Ankara Is Baiting Israel, Not the Reverse
Turkey invokes a Syrian sovereignty it spent a decade dismantling. Washington should not buy it.
Northern Cyprus
Dublin’s ban on trade with Israeli settlements is a gigantic own goal
It won’t change Jerusalem’s policy, may cost Palestinians their jobs, further isolate Ireland's small Jewish community and provoke US sanctions. Apart from that, it is a fine piece of legislation
Op-eds
Selling the S-400 to Qatar or the UAE Solves Turkey’s Problem, Not Washington’s
Turkey’s decade-long standoff with Washington over the S-400 may finally be nearing an inflection point, though not in the tidy way Ankara once imagined, and not without a fresh dose of frustration...
Insights
Don’t Launder Erdogan’s Record at the NATO Summit
The NATO summit convening in Ankara next week will offer Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan an opportunity to present himself as a vital ally: one with a military capable of blunting Russian aggression,...
Insights
Human Rights in Turkish-Occupied Cyprus
Erdogan's Record and Its Implications for the Ankara NATO Summit
Legislative Testimonies
Turkey Escalates Tensions in Cyprus
Turkey’s increasingly confrontational posture in the Eastern Mediterranean was on display this week when aircraft carrying European defense ministers to Cyprus were reportedly harassed by Turkish fighter...
Policy Briefs
What Are Turkey’s Red Lines in the Iran Conflict?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reluctant to get involved in the Iran War, fearing it would hurt his party’s chances in the next election.
Op-eds
Turkey Decries Cyprus–Greece–Israel Security Talks
A new “axis of evil” has arisen in the eastern Mediterranean Sea — at least according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s slavish media. The sharp reaction was brought about by a trilateral...
Policy Briefs
Turkish President Erdogan Claims Israel Is Biggest Threat to Syria
Erdogan Accuses Israel of Seeking ‘Fragmentation’ of Syria: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labeled Israel the “primary obstacle” to a stable Syria on December 16,...
Flash Briefs
Why Turkey Can’t Bring Peace to Gaza
Ankara’s pro-Hamas rhetoric makes it unfit to help police the Gaza Strip.
Op-eds
Replacing Iran with Turkey Is a Recipe for Disaster in Syria
The Syrian revolution was not an uprising for liberty, freedom, or democracy. It was a manifestation of Sunni Islamists, backed by Turkey and Qatar, venting their rage against the rule of Assad, supported...
Op-eds
Israel ‘Not Looking for Conflict’: Netanyahu, Trump to Talk Turkey During Monday Visit to the White House
White House Invite: President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 7, marking the first visit by a foreign leader to the White House since the...
Flash Briefs
Hezbollah’s dangerous surface-to-air missile ‘equation’
The use of surface-to-air missiles or SAMs to target Israeli drones is not new.
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
Erdogan’s Provocations in Cyprus Escalate Tensions in Eastern Mediterranean
During a two-day visit to Northern Cyprus last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan escalated tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean by threatening unilateral action, including an indirect land grab,...
Policy Briefs
The German Green Party’s Antisemitism Problem
With German federal elections set for September 26, the center-left German Green Party is polling well, and has a solid chance to be part of the next government. For many German Jews and Israel, and...
Op-eds
Amazon Pays a Fine for Crimea Business, but Occupied-Territories Policy Remains Murky
Amazon.com, Inc., settled with the U.S. Department of the Treasury earlier this month for violating U.S. sanctions by delivering products to Crimea, a region of Ukraine under Russian occupation, and several...
Insights
Europeans Pushing to Boycott Israel Over Annexation Should Think Twice
Calls for economic sanctions against Israel risk a costly collision with U.S. anti-boycott laws, as companies such as Airbnb can attest.
Op-eds
The UN’s Selective Outrage on Occupied Territories
Yesterday during remarks at the AIPAC annual conference, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo referred to the recent publication by the UN Human Rights Office of a database of companies that operate in the...
Op-eds
Occupied Elsewhere
Selective Policies on Occupations, Protracted Conflicts, and Territorial Disputes