Asli Aydintasbas published an op-ed in Ouest France on Turkey and the European Green Deal
Media mentions – Turkey
The omission is a natural outcome of Erdogan living in an all-male political environment and the E.U. being intimidated by the Turkish president
Asli Aydıntaşbaş comments on the recent protocol mishap at an EU visit to Turkey when Ursula von der Leyen was not offered a chair alongside her male co-chair
This transitional government was born as the consequence of al-Sisi and Erdogan’s attempts to open a dialogue
Arturo Varvelli comments on the new Libyan transitional government in the light of the rapprochement between Egypt and Turkey
The administration may be forced to reckon with the complexities of the relationship with Turkey sooner than it had intended
They should look to build on the Turkish government’s reported outreach to its rival behind closed doors in recent weeks
According to Matteo Colombo, ECFR Junior Pan-European Fellow, European States should encourage a rapprochement between Egypt and Turkey in order to ease tensions in the region
At times, the relationship appears like a bad marriage in which both partners, cheat, lie, and use their intimacy to hurt one another
Jeremy Shapiro and Aslı Aydıntaşbaş wrote about the deeply dysfunctional but necessary U.S.-Turkish alliance, addressing the “double fantasy” on both sides
Riyadh was caught unprepared by the victory of Biden, who has already spoken out severely on the issue of human rights and on the aggressive Saudi stance on foreign policy
Turkish foreign policy seems to overestimate the country’s own economic strength
Matteo Colombo, ECFR Junior Pan-European Fellow, comments on the gap between Turkish foreign policy ambitions and its economic strength