US Unlikely to Succeed without Turkey’s Support

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

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US Unlikely to Succeed without Turkey s Support
Trump Keeps Obama Legacy Alive in Syria

Trump Keeps Obama Legacy Alive in Syria

There is still not an exit strategy and there is still the lack of transparency in the U.S. arrangement with the YPG.

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American indifference toward Ankara's strong demands concerning the isolation of the YPG creates deep disappointment and frustration in Turkey

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.

Thanks to the 'yes' result in the constitutional referendum, Turkey is going to negotiate with its foreign allies with renewed confidence in the following days

US Will Lose Syria if It Cooperates with YPG

Under the circumstances, Turkey should be expected to use new hard power instruments in Syria.

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US Will Lose Syria if It Cooperates with YPG
Washington's Hasty Return To Syria

Washington's Hasty Return To Syria

The United States wants to get involved in the Syrian crisis again – rapidly and effectively.

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As the sociopolitical atmosphere gradually shifted towards the confines of the far right and the isolationism in Europe, serious questions about the future of the European project began to be raised

Despite declaring himself on many occasions as the best anti-Obama figure, Trump unfortunately seems to maintain the brutal drone policies that were aimed at killing innocent people and adopted by Obama during his term in office

The already weakened ties with allies in the region due to former U.S. President Obama's policies may receive another blow after the U.S.'s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, unless Trump is quick to take action to fix ties

Relations between the Trump team and the media may further sour in the coming days. The international system and regional crises are also not making Trump's job easier.

In order to become a key player in the Middle East again, Washington needs to repair its damaged relations with Ankara

Whether the current negotiations will be able to solve the Syria crisis is still uncertain, but it is good to see that at least something has started to be done in the name of peace

The Trump administration's Middle East policy runs the risk of aggravating the existing chaos in the region. Under the current circumstances, countries without serious domestic problems stand to benefit from the wind of change.

The Trump administration must adopt a reasonable policy both in domestic and foreign platforms and not allow the world to become a place where every actor loses in the end

As the power balance of the world is re-designed based on economic interests and changing policies, Turkey, as an emerging power, is taking its place among the winners

Time will show whether the Trump administration will keep its word in 'making America great again' or follow in the stereotypical footsteps of the former administrations

Trump’s tweets and phone conversation with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen demonstrated he wants to shake things up in regards to China

While the whole world braces itself for potential surprises to be displayed by the Trump administration, U.S.-China relations will be especially critical from both a global geopolitics and political economy perspective

The next U.S. administration is more willing to work with Russia and work on eliminating Daesh threats. However, there is still some ambiguity about the extent of cooperation and whether there will be any joint effort to resolve the crisis in Syria