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Apr 13, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Apr 12, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Video
Brief Analysis
The Syrian Kurds: Whose Ally?
Read a summary or watch video of this energetic debate on how Washington should balance vitally important relationships with Turkey and the Syrian Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State.
Mar 29, 2016
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Andrew J. Tabler
Soner Cagaptay
David Pollock
James Jeffrey
Articles & Testimony
Four Things to Watch During Turkish President Erdogan's Visit to Washington
Erdogan's interactions with President Obama could shed light on long-gestating proposals for retaking ISIS-held areas in northern Syria, as well as the status of recent bilateral tensions and the future of Turkish policy toward the Kurds.
Mar 29, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Mar 29, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Is Turkey Coming in from the Cold in Europe?
Ankara may have scaled back its grand ambitions in the Middle East, but is the EU ready to hold its nose in dealing with Erdogan's authoritarian administration?
Mar 28, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
The War of All Against Turkey
Unless Erdogan changes his stripes and becomes a unifying politician amid the current terror tsunami, he may go down in history as the leader who broke Turkey while trying to become a king.
Mar 21, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Mar 14, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Feb 27, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
IS and Russia Could Exploit Turkey's Political Divisions
Unfortunate civil unrest could emerge if the jihadist group continues targeting anti-government Turks and Moscow keeps its sights set on Erdogan and his party.
Feb 22, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Feb 19, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
A Turkish 'Secure Strip' in Syria: Domestic Concerns and Foreign Limitations
Although Ankara has the necessary parliamentary authorization and professional military capacity to establish a safe zone, it would still need Western intelligence help, air support, and diplomatic backing to cover the operation and deter Russian retaliation.
Feb 19, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Cem Yolbulan
Articles & Testimony
Terror Attack in Ankara: A New Era of Kurdish Politics for Turkey?
The Kurdish issue in Turkey stands on the precipice of becoming an international problem, involving all sorts of nefarious actors from the Syrian civil war.
Feb 18, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
Feb 17, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
TWI Series on State(s) of Ideology
Explore the roles of Salafism, jihadism, nationalism, and other movements as drivers of conflict and alliance post-Arab Spring.
Feb 17, 2016
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Jacob Olidort
Soner Cagaptay
David Pollock
Said Amir Arjomand
TWI Series on Syrian Safe Havens/Zones
Understand the policy implications of humanitarian safe havens, safe zones, buffers, or no-fly zones in Syria with these assessments of the who, what, where, why, and how of the various options.
Feb 16, 2016
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Fabrice Balanche
Lt Col John R. Barnett
Anna Borshchevskaya
Nicholas Burns
Soner Cagaptay
Michael Eisenstadt
James Jeffrey
Col. Nora Marcos
Nadav Pollak
David Schenker
Andrew J. Tabler
Articles & Testimony
Preventing a Middle Eastern Gordian Knot
The situation in the Middle East is beginning to resemble the Balkans: either the Balkans in the early 1990s, before Washington woke up and played its role as security leader, or the Balkans before World War I, when no one woke up.
Feb 3, 2016
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James Jeffrey
Soner Cagaptay
Brief Analysis
A Turkish-Friendly Zone Inside Syria
Tighter border security would pose an existential threat to IS, not to mention hindering its travel, smuggling, and recruitment efforts.
Jan 29, 2016
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Ed Stafford
Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Kemal Erdogan's Second Turkish Revolution
The Turkish leader seems intent on uprooting the Ottoman legacy and restoring Islam's central role.
Jan 25, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
Articles & Testimony
Biden Should Ask Turkey to Double Down on Its Commitment to the West
Although Ankara is seemingly responding to westward-oriented pressures at home and abroad, it could still swing Turkey back to the right if it continues to pursue the politics of religion, especially while the Islamic State looms on its borders.
Jan 23, 2016
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Soner Cagaptay
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