Authoritarian Leaders Are Weaker Than They Look, Thanks to Covid
Source:Bloomberg Date:17Nov2021
More threatening to Erdogan’s hold on power is that poorer Turks, the bedrock of his political support, were hit hardest during the pandemic. “Turks were left on their own,” and their
Russia open to return of occupied Azeri land by Armenia
Source:Financial Times Date:30Oct2020
A surprising but realistic move by Putin “It should be said that our position is absolutely open with regard to the possibility of handing over these five plus two [surrounding] districts to
Turkey faces tough choices on the US, Syria and EU
Source:Financial Times Date:03Oct2018
But as Mr Erdogan juggles his geopolitical (and economic) options, his one-man rule is getting rickety. The almighty president has rid himself of everybody who might know which levers to pull:
Sochi summit expected to tackle Turkey’s enmity toward Syrian Kurdish militia
Source:XinhuaNet Date:22Nov2017
I don’t expect Sochi summit to yield any definitive result for a post-ISIS Syria settlement. The parties have vast differences of opinion. Erdogan flew to Sochi to gain approval to remove
Cardin: Turkey’s Purchase of Russian missile system may trigger sanctions
Source:Politico Date:15Sep2017
Turkey’s recent purchase of an advanced Russian anti-air weapons system may have violated a U.S. law that would require an automatic imposition of sanctions on the NATO member, a top Democratic
Erdoğan outgunned at Trump meeting in face of US-Russian united front
Source:The Guardian Date:17May2017
As we expected, after a historically brief 23 minute summit with President Trump, Erdogan returns empty handed from the U.S. This article explains why.