U.S. Sanctions and Turkey’s Purchase of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System
Despite two years of signaling and eight months of rushed bilateral negotiations between the United States and Turkey to...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
U.S. Sanctions and Turkey’s Purchase of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System
A nation must think before it acts.
Turkey
Why Turkey and America Cannot Compromise in Syria
After three days of talks in Turkey, representatives from Washington and Ankara failed to reach agreement on the terms...
Why Turkey’s PKK Conflict Looms Larger than Ever in Local Election Aftermath
Turkey’s March 31 local elections were not kind to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan....
Planning for Failure: The U.S. Withdrawal from Syria
Last week, the Wall Street Journal and Reuters reported that the United States military will begin to withdraw troops...
The Khashoggi Affair: Whither the Kingdom?
For much of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s modern history, its foreign policy has been oriented towards preserving regional...
The Resiliency of Turkey-Russia Relations
The Republic of Turkey and the Russian Federation are at odds over multiple issues, not least the Syrian Civil...
The End of a “Strategic” Relationship? How American-Turkish Relations Hit Historic Lows
The onset of fall finds American-Turkish relations undergoing the most severe crisis in their history. In August, the Trump...
As the Middle East Turns: Domestic Unrest, Changing Partnerships, and an Unreliable United States
This summer was deceptively quiet in the Arab Middle East: in contrast to many previous years, there was little...
NATO: An FPRI Primer
Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants the President the power to negotiate alliances with the “Advice...
Elections in Turkey: Erdoğan’s Juggernaut Continues
On June 24, citizens of Turkey voted in what was one of the most important elections in the nearly...