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Turkey Forges a New Geo-Strategic Axis from Azerbaijan to Ukraine
Commentary, 18 November 2020
Taras Kuzio
A new informal alliance is emerging in Southeastern Europe, and it is being led by Turkey.
Tags: Turkey
Keep Your Friends Close and Turkey Closer: EU–Turkey Relations
Commentary, 22 September 2020
Samuel Doveri Vesterbye
An agenda for engagement with Turkey, warts and all.
Tags: Turkey, European Union
Tension in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean: What Does Greece Want?
Commentary, 16 September 2020
John Kittmer
Greece is settling for the long haul in the management of the confrontation with Turkey. And both time and a network of alliances may be on its side.
Tags: Turkey
The Worm is in the Fruit: A Rising Strategic Foe Inside NATO
Commentary, 31 July 2020
Patrick Chevallereau
What is the added value of a 70-year-old politico-military alliance when some of its members no longer share the same values and, more importantly, when the behaviour of one member – Turkey – collides with the security interests of the rest?
Tags: Turkey, NATO
Turkey’s Military Intervention in Libya: A Surprise Triumph for Erdogan
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 June 2020
Samuel Ramani
Turkey’s intervention in Libya transformed the strategic balance of a years-long conflict and bolstered its geopolitical standing in the eastern Mediterranean.
Tags: Egypt, Turkey, Libya
In the Chaos of Syrian Geopolitics, Russia Remains Dominant
Commentary, 15 May 2020
Kamal Alam
The Russians appear to be expressing dissatisfaction with the Syrian president. But these are mere rumblings; the Syrian government is consolidating, and Russia is there to stay.
Tags: Turkey, Iran, The Gulf Region, Russia, SyriaPages
Turkey Forges a New Geo-Strategic Axis from Azerbaijan to Ukraine
Commentary, 18 November 2020Taras Kuzio
A new informal alliance is emerging in Southeastern Europe, and it is being led by Turkey.
Turkey
Keep Your Friends Close and Turkey Closer: EU–Turkey Relations
Commentary, 22 September 2020Samuel Doveri Vesterbye
An agenda for engagement with Turkey, warts and all.
Turkey, European Union
Tension in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean: What Does Greece Want?
Commentary, 16 September 2020John Kittmer
Greece is settling for the long haul in the management of the confrontation with Turkey. And both time and a network of alliances may be on its side.
Turkey
The Worm is in the Fruit: A Rising Strategic Foe Inside NATO
Commentary, 31 July 2020Patrick Chevallereau
What is the added value of a 70-year-old politico-military alliance when some of its members no longer share the same values and, more importantly, when the behaviour of one member – Turkey – collides with the security interests of the rest?
Turkey, NATO
In the Chaos of Syrian Geopolitics, Russia Remains Dominant
Commentary, 15 May 2020Kamal Alam
The Russians appear to be expressing dissatisfaction with the Syrian president. But these are mere rumblings; the Syrian government is consolidating, and Russia is there to stay.
Turkey, Iran, The Gulf Region, Russia, SyriaPages
The Assassination of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey
Multimedia, 19 December 2016Immediate reaction from RUSI research fellow Michael Stephens to the assassination of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey.
Tags: Turkey, Russia, Syria, Middle East and North Africa
Turkey’s Military Intervention in Libya: A Surprise Triumph for Erdogan
RUSI Newsbrief, 26 June 2020Samuel Ramani
Turkey’s intervention in Libya transformed the strategic balance of a years-long conflict and bolstered its geopolitical standing in the eastern Mediterranean.
Egypt, Turkey, RUSI Newsbrief, Libya
Turkey: A New Polar Power?
RUSI Newsbrief, 9 April 2020Duncan Depledge, Caroline Kennedy-Pipe and Ali Bilgic
Turkey is rapidly expanding its interests and activities in the Arctic and Antarctica as it seeks to become a polar power.
Turkey, RUSI Newsbrief, Global Security Issues
Your Tanks Cannot Hide
RUSI Defence Systems, 5 March 2020Nick Reynolds and Jack Watling
Massed Turkish drone and artillery strikes against Syrian tanks and armoured vehicles have major implications for the viability of traditional armoured manoeuvre warfare on the modern battlefield
Martial Power Programme, Military Sciences, Turkey, RUSI Defence Systems, Syria
The US–Turkey Strategic Stalemate
RUSI Newsbrief, 13 June 2019Michael Stephens
Despite Daesh’s military defeat there remains a significant clash between the US and Turkey about Kurdish-controlled areas in Syria. Should Washington continue to support the Kurds?
