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Idlib: Raising the Stakes to What End?
(Co-authored with Yusuf Buluç)[i] Ten days ago, President Putin had a telephone conversation with President Erdogan at Turkish side’s initiative.…
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Idlib Problem Reaching Boiling Point
The agreement reached in May 2017 by Russia, Iran and Turkey in Astana called for the cessation of hostilities between…
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“Deal of the Century”
Last week, I watched President Trump’s and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s White House remarks on television. I also read the transcript[i].…
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The Montreux Convention: Russia’s Perspective
“Canal İstanbul”, first introduced to the public as a “crazy project” by Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (JDP) Government, has…
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Another Chapter in the Libya Lesson
The motto for Arab spring strife has always been “there is no military solution to the conflict”. Yet, the pattern…
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Iran-US Confrontation with Iraq in the Middle
President Obama made his intention to engage Iran public in his landmark Cairo speech on June 4, 2009, well before…
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No to Greater Involvement in Libya
The fighting and the humanitarian tragedy in Yemen remind older generations of Turks of a beautiful but sad folk song,…
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Civilian Infrastructures: The Limits of Cybersecurity and the Role of Reliability
Civilian Infrastructures: The Limits of Cybersecurity and the Role of Reliability Emre Kursat Kaya, Research Fellow, EDAM With the…
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2019: The Year in Review
During the past year, climate change, corruption, street protests, polarization and disarray in the West dominated the global agenda. Frequent fires are part of…
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Turkey-US Relations: The Downturn Continues
On October 29, Turkish National Day, the US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to formally recognize the “Armenian genocide”. The…