Trump Is Inviting Genocide in Northern Syria
Oct 7, 2019 The White House says Turkey is planning to invade the Kurdish-majority region of northern Syria to establish what Ankara calls a “security zone.”Turkey’s Erdogan Claims Presidential Election Victory
Jun 24, 2018 Unofficial election returns show him with enough votes to serve another term, one that carries new executive powers. Critics had warned about re-electing Erdogan, citing his increasingly autocratic tendencies.Turkey, Russia Deepen Ties Amid Troubles With the West
Apr 2, 2018 The two countries are growing closer as Russia runs into diplomatic fallout from the poisoned-spy scandal in Britain and Turkey's relations with Western allies worsen over human rights issues.
Diplomatic Dimension to Turkey’s Drive Into Syria
Jan 22, 2018 Ankara's appeal for NATO support for its military campaign receives a cool reception from the United States.
The Difference Between Israeli and Turkish Policies
Dec 11, 2017 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Tayipp Erdogan accused one another of grave human rights offenses recently. Who has the better case?
Trump Sends Troops to the Turkish-Syrian Border
May 1, 2017 The president is in the position of trying to separate—and make peace between—a major military power and a band of leftist Kurds.
U.S. Declares Turkish-Backed Campaign Against Our Allies in Syria ‘Unacceptable’
Aug 31, 2016 Recent developments in Syria are reminiscent of the cartoon strip "Peanuts" scenario in which Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown at the last minute and he ends up on his back In this case, Washington is playing Lucy and the Kurds are playing Charlie Brown Recent developments in Syria are reminiscent of the cartoon strip "Peanuts" scenario in which Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown at the last minute and he ends up on his back.
Is Turkey’s Incursion Into Syria About Islamic State, or About the Kurds?
Aug 25, 2016 A spokesman for the Kurdish army said that attacks by the Turkish military constitute a naked act of aggression and intervention into the internal affairs of Syria.
U.S.-Kurdish Force Moves on Islamic State at Manbij, and Turkey Goes Ballistic (Video)
Jun 2, 2016 Less than two weeks after the Syrian Democratic Forces announced their campaign against al-Raqqa, the capital of the phony caliphate of Islamic State, the SDF instead has veered off to the west in a bid to capture Manbij.
Syria’s Kurds to Declare Federal Province (Video)
Mar 17, 2016 Some pundits are interpreting the Kurdish move as a form of separatism, but so far it seems more like a demand for states’ rights, Alabama-style.
