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Fighting for Survival?
Posted on May 22, 2019 Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party’s (JDP) principal theme in the recent municipal election campaign…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Russia in Foreign Skies:Assessing Russian Air Operations in Syria and Violations of Turkish Airspace
Russia in Foreign Skies-Assessing Russian Air Operations in Syria and Violations of Turkish Airspace
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Act of Desperation or Game Changer? Russian Deployments in Syria
With its increased military assistance to Syria, Russia has altered the calculations of all parties involved in the Syrian Civil…
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Turkey Joins the Anti-ISIS Coalition:Safe Zone Plan Revisited
Turkey Joins the Anti-ISIS Coalition-Safe Zone Plan Revisited
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A Turkish Intervention in Syria: A Reality Check
Recent events near Turkish borders have been followed by a mobilization along the Turkey border and increased discussions of a…