No, the West Should Not Appease Erdogan
Overlooking the severity of Erdogan’s acts of governance in order to find a way to work with Turkey fundamentally undermines the objectives the West is seeking to achieve and uphold.
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The Istanbul Terror Attack Is More Than It Seems
The question of who is responsible for the terrorist attack in Istanbul’s Taksim Square is becoming murkier by the day.
The National Interest
Turkey Accuses the U.S. of Complicity in Istanbul Terror Attack
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Turkey Seeks Sovereign Immunity in Two Cases Before the Supreme Court
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Taliban meets with Hamas during high-level talks in Turkey
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The Limits of Turkey’s Israeli Charm Offensive
The pillars of the Israel-Turkey relationship—energy and defense cooperation—require long-term agreements built on mutual trust, not Erdogan’s capricious vacillation between enmity and cooperation.
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EVENT: Results of Erdogan's Snap Election Gambit: Implications for U.S.-Turkey Relations
June 27, 2018 | 11:45