Foreign Policy & Security
Turkey’s Forward-Basing Posture
Forward–basing has uncertain consequences for a nation’s political–military status. On the positive side, it enables better contingency response capabilities by…
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Cyber Governance & Digital Democracy
Cyber Security: Understanding the Fifth Domain
As part of EDAM’s Cyber Policy Paper Series, EDAM Defense Analyst Can Kasapoğlu has penned a piece to serve as an…
Foreign Policy & Security
Time to Overhaul the European Union’s Role in North Africa
For decades, the European Union (EU) has focused its policy in North Africa on economic and political development, driven by…
Foreign Policy & Security
Turkey at the Gates of al-Bab
Turkish forces and Turkey-backed FSA elements stand at the door of al-Bab, a paramount, if not the ultimate, objective of…
Foreign Policy & Security
Operation Euphrates Shield and the al-Bab Campaign: A Strategic Assessment
This policy paper penned by EDAM Defense Analyst Can Kasapoglu and EDAM Chairman Sinan Ulgen, provides a comprehensive military and…
Cyber Governance & Digital Democracy
Call for Applications: Cyber Policy Program
The second phase of the Robert Bosch Cyber Policy Fellowship under EDAM’s Cyber Policy Program is now open for applications. The…
Foreign Policy & Security
Incirlik Air Base, Tactical Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Security in Turkey
Incirlik Air Base and the tactical nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey have been debated extensively after the July 15 2016…
Foreign Policy & Security
What Waits Us at NATO Summit Warsaw?
On 8th and 9th July, NATO Summit will be held in Warsaw, and vital debates about the future of the…
Foreign Policy & Security
From Low-Intensity Conflict To Hybrid Warfare: MANPADS At The Hands of PKK
The threat landscape that Turkey faces against ISIS’ rocket campaign, terror attacks in population centers and an urban low-intensity conflict…
Foreign Policy & Security
Making Sense of the Russian Withdrawal: A Tactical Assessment
Just as its decision to intervene, Russia’s decision to withdraw from Syria has come abruptly. What Moscow means by the…