Threats and actions in response to the chemical attack in Douma
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the Syrian regime for using chemical weapons on civilians in Douma, Eastern Ghouta, and threatened to use military power in response to this deplorable act.
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Who is playing whom in the Syrian puzzle?
U.S. President Donald Trump's response to the recent chemical attack in Syria would keep the U.S. presence in the region while also deepening the crisis
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The quarrel between the U.S. and Russian presidents over the Assad regime's recent use of chemical weapons in Ghouta is furthering the chaos in Syria and escalating instability in the entire Middle East
Washington should consider Ankara as an important ally instead of depending on terrorist organizations since it has proven its determination and success on the ground
Europe should not wait for Muslims to be burned in gas chambers, Mevlut Cavusoglu says
Far right discourse about Muslims is normalized in Europe, says Enes Bayrakli
West responsible for Turkey's partnership with Russia, Iran in Syria
The Ankara summit, which facilitated closer cooperation between Turkey, Russia and Iran in Syria, fueled two concerns in Western capitals
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US changing 'red lines' in Syria
The international community and the U.S. fail to be a deterrent to prevent the brutal dictatorship in Damascus from further chemical attacks on civilians in Ghouta
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In the recent past, the foreign policy decision-making mechanism in Washington, D.C. probably has never been this complicated.
Turkey's war against the PKK and the People's Protection Units (YPG) is often presented as a Turkey versus Kurds storyline in mainstream, international media outlets.
The chaotic divergence in the U.S. administration aside, Washington has no complete policy for Syria
Sergei Skripal worked as a double agent for Russian and British intelligence agencies and helped to uncover some of Russia's intelligence operations in Europe.
Who will control the armed and trained YPG members is a key question that follows the U.S.'s announcement that it intends to withdraw from the region
If the U.S. really wants to withdraw from Syria and stop meddling in Middle Eastern politics, it should start by reconsidering the ideological profiles of major policy makers in Washington
The Afrin operation changed the situation in northern Syria significantly.
A new basis for cooperation between Turkey and the EU is needed instead of tensions that could further strain relations
Operation Olive Branch conducted by Turkey has proved that following the defeat of Daesh, there is no need for the presence of the PKK's Syrian offshoot the People's Protection Units (YPG) in the region, experts said in a panel titled, "The Political and Military Consequences of the Afrin Operation" organized by the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) in Ankara.
Turkey has executed two successful military operations in northern Syria. After Operation Euphrates Shield, Turkish security forces undertook Operation Olive Branch with fewer human losses and less cost.
Following successful counter terrorism operations in Northern Syria, Turkey resolute to entirely clean all of its borders with Syria and Iraq from terror elements
Washington should find a way to cooperate with Ankara as Trump steps toward creating a more homogeneous and hawkish administration on diplomacy, national security and the economy
A new way of Arab nationalism based on more radical sectarian discourses is currently being promoted by Mohammed bin Salman and his partners with the help of the U.S. to further fuel in the Middle East
