From cold shoulders to unpredictability: US-Turkey relations from Biden to Trump While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has expressed a willingness to strengthen ties with Washington, Ankara's foreign policy—particularly its engagement with BRICS, pro-Hamas stance, and continued ambivalence toward NATO—poses significant challenges. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak Dec. 17, 2024
Turkey and Iran: ‘Keep your friends close but enemies closer’ Turkey’s mending of ties with Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and even Egypt serves to isolate Iran even further. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak July 20, 2022
The Abraham Accords, Israel and Turkish-Indian normalization The Turkish president is pursuing a difficult foreign policy U-turn, but it’s not a mission impossible. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak June 7, 2022
The ‘Montreux Petition’ and creeping Islamization of the Turkish military A storm over a petition by retired naval officers has once again revealed longstanding tensions between the civilian Turkish government and the Turkish military. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak April 19, 2021