T urkey is grappling with a series of massive deadly terrorist attacks that are not random or coincidental. The government’s wrong and illegal investment in and bad strategy regarding salafi-jihadist terrorist groups has created…
by Yavuz Baydar
Turkish President Erdoğan's playbook never runs out of surprises.
Three most recent decrees meant that 649 academics were arbitrarily fired, and 83 associations were shut down, including the well-established Kurdish Insitute,…
by Marie Shuqha
Israel’s new ambassador to Turkey - Eitan Naeh - arrived in the capital Ankara on Thursday, to serve as the first official envoy and restore ties between the two countries since a…
by Yavuz Baydar
'I feel like Diyarbakır does: dreary, angry, resentful. But still standing...'
This comes from a 'local rapporteur' from the southeastern corner of Turkey; devastated, battered - both morally and physically.
I will explain.
These are…
by Yavuz Baydar
If reported accurately, the European Commission will on Wednesday issue its annual so-called 'Progress Report' on Turkey, a 'report card' of sorts outlining whether or not its performance is in line with…
by Solon Ardittis
The EU-Turkey agreement on Syrian refugees was finally adopted on 18th March and came into force three days later. While flows have started to decline moderately over the past couple of days,…
by Robert Heslop
The EU has signed a historic deal with Turkey. In exchange for 3 billion Euros of financial aid, visa free travel for Turkish citizens in the EU and the presumption of EU…
T he Taliban is in power in Afghanistan for more than a year. During this time, observers could ensure that those who were skeptical about the unconditional and bright victory of the radical…
S yrian refugee crisis has led the EU to revise its refugee policies and unveiled the EU’s political vulnerabilities and incapacity to overcome it on its own. Additionally, this problem demonstrated the asymmetric strategic…
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26 January 2021, 11h00-12h45 CET
Both the current COVID-19 pandemic and new geopolitical dynamics have highlighted the need for a stronger, assertive and united European foreign and security policy. As emphasized in…