Turkish-backed Syrian militants stand with their weapons in Manbij, Syria, December Kurdish forces, have asked Syrian government forces for help amid indications that Turkey is considering campaign against them.. Turkish president said that Kurdish YPG militia's fight with Daesh was huge..…
Henri Barkey, senior fellow for Middle East studies at CFR and former member of State Department Policy Planning Staff, and Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, join James Lindsay to discuss Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the..…
Throughout Europe right-wing and far right parties have been empowered: Prime-Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary (who has repeatedly called for an end to ‘liberal democracies’ in Europe); President Recep Erdoğan in Turkey who has attacked the media, centralized power and is pursuing a..…
For Chomsky, President Trump's announcement and leave Kurds open to attack from Turkey or Assad regime. ..…
Pelin Unker -- Freelance journalist, Turkey . Pete Carey -- Journalist (retired), San Jose Mercury News, Palo Alto, USA . Peter DiCampo -- Co-President, The Everyday Projects, USA . Peter T. Kilborn -- Foreign and national correspondent (retired), The New York Times, Washington, DC, USA . ..…
It might be true that Donald Trump made the decision, President of Turkey before he told his top staff, and this decision was not made, nor without ongoing and elaborate back and forth between Donald Trump and Deep State... ..…