Can Turkey and the US Open a New Page with the Manbij Deal?
he roadmap on Syria’s Manbij is expected to be announced after a final negotiation between Turkey and the U.
What if the US and Turkey Agree on Manbij?
In 2014, Ankara saw that a terror corridor was being formed in North Syria.
Three Scenarios for the post-June 24 Elections
In that political vacuum, the PKK will at once start a war of attrition in Northern Syria and Eastern Turkey whereas FETO will pick itself up and become a significant actor in the state apparatus once again.
Turkey’s Opposition Falling Into the Trap of Populism
By this, he targets the Syrian refugees in Turkey while stating that he plans to send them back to Syria when he is elected president.
The Decline of Diplomacy: How Trump is Destroying the Middle East
However, the nature of the Arab uprising dramatically transformed itself towards pervasive insecurities and chaos in the Middle East, especially after the spread of radicalization -- particularly in the case of Daesh, the conflict-spillover effects of the Syrian Civil War, and the fall of democracy in the Arab world.
Turkey’s Snap Elections: Why During the State of Emergency?
Meanwhile, the PKK’s Syrian offshoot operated as the land force of the U.
Uninvited Guests of the Inhospitable Sea
The new conjuncture of Syrian and Afghan refugees in Turkey Turkey, which hosts nearly 3.
Erdogan’s New Way in Turkish Foreign Policy
These include the PYD-PKK issue between Ankara and Washington, S-400s, Turkey-EU relations, Syria, the PKK in Syria, and so on.
An Alliance of Chaos?
Along with all these steps, he opened the country’s doors to three and a half million Syrians who fled the war.
The Odds for Erdogan and Demirtas in Turkey’s Presidential Elections
During the Kobani siege of 2014, Demirtas severely criticized Turkey, which had already accepted tens of thousands Syrian Kurds fleeing the siege.
Is the Turkey-US Agreement Still Valid in Manbij?
France’s strategic rationality is understandable because of many reasons, and the increasing role of France in the region, especially in northern Syria, might pose new challenges for Ankara’s short-term strategic game plan.
Rising Tensions Between Iran and its Rivals: What Comes Next?
This situation became especially evident in the Syrian and Yemeni policies.
Freedom of Religion as a Pre-condition?
But who are these “Muslims?” And do they have a special status according to the German constitution or do they need special treatment? Does Article 4 of the German constitution (freedom of faith, conscience, and creed) not protect Muslim rights as much as it does Christian rights? Do Muslims need a tolerance range due to a constitutional lack? Or, does Kauder just mean the (approximately 3 million) Turkish Muslim population who are living in Germany or the 1 million Syrian refugees or even other German Muslim groups with a background from Morocco, Lebanon, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq etc.
The PKK’s Exploitation of Women: Assumptions vs. Realities
Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, particularly female members of the PKK have become famous under the mask of their combat against Daesh in northern Syria.
What are Strategies of the Political Opposition in Snap Elections?
President Erdogan emphasized that Turkey needs to hold snap elections in order to overcome uncertainties arising from the cross-border counter-terror operations in Iraq and Syria and the crisis in neighboring countries.
Who is Afraid of Early Elections?
would shell Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whether Russia would respond to such an action and would they mark the beginning of World War III.
What Does the Snap Election Mean for Turkish Foreign Policy?
The decision itself poses many opportunities as well as risks for Turkey’s short-term strategic and military engagements along the Syrian border.
Germany’s Uncertain Military Revival
and France launched a retaliation strike on the Syrian military due to the use of chemical weapons on civilians.
To Hit or Not to Hit Assad, Is That the Matter?
Syria has long been a bloodbath in the midst of chemical attacks, heavy bombardments of civilians in Aleppo, Eastern Ghouta, Raqqa, and so on.
Assad Knows Chemical Attacks Will Not End His Regime
Since then, the Trump administration largely continued the Obama administration’s policy in Syria.