Turkey is skillfully walking a middle path, signaling to the Americans that it won’t just be a compliant ally and do what we want, but they’re signaling the same thing to the Russians
Jeremy Shapiro comments on the trilateral meeting of the leaders of Iran, Russia and Turkey
There is an acceptance among western allies that Turkey is involved in this balancing act that it’s not going to cut off relations with Russia
Asli Aydintasbas comments on the grain negotiations facilitated by Turkey
Turkey didn’t get all that it wanted, and certainly Sweden did not, but that’s the art of diplomacy,
Asli Aydıntaşbaş comments on the compromise that prevented Turkey’s veto against Sweden and Finland joining NATO
Ukrainians have a very difficult balancing act: in this case, they don’t want to look like obstructionist, even when Russia is stealing their grain
Turkey wanted clearly a more expanded big grand bargain with NATO. It’s not getting that
Asli Aydıntaşbaş comments on Turkey’s on objection to Sweden and Finland’s bid to join NATO
Turkey’s Erdogan was responsible for the deterioration of Mohammed bin Salman’s image in the wider Arab Islamic world after the Khashoggi murder
The geopolitical climate has become more conducive for Erdoğan to increase his demands. And outlining security concerns like this might result in concessions from the western counterparts,
Asli Aydintasbas’ latest commentary features in an analysis of Turkey’s wariness towards the nordic NATO bid
