Erdogan has been saying he would like to [launch] another cross-border [operation] into Syria and it’s clear he wants to do this before the Turkish elections
Asli Aydintasbas comments on Turkey’s military campaign in Syria
Erdogan has been saying he would like to [launch] another cross-border [operation] into Syria and it’s clear he wants to do this before the Turkish elections
Asli Aydintasbas comments on Turkey’s military campaign in Syria
Turkey and Russia are both revisionist powers that want a greater role on the world stage and, despite their differences, have managed to expand each other’s zone of influence
Asli Aydintasbas describes the tricky Erdogan-Putin relationship
Asli Aydıntaşbaş speaks about President Erdoğan’s role in the negotiations to help open up an export route for Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea
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
Asli Aydıntaşbaş comments on Turkey’s meditation efforts with Russia
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
Asli Aydıntaşbaş comments on the latest developments in the Black Sea blockade
Turkey wanted clearly a more expanded big grand bargain with NATO. It’s not getting that
Asli Aydintasbas comments on Turkey’s potential veto to Sweden and Finland joining NATO
Asli Aydıntaşbaş comments on Turkey’s on objection to Sweden and Finland’s bid to join NATO
I highly doubt that Turkey’s assessment of what happened to Khashoggi and how it happened has changed
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş comments on the current rapprochement between Turkey and Saudi Arabia