Turkey-US Relations Take Nosedive amid Syria Tensions

If Trump wants to put Turkish-U.S. relations back on track, he must stop carrying out Obama's YPG policy

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Turkey-US Relations Take Nosedive amid Syria Tensions
What Can Trump Do With Obama's Playbook

What Can Trump Do With Obama's Playbook?

With or without Obama's policies, it is high time for the Trump administration to do something in the Middle East

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Unfortunately, the ambitions of regional powers stop them from addressing pressing problems. The Qatar crisis is a case in point.

Turkish policy makers backing Doha is a highly significant approach to reconcile Qatar and its opposition

It is true that the Iran expansionism is one of the great threats that must be stopped. However, Trump's current policy on Iran could only cause more chaos and terror in the Middle East

We must find answers to a number of key questions: are the U.S. and the U.K. assuming the leadership of an emerging coalition? Is an alliance between Germany and France still feasible? Could Turkey work more closely with Italy, Spain and the U.K.?

US's Self-Isolation Becomes Officially Visible

The words and phrases "leading from behind", "retrenchment" and now "America first" all provide a fuzzy set of conceptualizations so that some may even consider a soft beginning of isolationism in U.S. foreign policy.

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US's Self-Isolation Becomes Officially Visible
The Battle over Post-Daesh Middle East

The Battle over Post-Daesh Middle East

The U.S.'s gameplan with the YPG militants, again, evidently fails to find a solution to the clashes in the region

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Although Brexit had raised questions about the European Union's future, the election of the pro-European Emmanuel Macron in France signals that Paris and Berlin will continue to lead the continent.

Mr. Trump's determination to work with Turkey has the potential to create a new trend of cooperation in re-designing the Middle East

The post-congress transformation of Turkey's political economy will move along the axes of high economic growth and developmentalism, institutional and structural reforms and political normalization

Washington will find itself at odds with Turkey’s strategic goals unless Ankara’s concerns about the PKK are addressed

The YPG decision, which was an irrational move even for the U.S. itself, was an attempt by Obama's men to sabotage the upcoming Erdoğan-Trump meeting

Foreseeing the crisis of the Western world order, Turkey, at the demand of its people, is leaving the westernization policies as its official policy

In Mr. Trump upcoming meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, he can fix his predecessor's mistakes.

What are the decisive factors in Turkey’s relations with various regions and partners? What policy should Turkey adopt to enhance or establish amicable relations and sustain existing ones? What is the place of the “increasing friends” policy in the near future of Turkish foreign policy?

Economic diplomacy will be one of the determining issues on the Turkish foreign policy agenda.

Seeking a balanced policy with the U.S. and Russia in the region, Turkey is determined to not let the Kurdish militants form any kind of entity

With the consolidation of the presidential system, international observers might brace themselves for a fast-thinking, fast-acting Turkey

Erdoğan and Putin, who discussed bilateral trade relations and amuch-debated solution to the Syrian crisis, completed their meeting more positively than ever

Turkey and India are among the developing countries trying to change their role in the international system. Noting that the U.N. Security Council remains ineffective and unjust, both nations often call for reform.