Locked and loaded, but no policy in Syria
Even though the U.S., U.K. and France acted against Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons, it's not the first time nor will it end the plight of the Syrian people
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Will new security strategy make US more isolated?
According to those who have been briefed on it, the new strategy has four main principles – protect the U.S. homeland, advance American prosperity and economic security, have a stronger and more capable military and advance U.S. influence.
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Once again Daesh is being used as a stick to threaten the Turkish government
Making significant progress in the fight against Daesh, Ankara must now watch out for the terrorist group's next-generation attacks such as vehicles plowing through crowds and using sleeper cells
The American elite who entrusted Turkey's politics to the anti-Turkey lobby is losing Turkey, plain and simple
The Brussels summit must be a milestone for NATO to determine a road map to truly fight against worldwide terrorism
Will NATO Summit Allow for Global Struggle against Global Terrorism?
Without NATO members' active involvement, it is impossible to reach a positive conclusion in the fight against global terror
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Turkey's Firm Steps in Battle against Daesh
With the liberation of al-Bab from Daesh terrorists, Turkey has proven once again that Operation Euphrates Shield is the most successful weapon on the ground against the deadly terrorist group in Syria
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The world witnessed a major humanitarian crisis last week, as regime forces and its allies committed atrocities in Aleppo, along with the inaction of the U.S. and EU and the rhetorical actions of the U.N. Security Council
The threat comes from the European failure to coordinate their security services and share actionable intelligence with their counterparts in different parts of the continent.
Turkey's latest operations in northern Syria will turn a new page in the fight against terrorism in the Middle East
The frequency of these attacks shows the determination of these groups to terrorize the Turkish people and destabilize the country.
Unwilling to take up an effective role in finding a political or military solution to the Syrian crisis, the EU and U.S. have to follow Turkey's lead
The anti-DAESH campaign conducted by the global community is far from well-coordination and only serves the terror organization's interests
The global community needs to stop pointing the finger at transnational terrorism as an excuse for everything and sit at the solution table to find the root cause of this international threat
It is well-known that the YPG is tactically used by the PKK as an integral part of its irregular warfare strategy both in terms of man power band military equipment in the fight against the Turkish Armed Forces in eastern Turkey.
Muhittin Ataman: Turkey is trying to recover and restructure its priorities in the Syrian crisis. For the first two years, it was the fall of the Asad regime, but now it is to prevent PYD from controlling the entire Turkish-Syrian border. This is a red line for Turkey.
This paper analyses the issue of how Turkeys border security policy has been shaped since 2013.
Turkey is the country to have most directly experienced the effects of the Syrian civil war, which allows terrorist organizations such as the PKK and ISIS to further expand their terrorist attacks within the country
The political and economic foundations of New Turkey are not crumbling; in fact they have proved resilient and continue to withstand multiple challenges. The social fabric proved resistant against divisive political rhetoric and provocative calls for mass revolts against the public order.
