ترکیه

U.S. concerns center on Turkey’s democratic backslide and deepening ties between Erdogan and Putin—but the Turkish president also wants to develop a rapport with Joe Biden and fortify his country’s weakened economy.

Syria may not be a priority for the Biden administration, but the Brussels pledging conference and the July vote on the UN cross-border mechanism mean that major donors can no longer keep the disastrous humanitarian situation on the back burner or expect NGOs to resolve it on their own.

By ceding control of its borders and airspace to various foreign actors, the regime has essentially resigned itself to a limited but potentially durable existence for the long term.

Although Moscow and Ankara are pursuing different aims in Syria, Libya, and the South Caucasus, they have managed to avoid direct confrontation.

Challengers to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are proliferating, with two breakaway parties drawing particular notice. In December 2019, Ahmet Davutoglu, who served under Erdogan as foreign minister and then prime minister, formed Gelecek (Future) in an attempt to resurrect a gentler version of the Justice and Development Party (AKP)

Turkey’s leader has caused many headaches in Washington in recent years, but letting ties deteriorate further would be disastrous.

نه مسکو به صلح واقعی علاقه دارد و نه آنکارا؛ آن‌ها از منطقه مورد مناقشه برای اهداف خودشان استفاده می‌کنند و روسیه کماکان تنها بازیگری است که می‌تواند با تمام طرف‌ها گفت‌وگو کند.

The director of The Washington Institute's Turkish Research Program speaks with French students about what Erdogan's recent policy thrust means for Europe and the United States.

حرکات اخیر که شامل مذاکرات آشتی با حماس است، می‌تواند این رقیب تشکیلات خودگردان را در غزه تقویت کند، به تیرگی بیشتر روابط با متحدان سنتی عرب آن بینجامد، و انتخابات را به سوی نتایج بی‌ثبات‌کننده سوق دهد.