Edam Blog
Time to Launch “Operation Enduring Diplomacy”
Two oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman. Washington holds Iran responsible. Iran denies the charge. While some…
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The Last Exit
That Turkey has a strategic location is an axiom of our foreign policy. Although this is generally presented as an…
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Turkey – US Relations and Iran Sanctions
Posted on April 25, 2019 President Hassan Rouhani had called the JCPOA a “golden page” in his country’s history, opening…
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Arab Spring Aftershocks
Posted on April 12, 2019 In February, tens of thousands of Algerians took to the streets demanding an end to…
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Discord over the Golan Heights
Posted on March 26, 2019 Yesterday was a day of jubilation at the Trump White House, perhaps more than the…
Foreign Policy & Security
Strategic Weapon Systems in the Turkey-Russia-US Triangle
STRATEGIC WEAPON SYSTEMS IN THE TURKEY-RUSSIA-US TRIANGLE Dr. Can Kasapoğlu, EDAM Defense Analyst Sinan Ülgen, EDAM Chairman Executive Summary Comparing…
Foreign Policy & Security
Syria’s ‘Shogun’ in the Making: Russian-backed General Suheil al-Hassan and Future of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces
SYRIA’S ‘SHOGUN’ IN THE MAKING: RUSSIAN-BACKED GENERAL SUHEIL AL-HASSAN AND FUTURE OF THE SYRIAN ARAB ARMED FORCES Dr. Can Kasapoğlu, Defense Analyst,…
Foreign Policy & Security
Walking a Fragile Path: Assessing the Idlib Demilitarization Deal
WALKING A FRAGILE PATH: ASSESSING THE IDLIB DE-MILITARIZATION DEAL Dr. Can Kasapoğlu, Defense Analyst, EDAM Emre Kürşat Kaya, Researcher, EDAM KEY TAKEAWAYS Sochi…
Foreign Policy & Security
The Ticking Bomb of Idlib
THE TICKING BOMB OF IDLIB EDAM’s Defense Analyst Dr Can Kasapoğlu KEY TAKEAWAYS Open-source pieces of intelligence suggest that the Syrian Arab…
Foreign Policy & Security
Turkey’s Operation Olive Branch Enters a New Phase
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Operation Olive Branch has reached a critical juncture. At the time of writing, the campaign successfully cleared nearly…