKK in post-referendum Iraq
As a result of its alliance with the US, the PKK expanded territories it captured and began to consolidate its…
Where did the Terrorists in the Trucks go?
The Qandil leadership believes that it will lose value if Daesh terror is eliminated. They try to continue their existence…
The Strategic Value of UCAVs for Turkey
Unmanned fighter jets grant Turkey a strategic military advantage in the region in terms of counter-terrorism operations and deterrence.