Turkey
How the Gulf Crisis Forces Fundamental Choices in Turkish Foreign Policy
Kemal Kirisci Fri, Jun 30, 2017, 2:22 PM
Turkey’s response to the Qatar crisis demonstrates the limits of pragmatism and realpolitik.
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Don’t Forget Non-Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Kemal Kirisci Thu, Jun 22, 2017, 3:30 PM
Turkey has been inundated with Syrian refugees, placing even greater strain on the country's new asylum system.
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Referendum Results Risk Further Polarization in Turkey
Kemal Kirisci Wed, Apr 19, 2017, 10:42 AM
Erdogan's constitutional referendum may have just set Turkish democracy back 70 years.
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Rebels and Regime Clash in Syria While Fighting Islamic State, Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul, and Washington Prepares for Sisi’s Visit
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Feb 28, 2017, 11:00 AM
Russia is trying to find an equilibrium between Turkey and the Assad regime in Syria, the U.S. military is thinking past the battle for Mosul, and the Egyptian president has reasons to look forward to his meeting with President Trump.
Turkey
A Tale of Two Turkeys
Kemal Kirisci Thu, Jan 5, 2017, 2:04 PM
The narratives emerging from the New Year's Eve attack in Istanbul underscore the vulnerability of Turkey's secularists.
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Middle East Ticker: Turkish Assassin Kills Russian Ambassador, Trump Taps Pro-Settlement Ambassador, Libyan Smuggling Ring Arrested, Kuwait Jails Political Activists
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Dec 20, 2016, 10:56 AM
How will the assassination of the Russian ambassador affect Russia-Turkey relations? What does Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel mean? Plus Europe cracks down on smuggling arms to Libya, and Kuwait cracks down on freedom of speech.
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Middle East Ticker: Thousands Flee Assad Regime Advance in Aleppo, Turkey Defiant as Purge Continues, and the Red Sea-Dead Sea Canal Comes Closer to Reality
J. Dana Stuster Tue, Nov 29, 2016, 9:00 AM
After four years, rebel defenses are collapsing in Aleppo, Turkey targets foster parents in its post-coup purge and doubles down on anti-American rhetoric, and Jordan picks contractors for an ambitious canal project.
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Turkey: Getting Worse before It Gets Better
Kemal Kirisci Thu, Nov 3, 2016, 1:30 PM
Brookings' Kemal Kirisci discusses the shrinking space for Turkey democracy's following the July coup attempt - from violence between Turkish forces on the PKK to the government's crackdown on civil society institutions and the media.