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Trump’s America: Failed withdrawal or worse?
| OpinionThe Trump administration has been sending mixed signals about reducing the U.S. military footprint around …
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OpinionDual containment isn’t a workable plan in Syria
By Burhanettin DuranThe Trump administration remains confused and divided over Washington's imminent withdrawal from Syria. Most recently, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the Middle East in an attempt to reassure U.S. allies, who are concerned that the U.S. withdrawal will serve Turkish and Iranian interests.
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OpinionTurkey’s Syria plan is the only viable plan
By Burhanettin DuranU.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria unleashed chaos within his administration. Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton ruined his Turkey trip's chance of success by making a controversial statement in Tel Aviv.
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OpinionUS 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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Trump’s men seek to undermine his decision to leave...
By Burhanettin DuranTrump's foreign policy team aims to implement their own agenda but not the president's in Syria, deliberately ignoring orders he gave them regarding the region
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Turkey will shoulder the ‘heavy burden’ of ending terror...
By Kadir ÜstünPresident Erdogan said the US withdrawal from Syria must be planned carefully and with the right partners, and that Ankara was counting on the international community to stand with Turkey in its commitment to eliminating terror in Syria.
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Bolton’s Ankara visit can change Washington’s image in Syria
By Kılıç Buğra KanatU.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton will visit Turkey today with the chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, and the U.S. envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey. Late last week in a tweet, Bolton announced the purpose of the trip as "to discuss the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, how we will work with allies & partners to prevent the resurgence of [Daesh], stand fast with those who fought with us against [Daesh], & counter Iranian malign behavior in the region."
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Trump’s opponents try to resist withdrawal decision
By Burhanettin DuranU.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from Syria has sparked a coordinated campaign in Washington..
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US withdrawal from Syria puts stakeholders on alert
By Kılıç Buğra KanatFollowing the announcement of the decision of the U.S. to withdraw from Syria last December, debates about this decision continued in the first week of the new year.