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Turkey’s current chosen path of attempting to close the straits to all warships oversteps the Montreux Convention and risks replacing a long-standing set of rules vital to Turkish security with arbitrary restrictions.
Despite signs of rapprochement, new faultlines are emerging over freedom of navigation in the eastern Mediterranean.
Trump might finally impose CAATSA sanctions on Turkey. But without a broader strategy to address fractured U.S.-Turkey relations, sanctions will prove counterproductive to American interests.
The Turkish government is trying to outsource censorship to social media companies. Silicon Valley should not play along.
Are the Kurds seeking self-governance in northern Syria protected?
Turkey will need help protecting refugees during the public health crisis.
Turkey's hardline policy toward the Syrian Kurds has left Ankara with no good options.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.
The White House issued a stunning statement on Oct. 6:
Today, President Donald J. Trump spoke with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey by telephone. Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria. The United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces, having defeated the ISIS territorial “Caliphate,” will no longer be in the immediate area.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Order from Chaos.