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The unbridgeable gap between American and Turkish policies in Syria was on a vivid display during Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to a wary Turkey on Thursday.
His efforts to assuage the Turkish side’s jolted nerves over cooperation with...
Six months into his presidency, Donald J. Trump's record-breaking low approval rating is not that different from his favorability ratings abroad. Unable to adopt a single legislative action since his inauguration, low favorability ratings in the world, including in...
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US Says Will ‘Work Out’ With Turkey On Raqqa Offensive
The U.S. defense secretary is optimistic that they will work it out with its NATO ally Turkey on plans to retake Raqqa from the...
Trump’s ‘Maintenance’ Strategy Unlikely to Break Afghan Stalemate
Historians often quip that Afghanistan is a graveyard of big empires. From Alexander the Great to the British Empire and the Soviet Union, major...
Three Pro-Kurdish Lawmakers Detained In Turkey
Turkey has never been welcoming for Kurdish politicians. But the scale of the crackdown on Kurdish politics is something unseen since the early 2000s.
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