Erdoğan HOT amid ambivalent diplomacy with Putin and NATO
Turkish President ErdoÄŸan is on a streak of foreign policy successes ErdoÄŸan advances his own interests, while maintaining ties with both Putin and NATO ErdoÄŸan aims to improve his image…
Erdogan’s Blazing Surge in Power since 2016: From Withstanding a Military Coup to Regional Kingpin
The 2016 failed military coup gave Erdogan full political power domesticallyNow controlling the army, Erdogan expanded Turkey’s geopolitical reach in MENAErdogan’s strong domestic power allowed him to weather the Turkish…
Putin and Erdogan’s frenemy status: Dividing zones of influence from Nagorno-Karabakh to Syria and Libya
+ Geopolitical lessons from the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh war.+ Russia and Turkey are dividing zones of influence in the South Caucasus, Syria, Libya. + Putin and Erdogan are benefitting…
Erdogan’s Foreign Policy Distracts from Freezing Turkish Economy
+ A deteriorating economy since 2018 has significantly eroded Erdogan’s domestic support.+ Turkish interventions in Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan kindle nationalist sentiments. + Erdogan has been utilizing populist rhetoric to…
Aliyev’s conflict with Pashinyan: Open warfare erupts in the South Caucasus
+ Full-scale warfare erupted in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.+ Involvement of regional powers impacts the regional balance of power. + Warfare based around combat UAVs has given Azerbaijan a military advantage.Source:…
Erdogan’s Survival Mechanism: Making Turkey Great Again With Drone Warfare
Source: AhvalFebruary 27th 2020 marked an unprecedented shift in military history. After 34 Turkish soldiers were killed in the Syrian war, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, under Erdogan’s presidency,…
The LGBT community’s conflict with Erdogan: An increasingly homophobic government
+ The Turkish head of religious affairs accused publicly the LGBT community of causing disease and corruption. + Erdogan chose to defend him and seized the occasion to attack queer…
Macron’s hostility towards Erdogan: NATO allies at odds in Libya
+ France and Turkey support opposing factions in Libya. + The conflict reveals a deep divide within NATO. + Both powers may agree to a political solution to the Libyan…
Erdogan’s Heat Level: Blazing along with COVID-19.
+Erdogan lost a great deal of his power during the 2019 local elections. +He is using the COVID-19 as an excuse to regain that control. +The 2023 elections seem like…
Friday (March 6th): Frenemies find a way for a ceasefire, or so
President Vladimir Putin Name? President Vladimir Putin Westphalian identity? Russian Age? 67 Why is he in the news? The great and (seemingly) eternal President Putin has successfully brought forth a…