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A New Operation in Syria?

Turkey has unfinished business when it comes to fighting Kurdish forces south of its border.

In The Media
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Why Has Erdogan Ramped Up Turkey’s Clash With the PKK?

Clashes between Turkey and the PKK have recently intensified. By ramping up confrontation with the Kurdish armed movement in Syria and Iraq, Turkish President Erdogan is likely to improve his chances of reelection in 2023.

· May 23, 2022
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How Syria Changed Turkey’s Foreign Policy

In a bid to gain political ground at home, Ankara has launched multiple military operations in Syria. These have laid the groundwork for a more aggressive, nationalist foreign policy with profound implications for relations with the United States, Russia, and the EU.

· September 14, 2021
In The Media
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The Power of Soil: How Our Precarious Climate Shaped the Arab Spring

Humanity’s response to the climate crisis is reproducing the same logic that created it. The history of the Middle East and the Arab Spring foretell our global future: ignore ecological integrity at your peril.

· January 1, 2021
Europe and NATO’s Shame Over Syria and Turkey

Instead of Europe becoming a serious foreign policy actor, Turkey and the war in Syria are weakening the credibility of both NATO and the EU—while the suffering continues in Idlib.

· March 3, 2020
In the Media
The UN Won’t Save Idlib. The EU and NATO Can.

It’s too late to defeat the Assad regime, but a humanitarian intervention by the EU and NATO could prevent countless deaths and another massive refugee crisis.

· February 27, 2020
Foreign Policy