The Day After the SDF: Turkey’s Salafism Gamble—and Bilal Erdoğan’s Succession Pipeline
The collapse of the SDF’s de facto autonomy in northeastern Syria is…
Great-Power Condominium or Great-Power Mirage?
Recently, an alluring idea has gained currency, especially after the US operation…
Erdoğan’s Self-Inflicted Airpower Wounds: How Turkey Lost the Skies
Erdoğan’s response to the staged July 2016 coup attempt devastated the Turkish…
TUAF543: Accident at FL240—or a Message to Ankara?
Video footage captured by onlookers appears to show the Turkish Air Force…
Jerusalem as Political Football: Netanyahu’s “Assists” and Erdoğan’s Easy Goals
On the geopolitical football field, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish…
Brokered “Peace”: Erdoğan, Barrack, and the Drive to Disarm the SDF and Hezbollah
In recent months, a series of ostensibly peace-oriented initiatives have unfolded across…