NATO

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The Stance of Turkey’s Political Parties in the face of the Israeli and U.S. Attack on Iran

To understand the stance of Turkey’s political class and society regarding the attacks on Iran, two main points must be examined: the fact that...
Ergun Babahan -
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What About Iran’s Proxy Forces in Turkey?

What About Iran’s Proxy Forces in Turkey? Before the Iranian “mullah regime” collapses, it has already built a serious infrastructure inside Turkey—under Erdoğan’s protection—to reproduce...
Ali Agcakulu -
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What does the no-show at Munich say about Turkey’s foreign policy?

Dimitar Bechev -
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How do you de-risk from the US? 

  How do you de-risk from the US?  “This response to our own allies for sending a small number of troops to Greenland for training is...
Dimitar Bechev -
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 Europe, Turkey and US in 2026

A year ago,  Donald Trump entered office recommitting to “an America First” foreign policy. To many of his supporters that meant disengaging from the...
Dimitar Bechev -
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New National Security Strategy and Its Implications for U.S.–Türkiye Relations and Beyond

Trump’s New National Security Strategy (NSS): Its Implications for U.S.-Turkiye, Kurdish, and Middle East Relations Trump’s new National Security Strategy (NSS) abruptly posted in the middle...
Michael Gunter -
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A Pragmatic Reset in EU–Turkey Relations

Turkey and the EU are going through a honeymoon of sorts. Friedrich Merz’s recent trip to Ankara capped a season of renewed engagement between...
Dimitar Bechev -
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Trump Brought Erdoğan Back to the NATO Axis

As a historian, I can say that after the so-called coup attempt of July 15, 2016, President Trump undertook a move to end the...
Ali Agcakulu -
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The Trump-Putin Charade

Now that Gaza is done and dusted,  Donald Trump appears to be getting ready to settle another war, Ukraine. But do not hold your...
Dimitar Bechev -
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Turkey’s Renewed Balance-of-Power Policy

Turkey’s Renewed Balance-of-Power Policy among the Global Powers Arguably the superpower of the entire world in the sixteenth century under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, the...
Michael Gunter -
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What Really Happened on July 15? Revisiting the So-Called Coup Nine Years Later

Turkey has a rich history of military coups. The most recent one, the July 15 so-called coup attempt, seems to be a synthesis of...
Ali Agcakulu -
Europe

NATO’s Hague Summit: a Post-Mortem 

  Donald Trump must be feeling content after the summit NATO just wrapped up in The Hague.  “Very big news”.  That’s how he called the...
Dimitar Bechev -
Europe

Europe’s New Geometry in the Age of Trump

A hundred days into Donald Trump’s second presidency, the contours of transatlantic relations have shifted dramatically. US foreign policy, once anchored in multilateralism, now...
Dimitar Bechev -
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The Single Goal of Erdogan’s Foreign Policy

  This paper claims that Erdoğan’s ongoing quest for strategic autonomy has been motivated by his neo-Ottoman-inspired identity and personal desire to consolidate his power...
M Hakan Yavuz -