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Turkey will drive a hard bargain. Here’s how the Biden team can react.
There's one area where positive momentum in Turkish-U.S. ties can happen.
- Jan 28, 2021
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Trump lost Turkey. Here’s how Biden could restore the crucial relationship.
Without Trump’s reckless diplomacy, Turkey would not have so deviated from the West.
- Dec 15, 2020
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The departure of Erdogan’s son-in-law is a family drama, not a ray of hope
While Erdogan’s son-in-law may ultimately emerge as the scapegoat of Turkey’s economic decline, in reality, he was only enacting the Turkish leader's vision.
- Nov 10, 2020
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A second Trump term would sabotage struggling democracies — and U.S. leadership
The man who coined the term “Make America Great Again” has seen the unraveling of U.S. power across alliances.
- Oct 28, 2020
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A conflict could be brewing in the eastern Mediterranean. Here’s how to stop it.
Europeans need to recognize that recent conflict in the "East Med" cannot be addressed in isolation.
- Sep 17, 2020
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Trump has accommodated Turkey and Erdogan. If he wins, Biden should seek a balance.
What Washington really needs with Turkey is a policy that addresses both U.S. interests and values.
- Aug 21, 2020
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Why Istanbul’s historic Hagia Sophia could be in a fight against time
Turkey will be immeasurably poorer if that heritage is lost.
- Jun 24, 2020
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A message from Turkey: Americans, the counterrevolution might be around the corner
I bring up Gezi protests in Istanbul as a warning to my American friends: The tide of public opinion can turn fast.
- Jun 5, 2020
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The coronavirus is exposing the flaws of Erdogan’s strongman rule
When one man’s will replaces all institutional policy-making, inevitably there are mistakes.
- Mar 31, 2020
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Erdogan has made terrible mistakes, but it’s time for the West to help Turkey in Syria
An unfolding humanitarian crisis has become a full-blown conflict, with the terrible consequences of the West’s unwise decision to turn a blind eye.
- Mar 4, 2020