Trump’s Neocons See Erdogan as Their Ticket to a Region-Wide Middle East War

Trump’s Neocons See Erdogan as Their Ticket to a Region-Wide Middle East War

Turkish troops and armored units are massed along Turkey’s southern border awaiting orders to invade northern Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to clear a ten mile-deep swath of land east of the Euphrates River in order to remove terrorist-linked militants (YPG) currently occupying the territory. The proposed offensive would put US Special Forces…

Putin-Erdogan Summit: What’s Next for the Two Great Powers?

Putin-Erdogan Summit: What’s Next for the Two Great Powers?

Turkish President Erdogan’s visit to Russia next week will see the two Great Powers take their strategic partnership to the next level in an increasingly multipolar and complex world. The Turkish leader will arrive in the Russian capital next Monday on 8 April for the upcoming session of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council, which is an…

Putin Inviting Erdogan to Crimea Will Earn Him Soft Power Points in the “Ummah”

Putin Inviting Erdogan to Crimea Will Earn Him Soft Power Points in the “Ummah”

President Putin invited his Turkish counterpart to the opening of the Central Mosque in Crimea. The offer was made over the weekend when the Russian leader visited the peninsula to commemorate the fifth year of its historic reunification with the Motherland, during which time he said in response to the idea publicly raised by the…

New Turkey-Iran-Qatar Axis Is Rising in Middle East, and It has Saudi Arabia Furious

New Turkey-Iran-Qatar Axis Is Rising in Middle East, and It has Saudi Arabia Furious

A new alliance being formed by Qatar, Turkey, and Iran, with the potential to receive the backing of Russia and China, is a major concern to the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. The aftermath of over eight years of war in Syria has changed the regional dynamics in a way almost certainly never envisioned by…

CENTCOM Is Taking S-CPEC+ Real Seriously

CENTCOM Is Taking S-CPEC+ Real Seriously

The Commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) told the House Armed Services Committee just how “concerned” he is about China projecting its Silk Road influence from Gwadar to Africa through S-CPEC+ and consequently establishing a permanent naval presence in the western end of the Afro-Asian Ocean. CPEC is increasingly being appreciated as the game-changing geostrategic…

Trump’s Plan to Stay in Syria Leaves Erdogan No Good Options

Trump’s Plan to Stay in Syria Leaves Erdogan No Good Options

In the last 24 hours, the Trump administration has intensified its attacks on Turkey which has significantly strained relations and increased the prospect of a military confrontation. The present situation is extremely tense and could explode without warning and without the American people having any idea of the dramatic events that preceded the clash. As…