Morning Bell: Fighting to the Death in Syria
Fifty-five explosions rocked the city of Homs, Syria, in the span of 15 minutes. Artillery and automatic gunfire pound neighborhoods. Snipers perch on rooftops, firing… Read More
EU Should Act Quickly on Syria
You can tell how serious the situation in Syria is getting by looking at the recent actions taken by its neighbors. Earlier this week, the… Read More
Turkey and Iran: Bad Timing for Trade Increase
Last Thursday, Iran and Turkey signed an agreement aimed at increasing trade between the two countries and doubling bilateral business by 2015. The agreement was… Read More
Turkey Gets It, Acquires F-35s. Obama Administration Doesn’t.
The Turkish government understands what the Obama Administration does not: Acquiring the American-made F-35 fighter jet is the most effective way to claim supremacy of… Read More
Iran Talks Tough to Turkey
As international pressure on Iran has mounted due to its accelerating uranium enrichment, its foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., and… Read More
Istanbul Conference: Lacking Substance
Vague platitudes, rather than meaningful solutions, dominated last week’s international conference on Afghanistan held in Turkey’s capital, Istanbul. Conference participants, including Pakistan, Iran, India, China,… Read More
Ankara Should Push back Against Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi visited Turkey over the weekend and met with Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davuto?lu. On a very broad agenda—which included… Read More
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Top 10 Reads: September 22, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe The Great $16 Muffin Myth… Read More
Turkish Agreement on Missile Defense—Now the Real Work Begins
Last week, the Obama Administration made a step toward implementation of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), its four-phase ballistic missile defense plan for the… Read More
Turkey’s ‘Zero Problems with Neighbors’ Policy Meets the Reality of Syria
Turkey finds its “zero problems with neighbors” foreign policy severely compromised by upheaval in the Arab world. Relations with its closest friends, such as Syria,… Read More
Turkey Backs off Tighter Internet Controls
Though the best-known controllers of Internet freedom are China, Cuba, Iran, and North Korea, other countries also attempt to limit Internet access for a variety… Read More
Al-Qaeda Is Down but Not Out
Turkish authorities arrested 15 suspected al-Qaeda militants this week and foiled a plot to bomb the U.S. embassy in Ankara shortly before Secretary of State… Read More
Take Two: Turkey’s Roadmap for Libya
Last March, Turkish President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdo?an accused Western leaders of intervening in Libya in order to take control of… Read More
Turkish Elections and the Implications for European Union Membership
Last weekend’s parliamentary election in Turkey produced unsurprising results, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) claiming victory with nearly 50… Read More
Talking Turkey About Food Safety
More than any other day of the year, families by the millions will give thanks today for America’s abundant and affordable food supply. The impressive… Read More
The New START Debate Is Not A Jewish Issue
Partisan Democrats in the Jewish community are attempting to politicize the security debate of the New START nuclear arms control treaty, the centerpiece of President… Read More
Turkey’s New Threat Assessment: A Challenge for Washington
Turkey’s dramatic announcement that it revised the list of countries which it believes threatens its national security (a list alternatively known as the “Red Book”)… Read More
Time for NATO to Get in the Missile Defense Business
As NATO gears up for its summit in November, one of the top agenda items for discussion is missile defenses — namely, whether NATO will… Read More
The Anatolian Eagle Is Looking Eastward
In late September–early October, China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)’s SU-27 fighters participated for the first time in the Turkish military’s aerial maneuvers. By… Read More
Turkey is an Increasingly Shaky Ally Against Iran
Last weekend the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, traveled to Turkey, a NATO ally that increasingly has charted its own… Read More
How to Win Turkey
British Prime Minister David Cameron has completed a visit to Turkey with a passionate defense of Ankara’s aspiration to join the European Union. The charismatic… Read More
Turkey Going Nuclear – A Game Changer
The World Tribune’s Gregory Copley has broken the news that “U.S. powerlessness and EU confusion” have opened a “window of opportunity” for Turkey to seriously… Read More
Bishop Luigi Padovese and Religious Freedom
Advocates for religious liberty and active dialogue between Christian and Muslim communities lost an influential leader with the murder of Bishop Luigi Padovese in Turkey… Read More
Congressmen Talk Turkey
At a Washington, DC, press conference held by Members of Congress in support of Israel, Turkey received its taste of changing attitudes on Capitol Hill… Read More
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US Must Lead Where EU Falters
The US Government looked on in shock this week when Turkey defied its traditional allies including the United States and Israel, and voted against UN… Read More
Is Brazil’s Leadership Helping Our Security?
Last week the Obama Administration released its National Security Strategy for 2010. The document waxed fulsome in praise of Brazil as an “emerging center of… Read More
Iran Warns Against U.N. Sanctions, Seeks to Divert Attention to Israel
As the U.N. Security Council finally prepares to vote on the long-awaited Iran sanctions resolution, Tehran has escalated its efforts to undermine sanctions efforts. President… Read More
Turkey’s Dangerous Turn Against the West
Turkey may no longer be the friend the United States once knew. The Washington Post reports that thousands gathered in Istanbul on Saturday, shouting “Damn… Read More
The Gaza Storyline
The storyline of the Gaza embargo has been written by now, defined by the Turkish so-called “peace activists,” clearly a misnomer if ever there was… Read More
“Peace Flotilla” Provocation Distracts Attention From Festering M.E. Threats
The international hullabaloo over the tragic deaths provoked by violent “peace activists” seeking to undermine the Israeli arms blockade on Gaza has set back efforts… Read More
