Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
The Strongman Cometh
Why Erdoğan suddenly has a problem with Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
Op-eds
The White House Is Bending the Law on Syria Sanctions
Memos
Engines of Influence
Turkey’s Defense Industry Under Erdogan
Memos
Erdogan’s Belligerence Has U.S., Greece Expanding Ties
Growing military cooperation offers Washington a hedge against Ankara and Moscow.
Op-eds
Senate Republicans Offer Biden a Deal on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Key Senate Republicans offered the Biden administration a deal last week: If President Biden sanctions Nord Stream 2 AG (NS2 AG), the Russian-owned company responsible for the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) gas pipeline,...
Policy Briefs
Biden-Erdogan Meeting Suggests No Quick Fixes in U.S.-Turkish Relations
Real rapprochement between the US and Turkey may have to wait the result of Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections in 2023.
Op-eds
Turkey Undermines NATO, Yet Again
Erdogan saves Putin’s Belarusian ally by playing spoiler role within NATO.
Op-eds
Is Biden trying to avoid congressional review of Russia sanctions?
Excerpt Last month, the White House unveiled a sweeping new executive order (EO) authorizing a wide range of sanctions against Russia. While laudable as a product and effort to expand the Russia sanctions...
Op-eds
Erdogan Saves Putin’s Belarusian Ally by Playing Spoiler Role Within NATO
Turkey reportedly used its veto power within NATO on Wednesday to water down an official condemnation of Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko for forcing down a passenger plane to arrest Roman Protasevich,...
Policy Briefs
Is the U.S. Caving on Iran Sanctions?
To try to wheedle Iran back into a nuclear deal, the administration is preparing to lift a raft of non-nuclear sanctions as well.
Op-eds
Biden, Congress Should Defend Missile Sanctions Imposed on Iran
Memos
Biden Must Do More to Deter Russian Aggression and Uphold Global Norms
The United States on Tuesday joined its European allies in imposing sanctions in response to Moscow’s August 2020 chemical weapons (CW) attack against, and subsequent imprisonment of, Russian opposition...
Insights
Congressional Oversight and Biden Administration Foreign Policy
Biden Should Heed Senate’s Call for Tougher Action Against Erdogan
Fifty-four U.S. senators signed a bipartisan letter Tuesday urging President Joe Biden to press the Turkish government to improve its troubling human rights record. The letter calls on the Biden administration...
Policy Briefs
Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Present an Early Test for the Biden Administration
Just before leaving office, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on two Russian targets for their involvement in building the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) natural gas pipeline, which will bring Russian exports...