What Erdoğan Has Wrought?
Seeking concessions to support Finland and Sweden joining NATO has done damage to Turkey’s standing in Europe and its long-term security interests.
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Israel has a KC-46 problem. Here’s the solution.
Eying growing and distinct threats that may require the United States and Israel to conduct long-range airstrikes, both militaries urgently need to replace their aging aerial refueling fleets with the modernized...
Op-eds
In Iniochos Exercise, Israel Rehearses Iran Strikes as Saudis Observe
The Greek-hosted Iniochos 2022 military exercise began this week, with Athens welcoming military contingents from the United States, Israel, Cyprus, France, Italy, and Slovenia. The exercise, which also...
Op-eds
Bottom-Up Hope: Local Governments Bolster Religious Pluralism in Turkey
When powerful states and their proxies intensify religious persecution worldwide and democratic governments under a neo-isolationist spell look the other way, where can vulnerable religious minorities find...
Op-eds
Russia’s Power Games Extend to the Orthodox Church
Pushing back against Russia’s multipronged assault on the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which includes Putin and Erdogan’s coordinated pressure on an institution they see as posing a threat to their respective illiberal projects, requires devising and implementing a concerted transatlantic strategy.
Op-eds
Blue Flag exercise has Israel’s enemies seeing red
Israel flexed its military and political muscle last month, hosting its largest and most advanced air force exercise ever. The Blue Flag 2021 exercise included dozens of fighter aircraft from at least eight...
Op-eds
Why Israel’s transfer to US Central Command could help deter Iran
U.S. Central Command announced Sept. 1 that it has assumed responsibility for U.S. forces in Israel. This positive development reflects changes in Arab-Israeli relations and offers an opportunity to build...
Op-eds
UN Peacekeeping in Cyprus: So Much for Deterrence
In Hans Christian Anderson’s children’s classic The Emperor’s New Clothes, the unfortunate emperor parades around the streets in his birthday suit, confident that his fine garments are seen by everyone...
Op-eds
Egypt’s transition away from American weapons is a national security issue
Egypt announced an agreement this month with France to purchase 30 French-made F3-R Rafale fighter jets in a deal reportedly worth $5 billion. The agreement is part of a larger trend in which Egypt...
Op-eds
The Iniochos military exercise in Greece is bad news for Iran
Greece hosted the Iniochos 2021 military exercise in April, welcoming military forces from the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Cyprus and a number of other nations. In addition to improving...
Op-eds
Russia-Turkey Pincer Movement Threatens Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Survival
It is time the West offered robust support to the Istanbul-based Patriarchate – now being squeezed by Ankara and Moscow, both of which see it as a threat to their illiberal projects.
Op-eds
‘Blue Homeland’ And The Irredentist Future Of Turkish Foreign Policy
Turkey and Greece, two NATO allies, nearly experienced a full-fledged military conflict in August. Two of their warships collided during a naval standoff over hydrocarbon exploration in the Eastern...
Op-eds
Pompeo’s Cyprus Visit a Sign of U.S. Reengagement in the Eastern Mediterranean
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the Cypriot capital of Nicosia on Saturday to address both Turkey’s ongoing oil and gas exploration in Cypriot and Greek waters as well as Russia’s efforts...
Policy Briefs
Turkey Slams U.S. Decision to Lift Cyprus Arms Embargo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday that he will allow “the sale of non-lethal defense articles and services to the Republic of Cyprus,” partially lifting Washington’s 33-year arms embargo....
Policy Briefs
Joe Biden Will Be America’s Most Pro-Kurdish President
The real test of Biden’s pro-Kurdish sentiments will be whether the need to maintain pragmatic cooperation with Ankara and Baghdad will ultimately force him to temper his commitment to the Kurds that the mountains are not their only friends.
Op-eds
Turkey’s Pro-Government Hackers Grow Bolder
British and American officials have attributed a sweeping cyber-espionage campaign to hackers aligned with the Turkish government. The discovery of Ankara’s brazen cyber offensive, whose main targets...
Policy Briefs
In victory for Beijing, Britain welcomes ‘high risk’ Huawei
The British government announced in late January it will allow the Chinese company Huawei to supply part of the United Kingdom’s next-generation 5G data network – despite the government’s own assessment...
Op-eds
Turkey-Libya Maritime Border Deal Escalates Tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey signed an agreement with Libya on November 27 in an attempt to redraw maritime boundaries in the volatile eastern Mediterranean. Signed just ahead of last week’s tense NATO summit in London, the...
Policy Briefs
The Embattled Ecumenical Patriarch Caught Between Russia and Turkey
On October 15, the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) announcedits decision to break with the Ecumenical Patriar...
Op-eds
Turkey’s president is holding Americans hostage. Why aren’t we doing anything about it?
On April 16, an American pastor unjustly detained in a Turkish prison for 18 months will&n...