Erdoğan HOT amid ambivalent diplomacy with Putin and NATO
Turkish President Erdoğan is on a streak of foreign policy successes Erdoğan advances his own interests, while maintaining ties with both Putin and NATO Erdoğan aims to improve his image…
MBZ’s Hot Foreign Policy Switch: From Interventionism to Regional Diplomacy
MBZ’s refusal to speak with Washington despite soaring oil prices alludes to a strained relationship, brought on by the revival of the JCPOA and reduced regional US commitment MBZ has…
Wednesday (March 2nd): Erdoğan— Arms Salesman in Ukraine
President Erdoğan Name? Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Westphalian identity? Turkish Age? 68 Why is he in the news? Turkish President Erdoğan is in the news for the continued sale of drones…
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…
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…
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,…
Aliyev’s conflict with Pashinyan: Historical rivalry flares in the South Caucasus
+ Clashes have erupted over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. + The so-called “Ganja Gap” is a strategic passage linking Eurasian energy. + Involvement of regional powers points to far-ranging geopolitical…
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…
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…
Putin’s shadow casts above Syria… wait, does it really?
The Conversation/Reuters As I have explained in past posts, the relations between nation-states are continuously changing. Of course, there are examples of historic allies that have cooperated for a long…