Eastern Mediterranean
NATO’s critical Madrid summit and Türkiye
| OpinionAll eyes are on the Spanish capital, Madrid, which is hosting a three-day NATO summit. …
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Foreign PolicyReport: NATO at the Crossroads
By Murat YeşiltaşIn this collection of essays, we discuss how NATO can overcome strategic challenges and recalibrate the strength of the alliance under the new geopolitical circumstances. The essays in this report focus on NATO’s transformations after the Ukraine war and attempt to understand Türkiye’s foreign policy alternatives within the context of its relations with the West, Russia, and NATO.
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Foreign PolicyReport: Making Sense of Türkiye’s Role in the Future of NATO
By Rıfat ÖncelThis paper consists of two main parts. In the first part, it explains the main priorities that NATO is focusing on by elaborating on the Russian attack on Ukraine, the China challenge, and the changing character of military and non-military threats. In the second part, the paper delivers a framework to make sense of why Türkiye particularly attaches unique significance to some issues. It concludes that Türkiye will continue to support NATO endeavors but the country expects its allies to cooperate on counterterrorism efforts and also expects calibrated and meaningful engagement in Greek-Turkish disagreements.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Aegean Tension Greece’s Policy and Legal Distortions
By Yücel AcerThis analysis examines the reasons behind Greece’s policy of escalating tension and whether that policy has any legal ground.
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Disunited Western alliance in Ukraine
By Muhittin AtamanWestern countries fail to stay united in the face of Russian power in the ongoing Ukrainian crisis
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Pursuit of normalization in Turkey-Israel relations
By Burhanettin DuranThe argument that Israel does not need to normalize its relations with Turkey, too, is quite weak. The Abraham Accords may have strengthened Tel Aviv’s hand, but a fresh nuclear deal between the United States and Iran stands to change the regional balance of power anew. In this sense, Israel would not want to be the last country to pursue normalization with Turkey.
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De-securitizing Turkey’s foreign policy agenda
By Talha KöseWith its new diplomatic engagements, Turkey will create further windows of opportunities to restore its foreign policy
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Experts Respond: No Resolution Achieved from Ukraine Talks |...
By Kadir Üstün By Rıfat Öncel By Gloria Shkurti Özdemir By Mehmet Çağatay Güler By Vişne Korkmaz By İlyas TopsakalThree rounds of high-stakes talks between Russian representatives and the U.S., NATO, and OSCE...
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Diplomatic restoration for Turkish foreign policy
By Talha KöseIn the light of today's cumulative security challenges, Ankara is likely to give normalization processes with its counterparts more chance