Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The mass protests in Istanbul are a reaction to Erdogan’s strategy of polarizing Turkish society to cement a pro-government majority.
Turkey and the United States should promote a regional initiative on Syria that includes Iran if they are to prevent the crisis from further undermining regional stability.
The EU’s tarnished image as a community of nations is alarming. It is therefore essential to create the conditions for a better future in a postcrisis world.
Prime Minister Erdogan has conceived of an audacious plan based on a realignment between Turks and Kurds to enhance Ankara’s regional standing and extend his political dominance at home.
Any future agreement between Turkey and the Kurds will depend on whether a new Turkish constitution can reconcile Kurdish demands and Prime Minister Erdogan’s ambitions.
Europe’s global ambitions would suffer a huge setback if Britain would choose to leave the EU in 2017 and if Turkey would, at the same time, give up on membership.
Three murders in Paris underscore the obstacles in the way of a Turkish-Kurdish settlement.
Over the course of a decade, Turkey has transformed itself from a status quo-oriented, peripheral member of NATO to an emerging power with an ambition to shape regional power dynamics.
At a time when much ink is being spilled over the alleged decline of the West, a U.S.-EU Free Trade Agreement would provide a strong foundation for protecting the soft economic powers of the West.
European leaders spent their residual political capital on combating the eurozone crisis and are reluctant to champion the unpopular EU-enlargement project.
