How Conflicts between CENTCOM and EUCOM threaten the Turkey-US Safe Zone Deal
The latest action by CENTCOM of conducting joint patrols with a YPG front group immediately after the Turkish-American joint patrol…
US Finally Appoints Envoy to Turkey: Can Satterfield Repair the Relationship?
Turkey needs reassurance and the Americans need an olive branch. A better relationship will only come when they recognize the…
US-Turkey Relations in the Trump Era: A Turkish Perspective
Many of the problems in U.S.-Turkey relations are structural. Had Erdogan never come to power, there would still be a…
The S-400 Deadlock Between Turkey and the US
Geopolitics 101 says that Turkey and the U.S. have to agree, one way or another, over the issue of S-400s.…
Turkey’s S-400 Deal: The Last Straw that Breaks the Camel’s Back in US-Turkey Relations?
Turkey’s purchase of S-400s from Russia is more than a simple choice. It’s a strategic choice that might re-shape Turkey’s…
Is the US Going to Withdraw from Syria or Not?
The U.S. administration has been persuaded to leave a residual U.S. force (400 soldiers), which would certainly make SDF happier…
A Safe Zone in Northern Syria is a Must for Turkey
If the U.S. and Turkey can work together on establishing a safe zone in northern Syria with the goal of…
Protecting the YPG Should not be a Goal of the US Withdrawal
Some argue that the U.S. should not abandon their allies on the ground and leave them to their fate, which…
How will the Legacy of 2018 shape Politics in the Middle East in 2019?
The legacy of 2018 will be clearly visible during the following year. There would be serious consequences as a result…
What is Turkey’s Military Agenda in Northern Syria?
Turkey’s strategic objective is clear: to de-territorialize the YPG/PYD alongside its Syrian border, fix relations with the U.S. in Syria…
Can the US have its Cake and Eat it too in Syria?
The U.S. balancing act between supporting the PYD and providing reassurances to Turkey to be able to cooperate on the…
Walking Through the Minefields in the US-Turkey Relationship
The U.S.-Turkey relationship is going through interesting times, as both allies are willing to work through their differences despite serious…
To Extradite or not to Extradite Fetullah Gulen? Rumors in the Press
With various sources claiming different stories, if the Trump administration has actually considered the extradition of Fetullah Gulen, this would…
Does the US Bounty on PKK Leaders Mean Anything?
PKK leaders Murat Karayilan, Cemil Bayik and Duran Kalkan have been added to the U.S. ‘Reward for Justice’ list prepared…
Turkey-US Relations: How to Save a Bent Relationship From Being Broken?
Perhaps the right way to interpret the recent warming in the bilateral relations is about the American recognition of Turkey…
Have Relations Between Turkey and the US Normalized?
President Erdogan signaled a new wave of military operations in the south of the country and stated that Turkey was…
Where are the remains of Jamal Khashoggi?
A group of men had flown into Turkey a day before Khashoggi’s entrance, and left Istanbul on the day of…
Turkey-US Relations Post-Brunson
Brunson’s return to the U.S. and President Trump’s hosting of the pastor in the oval office with high level administration…
