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Feud between Turks and Kurds only adds to Syrian quagmire
  • Analysis
  • Feud between Turks and Kurds only adds to Syrian quagmire

    This article was published by The Hill on January 23, 2019.

    Once again, Turks and Kurds are squaring off to fight. Turks and Kurds have clashed with one another for nearly 1,000 years. The Kurds were in the Middle East first, with roots stretching back millennia. The Turks arrived in historical times and absorbed most Kurds into the Ottoman Empire. 

    Weekly Briefing: Pompeo’s visit raises more questions than it answers
  • Analysis
  • Weekly Briefing: Pompeo’s visit raises more questions than it answers

    In this week’s Monday Briefing, MEI experts Gerald Feierstein, Paul Salem, Alex Vatanka, W. Robert Pearson, and Mirette F. Mabrouk provide analysis on recent and upcoming events including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to the Middle East, recent protests in Sudan, Iranian outreach to Baghdad, President Trump’s discussion with President Erdogan on treatment of the Kurds, and the first meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum.

    January 15, 2019

    Extra: Turkey’s domestic and foreign challenges in 2019
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Extra: Turkey’s domestic and foreign challenges in 2019

    MEI’s Gonul Tol and Robert Pearson join host Alistair Taylor for a deeper dive into Turkey’s upcoming local elections in late March, the country’s economic slowdown, and its foreign policy challenges in Syria.

    January 10, 2019

    Turkey’s bid for religious leadership
  • Analysis
  • Turkey’s bid for religious leadership

    Under the leadership of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose Justice and Development Party (AKP) has Islamist roots, religion has become a critical instrument of Turkish foreign policy.

    The year ahead: The Middle East in 2019
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • The year ahead: The Middle East in 2019

    In our first episode of 2019, MEI experts Paul Salem, Charles Lister, Ahmad Majidyar, Randa Slim, Gonul Tol, Robert Pearson, and Gerald Feierstein discuss the significant policy developments and announcements of the past few weeks and outline the major issues to watch in the year ahead.

    January 10, 2019

    A new Turkey-Saudi crisis is brewing
    Turkish troops in Syria
  • Analysis
  • A new Turkey-Saudi crisis is brewing

    A new crisis is brewing between Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and this one is going to be much more severe and damaging than the dispute over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

    January 8, 2019

    Mergers and assassinations as Tripoli remains under militia control
    Tripoli militia
  • Analysis
  • Mergers and assassinations as Tripoli remains under militia control

    On Dec. 18, 2018, the seaport in Libya’s capital was the scene of a surprising yet deft maneuver orchestrated by the city’s four main armed groups, namely the Tripoli Revolutionaries’ Brigade (TRB); Abu Salim’s Special Deterrence Force; the Nawasi Battalion; and the Bab Tajoura Brigade.

    January 4, 2019

    Year in review: The Middle East in 2018
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Year in review: The Middle East in 2018

    In our final episode of the year, host Alistair Taylor interviews several MEI scholars on the key events that transpired across the Middle East in 2018 including in the Gulf, Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan. Guests include Paul Salem, Gerald Feierstein, Alex Vatanka, Gonul Tol, and Ahmad Majidyar.

    December 14, 2018

    Will Turkey attack the US-backed YPG in the eastern Euphrates?
    Turkish flag hangs at border with Syria
  • Analysis
  • Will Turkey attack the US-backed YPG in the eastern Euphrates?

    Whether Erdogan will follow through on his threat of military incursion against the YPG in U.S.-protected areas of Syria depends on the reaction of the international community, the Turkish military, and nationalist voters at home.

    December 14, 2018

    Would Turkey benefit if the US withdraws from Syria?
    Armoured vehicles of Turkish and U.S. troops
  • Analysis
  • Would Turkey benefit if the US withdraws from Syria?

    For Turkey, the best solution to its “U.S. problem” might seem like an American withdrawal from Syria, but such a move could create new and potentially more complicated problems for Ankara.

    Turkey’s social and political trends
    Middle East Institute
  • Podcast
  • Turkey’s social and political trends

    Max Hoffman, associate director of national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress, and MEI’s Gonul Tol join host Alistair Taylor to discuss the social, political, and foreign policy issues Turkey has been grappling with in recent years.

    November 29, 2018