Category Archives: Turkey

Will the Conflicts in the Middle East Spill Over Into the Caucasus (Part 2): What Are the US and Türkiye Up To?

The US tutors Armenia on the ins and outs of being non-agreement-capable. Türkiye up to no good? Russia remains patient.

Will the Conflicts in the Middle East Spill Over Into the Caucasus?

The standoff between Armenia and Azerbaijan is being used to apply more pressure on Iran and has all the signs of a neocon divide and conquer scheme.

How Will Türkiye Respond to War in Lebanon (and Renewed Destabilization of Syria)?

Türkiye faces a choice: continue working towards normalization with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as urged by Moscow and Tehran or attempt to take advantage of the chaos.

The US Tries to Pressure Türkiye into Putting Its Russian Missile Systems Under American Supervision

Move would allow US to study Russian defensive capabilities. It would also severely damage ties between Ankara and Moscow, but are there reasons Erdogan would go for it?

The $10 Million Eric Adams Is Charged With Stealing Speaks to a Vaster Plot

The Eric Adams indictment involves the abuse of small donations to obtain illegal matches and may go well beyond Turkiye donors

The US Strategy in the Black Sea Region Is Falling Apart

Washington’s goal is to exclude Russia and China from energy and infrastructure projects extending from the Caspian to Europe, but the opposite is happening.

As NATO Bids Farewell to Reality, Moscow and Beijing Pursue Win-Win Deals With Türkiye

Beijing Promises More Investments, US Threatens More Sanctions. Türkiye starts to buy into Shanghai Cooperation Organization security architecture

Is EU’s Fuzzy Natural Gas Math Leading to Major Minuses in the Caucasus?

Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process gets tangled up with the EU’s desperate ploys to kick Russian gas reliance.

Türkiye Shows Renewed Interest in Joining BRICS

The moves are being welcomed by Beijing and Moscow. Is Ankara serious this time or is this more playing both sides by Erdogan?

US Wars Are Making Türkiye’s Relationship With the West Politically Untenable

US support of Israel is creating an increasingly volatile situation in NATO’s second most important country. Meanwhile, sanctions and threat of sanctions keep coming over “aiding” Russia and Iran.

Turkiye Suspends All Trade With Israel in Surprise New Blow; Israel Threatens Retaliation

Turkiye is kicking Israel in a weak spot: its economy. How much might this trade freeze hurt?

The Economy Finally Doomed Erdogan in Major Defeat in Turkish Local Elections. What Comes Next?

Will the opposition be able to capitalize going forward, and what would that mean for the New Cold War?

US Scheme to Challenge Russian Dominance in Nuclear Energy Faces Major Obstacles – Including an Overreliance on Russia

Plans suffer from design flaws, cost overruns, and a reliance on Russia for multiple stages of the nuclear fuel cycle.

The Question Of Alevi Minority In Turkiye And Its Religious Identity

On the history of the Alevi sect in Turkiye, particularly its political and social standing.

From Isolation to Containment: Washington’s Economic War Against Russia Gets a Rebrand

Foreign Affiars recycles a 75-year-old strategy from George Kennan that no longer fits the geopolitical realities of the world in 2024.