Too Useful Against Iran to Disarm? The PJAK Exception
Since Abdullah Öcalan’s February 2025 call, the PKK has dissolved, Turkey has…
Netanyahu’s Perfect Assist from Abu al-Duhur: How Erdoğan Can Score on Kurdish Peace and National Discontent
The Israeli attack on Syria’s Abu al-Duhur airbase on August 18 initially…
Erdoğan Arms Ukraine as Putin Complicates Turkey’s F-35 Comeback
Turkey’s proposed transfer of American-made missiles, rocket launchers and large ammunition stocks…
NATO in Adana, NATO at the Straits: Turkey and the Geography of the Next War
For years, Turkey’s relationship with NATO has been described in contradictory terms:…
Hakan Fidan’s Two-Week U-Turn on Iran
Two weeks is a long time in geopolitics—until you see how quickly…
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…