Turkey

The Realists in Tehran

Sergey Markedonov | May 4, 2012

Conceptions of ideolgical ayatollahs aside, the Iranians have proven they can play a pragmatic geopolitical game in the Caucasus.

Unraveling the Kurdish Conundrum

Morton Abramowitz
Jessica Sims
 | Apr 20, 2012

The U.S. must understand the complex dynamics of the issue before it can begin to formulate a policy on the Kurds.

Turkey Cries Wolf

James Joyner | Apr 16, 2012

Erdogan's attempt to invoke NATO's famous Article 5 undermines the alliance's very foundations.

False Prophets of Nuclear Proliferation

Zachary Keck

Fearmongering about nuclear-arms races has been wrong before, and it's wrong now on Iran.

The Accidental Coup

Paul R. Pillar

What last month's spontaneous protest-cum-mutiny-cum-coup in Mali tells us about the unpredictability of history.

Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Middle East

Paul R. Pillar

The idea of a rapid proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Middle East is just the latest manifestation of an earlier domino theory, Cold War visual imagery of red paint oozing over the globe.

The Bipolarity of U.S.-Turkish Relations

Leon Hadar

Erdogan has been called everything from Islamist terrorist to ally. Washington must figure out where it stands on Ankara.

Advantages of a Syrian War

Morton Abramowitz

The costs of a Syrian intervention are undoubtedly high. But the benefits may be surprisingly great.

Rising Democracies Take on Russia and China

Ted Piccone
Emily Alinikoff

Moscow and Beijing vetoing the UN resolution on Syria was not surprising. Rising democracies supporting it was.

Iraq on the Brink

Morton Abramowitz
Jessica Sims

Assad may be center stage, but keeping Iraq from falling apart is critical to maintaining America's relations with Turkey and the future of Kurds in Syria and Iran.

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