Turkey
Will U.S.-Turkey Relations Survive the Wars in Gaza and Ukraine?
Turkey and the United States are facing substantial challenges in their bilateral relations amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars. On the one hand, the alliance has been strained by...
Türkiye: A Spin Dictatorship
In 1997, Fareed Zakaria wrote of the rise of illiberal democracy—that is, that democracy was flourishing, but its mainstay, constitutional liberalism, was not. Two years ago, Sergei Guriev and Daniel...
Orbán and Erdogan: With Friends Like These, NATO Doesn’t Need Enemies
In Charlie Chaplin’s classic satire from 1940, “The Great Dictator,” Tomainia’s leader, Hynkel, hosts a state visit from another dictator, Napaloni, from Bacteria. This brings to mind the recent meeting...
Erdogan’s Weak Hand in the Western Balkans
In comparison to Turkey’s ambitions as a power player in the Middle East, its policy in the Balkans has been timid and lackluster. The Balkan region theoretically should be one...
Whose Side Is Turkey On?
The Financial Times published an alarming article on November 27 detailing how Turkey’s exports of military-linked goods to Moscow have soared. This should be a wake-up call for the United...
Turkey Holds NATO to Ransom
In the Middle Ages, holding a knight to ransom was standard practice on the battlefield; it is still routine in international relations today. For example, last December Russia traded basketball player...
Turkey Faces an Inflection Point
On October 29, Turkey celebrated the centenary of the Turkish republic, but there was not much celebration as far as the ruling AKP (Justice and Development Party) was concerned. The...
Erdogan’s Damning Response to the Hamas Attacks
Days following the October 7 terrorist attacks, carried out by Hamas in Israel, killing over 1200 Israeli citizens, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to...
Erdogan is Here to Stay
Since the conclusion of Turkey’s presidential elections in May, much analysis has rightly focused on the implications of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s third term from both domestic and foreign policy...
In Support of a Democratic Turkey
The United States and Europe have a vested interest in ensuring a free and fair electoral outcome in Turkey. On May 14, 2023, Turkish citizens will vote to decide if...
Erdogan’s Charm Offensive Will Not Satisfy Egypt, Syria, or Israel
Turkey may have an opportunity to fix its relationship with Egypt, which it broke a decade ago. The outcome will depend entirely on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s policy choices, and...
Turkey-UAE Trade Agreement Is a Win for the Abraham Accords
On March 3, 2023, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement in Abu Dhabi which aims to increase trade between the two countries to $40...