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US-Turkey Relations under The AK Party - Lesley Dudden

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:33:00 GMT

This almanac provides the synopsis of US-Turkey relations during the past fifteen years of AK Party rule in Turkey.

The KRG Risks Turkey Ties - Lesley Dudden

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:30:06 GMT

There is certainly reason for Turkey to believe that its influence on the KRG renders Ankara capable of swaying its decision making.

Turkey-KRG Relationship: Mutual Interests, Geopolitical Challenges - Lesley Dudden

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 11:22:00 GMT

This analysis outlines the main drivers of the relationship between Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).In less than a week, on Septemb

EU-Turkey Refugee Agreement: Too Big to Fail - Lesley Dudden

Mon, 05 Jun 2017 10:52:08 GMT

The analysis outlines the process in which the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan on refugees came into being and examines the impact of it.

EU-Turkey Relations Held Together by Mutual Interest - Lesley Dudden

Wed, 31 May 2017 16:51:48 GMT

Several areas of effective cooperation remain underneath the tense environment of political discourse around EU-Turkey relations.

Turkey Strikes Sinjar - Lesley Dudden

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 9:31:26 GMT

Turkish strikes come at a critical moment as US-led coalition looks to launch its long anticipated offensive against ISIL in Raqqa.

EU - Turkey Relations on the Brink? - Lesley Dudden

Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:57:13 GMT

It is hard to believe that just over a year ago we were expecting a renaissance in the EU-Turkey relationship. The refugee agreement was freshly inked

Astana and the emergence of a Turkish-Russian partnership on Syria - Lesley Dudden

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 16:17:14 GMT

On January 23rd and 24th Syrian opposition and government forces convened for the first set of talks since Geneva in April 2016. Expectations for a si

The Freezing of Turkey's EU Membership Negotiations - Lesley Dudden

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 10:04:25 GMT

Increasingly sour rhetoric between Turkey and the European Union has contaminated the very question of Turkey’s status as an EU-candidate country. O

Turkish concerns over the U.S. plan to retake Raqqa - Lesley Dudden

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:48:46 GMT

In Syria, the U.S. has walked a delicate line between its preference for Kurdish fighting groups in the north of the country, and its indispensable re

Turkey and the Manbij Offensive - Lesley Dudden

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:32:34 GMT

In Syria, the U.S. has walked a delicate line between its preference for Kurdish fighting groups in the north of the country, and its indispensable relationship with Turkey.

Is Germany’s Armenian Resolution a Spoiler for the EU-Turkey Refugee Agreement? - Lesley Dudden

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:01:30 GMT

The German Parliament's Armenia vote will complicate its relationship with Turkey and the success of the refugee deal.

The EU-Turkey Refugee Deal: Will It Be Enough? - Lesley Dudden

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 10:55:04 GMT

Last week’s negotiations between the EU and the Turkish government were yet another attempt to deal with the flow of refugees into Europe. It may be

Merkel's Visit to Turkey: Inching Toward Better Cooperation? - Lesley Dudden

Mon, 08 Feb 2016 5:22:19 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s return to Ankara for diplomatic meetings with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has sparked humor that the Ch

2016: A Hopeful Year for the Advancement of Turkey’s EU Accession? - Lesley Dudden

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:00:15 GMT

Full EU accession for Turkey is not an inevitability, but there is every reason for both the EU and Turkey to be optimistic in 2016.

Turkey’s Troop Deployment to Mosul - Lesley Dudden

Mon, 14 Dec 2015 11:00:27 GMT

Turkey’s decision to bolster its presence in northern Iraq coincides with an overcrowding of hands in the proverbial pot that is the multinational e

Turkey Downs a Russian Jet: What Happened and What it Means - Lesley Dudden

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 11:00:18 GMT

Russian violations of Turkish airspace have been frequent in the run-up to the incident despite Turkish warnings they would not be tolerated.