The Adana Protocol Re-Emerges as Russia and Arab Nations Align Against...
By Micha’el Tanchum January 24, 2019 The December 19, 2018 announcement of the withdrawal of American forces from northeastern Syria was heralded as Washington's concession to Turkey's President Recep...
View ArticleThe Kurdish "Other" and the American Enemy Ensure the Cohesion of Turkey's...
By Cengiz Çandar February 14, 2019 The perception of a Kurdish threat from Syria, abetted by the United States, has provided the Turkish regime with its raison d’être. It is the glue that holds the...
View ArticleSyrian Safe Zone Moves U.S.-Turkey Relationship Beyond Kobani
By Micha’el Tanchum August 29, 2019 With Turkey poised for a cross-border invasion to clear northeastern Syria of U.S.-aligned Kurdish forces, Washington and Ankara announced an agreement on August 7,...
View ArticleAfter Ten Days that Shook Syria: Turkey's Dependence on Russia Reaffirmed
By Cengiz Çandar November 5, 2019 Turkey’s intrusion into northeastern Syria will have far-reaching consequences for Turkey, the balance of power in Syria and in the Middle East. The Rojava invasion...
View ArticleThe Meaning and End of Turkey-Russia Cooperation in Syria
By Micha’el Tanchum February 20, 2020 The Turkey-Russia relationship is in the midst of a major reset. The outbreak of hostilities in Syria's Idlib province has left thirteen Turkish soldiers dead and...
View ArticleTurkey's In-between State of War and Peace with Russia
By Michaël Tanchum March 25, 2020 On March 15, 2020, Turkey and Russia conducted their first joint patrol along the M-4 highway in Syria's Idlib province, implementing the terms a ceasefire accord that...
View ArticleWill COVID-19 Restrain Erdoğan's Syria Ambitions?
By Aykan Erdemir and Luc Sasseville April 27, 2020 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ambitions in Syria have resulted in a two-pronged intervention, as Ankara targets the Bashar al-Assad regime...
View ArticleCan Turkey Build a Middle East Consensus for a New Syria Intervention?
By Michaël Tanchum August 29, 2022 With Russia bogged down in its war against Ukraine, Turkey announced its plans to conduct another military operation in northern Syria. At the July 19, 2022...
View ArticleHostage to Hubris: Turkey’s Long Road Ahead In Syria
By Gareth Jenkins September 1, 2022 Recent Turkish calls for dialogue with the Syrian government to try to end the country’s civil war are primarily driven by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s fears...
View ArticleRejecting Democracy: What Turkey has in common with Russia and Iran
By Hamit Bozarslan October 3, 2022 The Turkish, Russian and Iranian regimes share strikingly similar traits. They have emerged to form a group of radically nationalist, self-proclaimed “virile”...
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