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1 – 10 of 29The much anticipated appointments of new ministers of finance, foreign affairs and interior -- replacing incumbents that in various ways no longer serve the president's interests…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279965
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Turkey has dropped its insistence on regime change in Syria as it seeks to defuse a domestic crisis over Syrian refugees and to contain Kurdish aspirations. Normalisation could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272532
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Turkey's attempts to expand its military role in both Iraq and Syria are entangled with major shifts in its relations with the United States and Russia, and in its overall…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214345
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Turkey is gradually winning its war against the secessionist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The state’s hold on the Kurdish-populated south-east no longer faces a serious…
Since the breakdown of the peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in July 2016, Erdogan’s policy of all-out violence has to outward appearances smashed the Kurds’…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247101
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A six-week offensive regained control over the governorates of Deraa and Quneitra. However, stability has been undermined by recent Islamic State (IS) attacks and fears the area…
Prospects for Syria to end-2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235278
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This followed the Trump-Putin Helsinki summit at which the two leaders discussed Israel’s concerns over the threat from Iran, as the Syrian government regains control over its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236227
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Turkish objectives in Syria.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241322
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The day prior, President Barack Obama met with his military and civilian leaders at the Pentagon and offered an upbeat assessment to the media regarding progress to date, despite…