The following is the March 23, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief. Read More
Tag Archives: Turkey
Panel: U.S., E.U. Need to Work to Prevent Turkey’s Slide Away from the West
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow. Kremlin Photo
As Turkey grows closer with Russia and Iran and its leaders become increasingly autocratic, a panel of experts agreed the United States and the European Union need to use their security and economic leverage to pull Ankara back toward the West. Read More
Analysis: Killing of Russian Ambassador Will Ratchet Up Black Sea Tensions
Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov
Monday’s assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara by 22 year-old Turkish policeman Mevlut Altintas adds a new dimension of political stress to the greater Black Sea region as the siege of Aleppo moves toward a painful end. Read More
Document: Brief to Congress on U.S. Nuclear Weapons in Turkey
The following is an Aug. 2, 2016 Congressional Research Service brief to Congress on U.S. nuclear weapons in Turkey. Read More
Document: Report to Congress on U.S. Relations with Turkey
The following is the Aug. 4, 2016 Congressional Research Service report, Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief. Read More
Fallout From Turkey Coup Attempt May Complicate U.S. Operations Against ISIS
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has used visits to Incirlik Air Base, such as his December 2015 visit above, to discuss accelerating the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. US Army photo.
The fallout of an attempted military coup in Turkey will be long felt across Turkish society, but it also raises the immediate question about the United States’ future use of Incirlik Air Base to carry out extensive air operations against the Islamic State, a Middle East expert said today in Washington D.C. Read More
French Foreign Minister Outlines Relationship With Russia, Warns Turkey Against Building Autocratic Regime
Jean-Marc Ayrault in 2012. Photo by Rémi Jouan via Wikipedia
The French foreign minister warned Turkey not to use its state of emergency decree following a failed military coup as a way to “set up a regime that could become autocratic” during a discussion at a Washington, D.C., think tank. Read More
VIDEO: U.S. Destroyer Enters Black Sea for First Time in 2016
USS Porter (DDG-78) crossing the Bosphorus Strait on June 6, 2016. Bosphorus Naval News Photo used with permission
A U.S. guided missile destroyer has entered the Black Sea for the first time this year, according to the ship-spotting site Bosphorus Naval News. Read More
Putin: Russia to Start Withdrawing Troops from Syria on Tuesday
Russian fighters operating from Syria. TASS Photo
Russia is set to start withdrawing troops from Syria as early as Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Read More
Opinion: ISIS, Russia and NATO’s Evolving Threat in the Mediterranean
A screengrab of an Islamic State propaganda video of militants in Nawfaliyah, Libya in 2015. Image via The Long War Journal
At the Surface Warship Summit in Bucharest, Romania, from Jan. 26 to 28, the commander of NATO’s Allied Maritime Command, Vice Adm. Clive Johnstone expressed concerns regarding several escalating situations in the Mediterranean. Read More
