Copyright 2019 Soner Cagaptay Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:40:01 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Soner Cagaptay :: Writings http://cagaptay.pundicity.com scagaptay@washingtoninstitute.org (Soner Cagaptay) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19647/us-policy-on-turkey Wed, 11 Jan 2017 09:00:00 EST The Trump administration should revamp policy toward Turkey to emphasize a transactional approach to critical bilateral issues, counsels two leading experts on U.S.-Turkish relations. In the first in a series of Washington Institute presidential... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19542/istanbul-attack-turkey-must-end-blame-game Sun, 1 Jan 2017 09:00:00 EST (CNN)Turkey is so deeply polarized around the powerful persona of its president Recep Tayyip Erdogan that instead of asking why terror attacks are happening and how they can be stopped, the country's pro- and anti-Erdogan blocks are blaming each other.... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19541/turkey-permanent-state-of-crisis Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:00:00 EST President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the most powerful person in Turkey in almost a century, rivaled only by Ataturk — the secular founder of the republic. Erdogan first assumed power as prime minister in 2003, and in 2014 he won elections to become... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19540/an-extremely-vulnerable-turkey Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:00:00 EST One day after Russia's ambassador to Turkey was killed in Ankara, foreign ministers from the two countries met in Moscow to discuss the crisis in Syria — and to vow they will keep their delicate diplomatic relationship on track in the wake of Andrey... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19539/syrian-kurds-as-a-us-ally Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:00:00 EST This collection of essays by Washington Institute experts explores how the United States can work with--or, in some cases, around--the various actors in heavily Kurdish-populated northern Syria to advance the fight against the Islamic State and create... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19365/russia-turchia-prove-di-disgelo Wed, 2 Nov 2016 09:00:00 EST Archiviare l'incidente del jet russo conviene sia a Putin sia a Erdoğan. Il primo brama il mercato turco. Il secondo ha bisogno di Mosca per combattere l'Is, i curdi e Gülen, restando così al potere. Gli scenari d'intesa con Washington. L'incognita... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19394/turkey-warming-ties-with-iran Sun, 2 Oct 2016 09:00:00 EST Turkish and Iranian officials have conducted a number of high-level bilateral visits recently. This suggests that the two countries are drawing closer once again, after a period of serious disagreements over Iraq and Syria. What is driving this rewarming... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19136/the-impact-of-syrian-refugees-on-turkey Thu, 25 Aug 2016 09:00:00 EST The ongoing influx of Syrians could tilt future elections in Erdogan and the AKP's favor, though the long-term demographic and social repercussions will be felt regardless of political outcomes. In the sixth year of the Syrian civil war, the number of... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19048/if-tensions-increase-with-the-west-erdogan-might Sat, 23 Jul 2016 09:00:00 EST The recent failed coup attempt in Turkey has not only thrown the country into chaos, but could derail the very fundamentals of the country's foreign policy relations with the US and Europe. In its aftermath, there could be grave consequences for... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19049/inside-turkey-failed-coup-what-happened-why-what Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:00:00 EST For most people who were born in Turkey or study the country, the most difficult image to see during last week's events was Ankara -- a city that had not been attacked or occupied since the fifteenth century -- being bombed by Turks. Ultimately, the July... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19047/erdogan-final-agenda Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:00:00 EST Recep Tayyip Erdogan could soon become the most powerful Turkish leader since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who founded modern Turkey, and arguably the most powerful leader "since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire" in 1923, Soner Cagaptay told me. Cagaptay... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19046/turkey-troubling-turn Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:00:00 EST Before the failed military coup on July 15, Turkey was struggling to recover from a bombing and shoot-out that killed 45 people at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport on June 28. Although the attempted takeover complicates the country's crackdown on terrorism,... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19045/troubling-forces-unleashed Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:00:00 EST In a conversation with The Cipher Brief, Soner Cagaptay, the Director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, says he finds it "incredibly worrisome" that the failed military coup in Turkey could be the beginning... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19014/the-coup-attempt-is-bad-news-for-turkey-democracy Mon, 18 Jul 2016 09:00:00 EST Though we do not yet know who was behind the Turkish coup plot to overthrow the Justice and Development (AK) Party government and the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, one thing is for certain: after this attempt, Turkey will be less free and... http://cagaptay.pundicity.com/19013/turkey-faces-its-iran-1979-moment Mon, 18 Jul 2016 09:00:00 EST Turkey is at a pivotal point in its history following the failed coup attempt of July 15. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, having survived the coup plot, won fresh legitimacy and gained a new ally: religious fervor in the streets. Mr. Erdogan can use this...