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SETA Security Radar | Turkey’s Security Landscape in 2019
| Policy ReportIn 2018, Turkey encountered a complex security environment and endured a wide range of challenging …
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OpinionWhy did Putin reference the Adana agreement signed by Turkey, Syria?
By Burhanettin DuranBy speaking of the Adana agreement signed between Ankara and Damascus in 1998, Russian President Putin aims to encourage both sides to cooperate together for the future of Syria
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OpinionHow the US could sell Turkey on its Syria plan
By Burhanettin DuranIn the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria, there has been a lot of movement in the areas to the east and west of the Euphrates River. In Manbij and Hasakah, bomb attacks targeted American troops.
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OpinionWhat the safe zone plan in northeastern Syria means
By Talha KöseMany controversies and debates took place after U.S. President Donald Trump declared his decision to withdraw American troops from Syria.
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Who was behind the Manbij attack?
By Burhanettin DuranThe best option for Washington is to work with Ankara in the withdrawal process, as terrorist groups are fanning the flames in Syria, just as they did in the bloody Manbij suicide attack
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Where does Putin stand on the Syria safe zone?
By Burhanettin DuranU.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to create a safe zone in northern Syria continues to make headlines.
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US still lacks a coherent agenda in Syria
By Kılıç Buğra KanatU.S. President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton's visit to Turkey was an important opportunity to clarify some of the vagueness that stemmed from the conflicting statements coming from Washington, D.C. in the last three weeks in regards to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria.
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Washington officials’ mission impossible in the Middle East
By Talha KöseIt has been more than three weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump made his announcement about his decision to withdraw American troops from Syria. Trump's decision immediately created controversy in Washington. Many officials, advisers, and members of the U.S. Congress advised the president to reconsider or at least revise his withdrawal decision.
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Better to lose the saddle than the horse: Trump’s...
By SETAThe U.S.' past is full of wrong decisions and miscalculated operations in Syria, but President Trump's withdrawal decision is obviously not one of them
