Turkey
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Snapshot,
May 15, 2012
Saudi Arabia and Turkey seemed to come together in recent years over trade, energy, Iran, and, most recently, the revolution in Libya. But the two countries' regional goals -- Sunni hegemony in Saudi Arabia's case and region-wide soft power in Turkey's -- differ too much for friendly ties to last long.
Letter From,
March 21, 2012
After years of cozying up to Middle East dictators, Turkey now urges its neighbors to liberalize -- or risk regime change. But these calls for change will ring hollow unless Turkey gets its own democracy in order.
Snapshot,
March 21, 2012
The Arab Spring created an ideological contest between Ankara and Tehran, and the former seems to be winning. Among other thing, this falling-out undercuts fears that the Justice and Development Party would pull Turkey irrevocably to the East.
Snapshot,
September 15, 2011
The Turkish prime minister's recent tour of Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya was meant to distract from his missteps during the Arab Spring. More importantly, it was aimed at convincing Turks that their country is a powerful regional player.
Snapshot,
August 16, 2011
During the Arab Spring, Obama seemed to outsource much of his Syria policy to Ankara. But with Erdogan having proved unable to convince the Syrian dictator to reform as planned, Obama must now formulate his own plans.
Snapshot,
August 8, 2011
Turkey is not yet a liberal democracy but it is moving in the right direction. Those who lament the military chief of staff's recent resignation, arguing that the armed forces were an essential check on civilian politics, should understand that Turkey is now becoming a normal democracy, where elected officials will matter more than the military.
Snapshot,
August 1, 2011
Many Egyptian military officers and some civilian politicians are interested in replicating the so-called Turkish model for Egypt, in which the military would play a leading role in guiding society and politics. But such a strategy is a poor fit for the country.
Snapshot,
July 7, 2011
The AKP's reaction to this spring's uprisings in the Middle East seemed haphazard at times. But a closer look reveals that the party was actually learning to balance hard regional interests with its stated values -- as all major powers must do.
Snapshot,
June 26, 2011
The ruling AKP won Turkey's recent legislative elections, but lost the supermajority it has enjoyed since 2002. This will force the party will to seek consensus on domestic policy, but may allow it to harden its eastward-leaning foreign policy.
Snapshot,
June 10, 2011
With the Arab Spring behind it and parliamentary elections ahead this weekend, Turkey's ruling AKP faces a critical test of its foreign policy -- which may force the government to temper its regional ambitions and to make nice with the West.
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