The Turkish president’s forthcoming trip to the EU institutions comes at a critical time for the international community, for the EU, and for Turkey.
Ankara’s recent change of policy toward the Islamic State is a game changer. But the shift coincides with a more perplexing move against Turkey’s Kurdish insurgency.
Ankara faces two major challenges in the months ahead: forming a new government and participating effectively in the fight against Islamic State militants.
Turkey’s June 7 parliamentary election delivered a surprise result, with losses for the ruling party and gains for the main pro-Kurdish party. What happens next?
Ankara should acknowledge that political realities and threats in the Middle East are changing fast. And the West should support a change in Turkish policy.
If Islamic State militants were to gain control of Syrian Kurdish areas, it would trigger a political earthquake among the Kurdish communities of Turkey and Western Europe.
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Chaos has descended along Turkey’s frontier with Syria. That raises a number of questions about Ankara’s efforts to combat the Islamic State militants.
The ISIS insurgency in Iraq will pose significant political and security challenges for the established states of the Middle East, including, first and foremost, Turkey.
The Turkish government’s mishandling of a recent mining disaster has political implications that reach beyond the catastrophe’s massive human cost.
Turkey’s prime minister looks increasingly likely to become its first directly elected president this summer. What sort of head of state would Recep Tayyip Erdogan be?
The result of recent municipal elections in Turkey was a clear endorsement of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s leadership. But the vote also raises a number of tough long-term questions.
Recent local elections in Turkey were a big victory for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the domestic scene, but they have dented his standing internationally.
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
The Turkish prime minister’s recent trip to Brussels was well choreographed, but it cannot hide the fact that Ankara’s rolling back of the rule of law has shocked the EU.
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to call on Poland and Turkey to forge a common European future. Although risky, a genuine bilateral partnership could benefit both nations.
Turkey faces difficult decisions in the months ahead. If the government chooses to further polarize the debate, the price is likely to be high, both at home and abroad.
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