President Trump’s withdrawal decision is coherent, signaling a bright future for Turkish-U.S. cooperation; however, some hawkish officials that...
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Ankara can run large-scale counterterrorism and stability operations while meeting demanding logistical requirements; no other US ally could bring such a force...
Ignorance can be educated. Crazy can be medicated. But there is no cure for stupid.” – Anonymous I wonder if the commanders and fighters in the...
Last weekend, The Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) headline was adorned with a fake news story penned by three people: Michael R. Gordon, Nancy A. Youssef and...
On Wednesday, during a press conference following a meeting with cabinet members, U.S. President Donald Trump gave one of his most reasonable speeches since he...
After talking to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Trump agreed on the need for a new strategy and announced a complete U.S. withdrawal from Syria James Jeffrey...
Imagine yourself on the seventh floor of Foggy Bottom, at the U.S. State Department; probably this very morning you could hear conversations such as these:...
While some media outlets reported efforts in Syria as “internal fighting among Turkey-backed groups,” in reality, there was a “clean...
As the conditional and temporary U.S. support for the YPG/PKK terror group in Syria has turned out to be permanent against Iran and Russia, Washington is...
Analysis: The Turkish-backed rebels are understandably praising Turkey’s efforts to avoid a bloodbath in Idlib, but confusion remains over exactly where...