Why The CHP Will Support Sweden’s NATO Membership
‘The government completely destroyed our maneuvering in foreign policy by making hollow threats against Finland and Sweden, which have...
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Why Erdoğan Fails to Win Over Washington
‘Erdoğan constantly gets Washington wrong. He was genuinely surprised when his S-400 purchase led to Turkey’s expulsion from the F-35...
Caution Needed in New Turkish-Greek ‘Dialogue’
‘The positions of the two countries are so far that there is no real hope that we can achieve a permanent peace. However, this is a road...
How Biden Turned Erdoğan ‘Inside Out’
A back-channel story suggest that Biden promised that a much-needed $11-13 billion line of credit would be extended to Turkey by the...
How Erdoğan and Orban Use Money to Consolidate Power
‘Leading up to the May 2023 elections, Erdoğan went on a spending spree to help consolidate his support. He repeatedly increased the...
Erdoğan’s Concession To NATO No ‘Turn to the West.’
‘[N]one of this amounts to a pivot away from Russia any more than it does to a reset with the West. It’s just the latest returning...
Transnational Repression: Turkey is Abusing Another Interpol Mechanism
‘Turkey uses Interpol to evade the human rights protections built into extradition systems and repeatedly breaches Interpol’s rules by...
What Did Turkey Get for Greenlighting Sweden’s NATO Bid?
‘Anyone who expects Erdogan to quit playing multiple sides of the great geopolitical game will likely be disappointed.’ After more than...
Sweden Taken Hostage by Turkey
‘Ulf Kristersson, with Stoltenberg’s urging, is now willing to throw Swedish democracy under the bus. He transforms Sweden from a...
How to Explain the Consumption Frenzy in Crisis-ridden Turkey
‘Despite the deterioration in macro-economic outlook, the extraordinary increase in demand, created by inflation, prevents growth from...