Turkey, United States, RUSI Newsbrief, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Syria, Global Security Issues
Turkey’s German Spy Network
RUSI Newsbrief, 31 May 2017Tessa Szyszkowitz
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spy network in Germany puts additional stress on the relationship between the two European powers.
Turkey, RUSI Newsbrief, Germany, IntelligencePages
The Syrian War: Seven Years In and No End in Sight
Events, 8 March 2018Rather than winding down to a peaceable solution, Syria’s war is becoming more violent than ever. This event considered the significant developments in Syria, the role of external powers and discuss...
RUSI International, Turkey, Syria, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
A Year After Turkey’s Failed Coup Attempt: The Implications of Turkey’s Changing Security Environment
Events, 14 July 2017One year on from the failed coup attempt of 15 July, RUSI and TRT World Research Centre are hosting a joint panel event to examine Turkey’s evolving security structures.
International Security Studies, Turkey
OPEN TO ALL: Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey
Events, 15 June 2017RUSI is hosting a discussion with Soner Cagaptay, Director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute, about his new book on Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the crisis...
Turkey
BY INVITATION ONLY: Turkish Civil-Military Relations and the Fight against Terrorism
Events, 22 May 2017The Centre for Turkey Studies (CEFTUS) in partnership with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is pleased to host prominent Turkish security expert, Dr Metin Gurcan.
International Security Studies, Turkey
OPEN TO ALL: Book Launch - Contemporary Turkey in Conflict
Events, 26 April 2017RUSI is hosting a panel discussion followed by the book launch of Contemporary Turkey in Conflict, written by Professor Tahir Abbas.
International Security Studies, Terrorism and Conflict, Turkey, Global Security IssuesPages
"Gen Petraeus said: "It certainly does raise concerns about our level of commitment to the partners, who really did the fighting, and in many cases the dying on the ground, to eliminate the ISIS caliphate and to defeat the Islamic State as an army. "Keep in mind, there are still tens of thousands of Islamic State fighters in groups in north-eastern Syria... very likely trying to establish an insurgent movement as well as to still carry out terrorist attacks.""
American Troops Leaving Syria 'Raises Concerns Over US Commitment' To Allies
In The News, 8 October 2019General (Retd) David H Petraeus
Tags: Turkey, US Defence Policy, Syria, Defence Policy, Global Security Issues, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
""Turkey has clearly decided that it wants to court China,” says Raffaello Pantucci, director of international security studies at the Royal United Services Institute in London. “The question is whether China can really make a difference here and invest enough to solve Turkey’s problems.”"
Turkey’s Currency Crisis Tests Erdogan’s Gamesmanship
In The News, 16 August 2018 Tags: International Security Studies, Turkey, Europe
""Turkey has no intention of respecting the American sanctions on Iran," Eyal told Business Insider. "It has also said it respects none of the American priorities in Syria. It has offered to buy Russian missiles and other equipment." He added: "At every count and on every part, it's gone against not only the US interests, but the interests of the Western alliance.""
Turkey's president threatened a major blow to the US — but Trump looks to have called his bluff
In The News, 14 August 2018 Tags: RUSI International, Turkey, United States, Global Security Issues, Middle East and North Africa
""Erdogan already led the criticism of the embassy move," said Jonathan Eyal, RUSI international director. "It has become for him a badge of honour to bait and criticise the Americans at every stage ... At the same time, he seems to offer no workable alternatives. I fail to see what is his workable alternative to the Iranian involvement in Syria, or their meddling in other parts of the Middle East.""
US 'lost Middle East mediating role' with embassy move, says Erdogan
In The News, 17 May 2018 Tags: International Security Studies, Turkey, Global Security Issues
""While authorities have shown a capacity to disrupt networks within their country, they have faced numerous attacks in the past year. If Isil is turning it attention in a more focused way on Ankara, given the proximity to the group’s remaining Caliphate as well as the clearly substantial networks linked to the group that exist within the country, then it seems likely that more will unfortunately get through. ""
ISIL's attack in Istanbul is a turning point - and more violence could follow
In The News, 3 January 2017 Tags: International Security Studies, Turkey, Terrorism, Europe, Middle East and North Africa
What Does Biden’s Victory Mean for the Indo-Pacific?
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