Trump’s not bringing the troops home. He’s been haphazardly deploying more troops, drones, and dollars abroad, while waging a shadow foreign policy for his own benefit.
Trump’s Endless Wars
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
A Wounded Erdogan Could Be Even More Dangerous
The Turkish leader’s party has lost Istanbul, but Erdogan may respond by provoking a foreign policy crisis to consolidate his power.
“Revenge of the Kurds”: Erdogan’s Missteps Are Piling Up
After 18 years of unchallenged power, the Turkish president finds himself in the middle of several domestic and foreign crises of his own making.
There Is Still Hope for Rojava
Kurds have established a democratic state in Syria. Can the United States help it survive?
Despite Everything, U.S. Troops Should Leave Syria
A small detachment of U.S. troops won’t protect the Kurds from Turkish aggression, but putting conditions on arms transfers might.
Erdogan Wants to Be Turkey’s Lone Strongman. What If He Gets What He Wants?
The Turkish president may get his win next month, but when trouble comes, he’ll own it.
An Emerging Russia-Turkey-Iran Alliance Could Reshape the Middle East
The unusual triple alliance coming out of Syria could change the regional balance of power and unhinge NATO — if it holds together at all.
A Looming Crisis for Turkey’s President
The very tools that Erdogan has used to make himself into a sort of modern day Ottoman sultan are backfiring.
Erdogan Isn’t as Strong as He Looks. That’s What Makes Him Dangerous.
Turkey’s leader will apparently stop at nothing to centralize power — and every move that backfires makes him even more desperate.
I Am an Enemy of the People
If Trump cracks down on journalists, there might be less uproar than you’d think.