Will the Trump Administration’s Syria Policy Change after the Chemical Attack?
Trump’s reaction to the deadly chemical attack is rather symbolic and discursive, and does not change his stated aim that his top priority in Syria is to defeat DAESH.
Rebalancing Turkey’s Foreign Policy
The anti-DAESH coalition provided limited support to Turkey in its fight against the terror group, however the coalition partners also set some limits for Turkey in its fight against the terror group in the course of Operation Euphrates Shield.
Sino-Turkish Relations in the Age of Global Transformation
China has also joined the attempts by the Western media to shape Turkey’s policies through DAESH.
The Misuse of Integration as a Kampfbegriff in Germany
Having a war on its border in Syria, overcoming a coup attempt on July 15th, and having been threatened by three main terror organizations within and outside his borders, namely the PKK, FETÖ and DAESH, the Turkish people are predominantly looking for security, economic prosperity, and, above all, social service.
Why People said “Yes” in Turkey’s Referendum
A Turkey which is surrounded by wars, hosts 2,500,000 Syrian refugees, has been targeted by both Daesh and the PKK, recently overcame a coup attempt on July 15 Gülenist infiltrators instructed by Fetullah Gülen who tried to move the country into an unprecedented chaos.
Shockwaves of the Syrian Conflict in Europe: The Price of Standing Aside
Prominent member states have been confronted by bloody terrorist attacks by DAESH, which has caused persistent anxiety among their citizens.
Turkey is Consolidating its Power While Facing Newly Shaped Multidimensional Threats in Syria
DAESH is causing a radical sociological transformation in the region
Even though there are various actors actively playing on the ground, DAESH and its earlier incarnations are the main precipitating factors welcoming a radical sociological transformation in the region.
Towards a New Strategic Partnership between Turkey and the Gulf?
DAESH, the PKK, YPG-PYD, and other terrorist organizations in the region are a threat to countries’ national security, as their regular series of bombings and attacks clearly demonstrate.
Cooperating with Assad Could Cost the YPG
Syrian rebel forces captured the strategically important city of al-Bab from DAESH with the essential support of Turkish Armed Forces.
Paranoia and Propaganda: Russia’s Role in European Elections
Example? Take Turkey sending weapons to Daesh or Fetullah Gülen’s organizations being innocent non-profits, or Erdoğan wanting the presidential system to become a dictator and for this reason masterminding the July 15 coup attempt and many others.
National Reconciliation in Iraq: Opportunities and Challenges
Moreover, the United States and the UN will have a role in it too, and it will be announced after the end of the war against DAESH.
Between Anger and Sympathy: European and North American Foreign Fighters in the YPG
That was more relevant for DAESH though.
Has the Myth of the Global Village Ended Now?
Although —and perhaps since – Turkey tries to take an active position to solve chronic troubles of the world such as war, refugees, racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia, it has been the target of some representative terrorist organizations such as the PKK, the Fetullah Gülen Terror Organization (FETO), and DAESH that are supported by those who are nourished, for example, from global weapon suppliers and manufacturers who aim to destroy connective bridges.
President at Élysée Palace, Queen at Buckingham Palace!
Now the government started to fight against this organization which infiltrated the state, while continuing to fight against PKK and Daesh.
Why Turkey Does Not Have a Real Opposition Party
The PKK, the FETO, and Daesh have targeted the country.
2016 Facebook Transparency Report and Turkey
Turkey is facing a challenge of multi-faceted terror wave: to the PKK’s terror activities is now added Daesh and FETO.
The Gülen Cult, between Modernism and Narcissism
” What differentiates them from Daesh?
On the other hand, our experiences show that resorting to violence or committing massacres does not have anything to do with being a member of a terrorist organization which emerged from a Baath-ridden, post-American occupation Iraq; white and blue collared members of such a cult are also capable of committing these atrocities.
How Terror Organizations in Turkey Instrumentalize Social Media
The Example of Daesh
DAESH was born into the emergence of a new media environment and it became the first terror group to fully exploit the digital revolution.
Sino-Soviet Split Redux under President Trump?
Moreover, Trump even speculated about fighting together with Russia against Daesh in Syria.
Diyarbakır: How far from Normalization?
It is very similar to DAESH’s strategy of recruiting fighters from largely Muslim ghettos in France, for instance.
