Syria
The debate over normalization with the Assad regime in Washington
| OpinionThe Syrian regime is using earthquake diplomacy to gain more legitimacy and accelerate the normalization …
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Policy ReportSETA Security Radar | Türkiye’s Geopolitical Landscape in 2023
By Murat Yeşiltaş By Bilgehan ÖztürkIn this new volume of SETA Security Radar, we analyze the main dynamics shaping Türkiye’s security and geopolitical landscape with references to the most significant foreign policy and security issues throughout 2022.
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OpinionErdoğan’s quest for trilateral Syria diplomacy
By Burhanettin DuranThere is no doubt that Türkiye has assumed the most influential role in the international arena since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That role has two aspects. First, the Turks managed to take one of the few positive steps amid the Ukraine crisis by facilitating the grain deal and a prisoner exchange. Indeed, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s diplomatic achievements attracted plenty of global attention in 2022. Secondly, Türkiye made attempts at conflict resolution whilst seizing geopolitical opportunities created by the Ukraine crisis better than any other country.
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OpinionAK Party foreign policy: The regional context
By Muhittin AtamanAs Türkiye learns to use its soft power along with its military might, it continues to pursue a successful foreign policy and a role as a regional leader
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Kurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media
By Rena Netjes"The western media portray all Kurds supporting the PYD. But Kurds are diverse. There are different parties, independent politicians, leftists, religious conservatives, etc."
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Report: The Logic of YPG Car Bomb Attacks in...
By Ömer Özkizilcik By Kutluhan GörücüThe report presents the number and time line of the YPG car bomb attacks, elaborates on the different types of car bomb attacks, and discusses the YPG’s strategy of employing a great number of such attacks in Syria.
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YPG/PKK terror group aims to create chaos, disorder in...
By Ömer Özkizilcik By Kutluhan GörücüAnkara-based policy think-tank analyzes YPG/PKK’s terrorist attacks in Turkey and Syria
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Contingent nature of Turkey’s ties with US and Russia
By Talha KöseThe main issue on the table during the Erdoğan-Putin summit was the increased regime and Russian attacks on Idlib and Afrin. These attacks were jeopardizing the terms of the deal that was reached in 2018. Both leaders confirmed their willingness to maintain the existing status quo in Syria and work together to restore security and stability in the war-torn country. Both Moscow and Ankara are more pressured than ever to find a political solution in Syria due to the enduring costs and potential security risks of the Syrian civil war.
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Sochi meeting and 3 levels of Turkish-Russian relations
By Burhanettin DuranIt is time to look at Turkey-Russia relations from the perspective of an 'early response to great power competition' rather than the classical balance-of-power approach.