No peace in sight in Syria

Despite the fall of Aleppo and the Russian-Turkish-Iranian diplomatic drive, the Syrian war is not about to end soon. Three momentous recent events will shape the course of the Syrian crisis: the fall Aleppo, the [...]
Despite the fall of Aleppo and the Russian-Turkish-Iranian diplomatic drive, the Syrian war is not about to end soon. Three momentous recent events will shape the course of the Syrian crisis: the fall Aleppo, the [...]
Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has left a trail of political debris in its wake. At the top of the long list of casualties is the cherished myth of American exceptionalism. At [...]
As is custom, several Turkish journalists accompanied Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his recent visits to Pakistan and Uzbekistan. On their way back, the president told the reporters on the plane that the Turkish people must deal [...]
Can relations between the EU and Turkey be mended? On November 24, 2016, The European Parliament passed a non-binding resolution in favour of freezing Turkey's EU membership accession process. This issue will be on the table [...]
Turkey and the US still take very different positions on the fighting Kurdish forces in Syria. Barely a month after the traumatic July 15 failed coup attempt, Turkey launched a military operation in Syria last [...]
The government should have a well-developed plan for dealing with the country's major issues. Since the failed coup attempt, Turkey has been struggling to deal with the aftershock, grieving for the loss of more than [...]
Russia and Turkey find themselves in the same boat, so it's only rational for them to de-escalate tensions.Are Russia and Turkey about to mend ties and put behind them the spat over the downed SU-24 [...]
The coup attempt not only targeted Turkey but was meant to put an end to the dynamic of democratic change in the region as a whole Two weeks ago, Turkey was subjected to a coup [...]
The lessons for Egypt are numerous and they will certainly affect the future of democratization in that country. "The Turkish Army Topples Erdogan", said the red headline of Al-Ahram's front page, the leading state-owned Egyptian newspaper [...]
Yet Another Instance of Islamic Exceptionalism? Tanks rolled down the street, state owned TV channels were taken over, dissenting media outlets were raided and silenced, president’s office was surrounded, the first ever democratically elected president [...]