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Aug 17, 2015

Arslan on Istanbul Summit

By Defne Arslan

Hürriyet News quotes Istanbul Energy & Economic Summit Director Defne Arslan on the significance of the 2015 Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit in Istanbul: Read the full article here.

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New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2015

Al Qaeda Affiliate Gets Out of the Way in Syria

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Nusra Front’s decision to leave frontlines against ISIS facilitates a US-Turkish agreement on a safe zone in northern Syria, says Atlantic Council’s Faysal Itani By deciding to quit frontline positions against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in northern Syria, al Qaeda-affiliate Nusra Front has made a US-Turkish agreement on establishing a safe […]

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New Atlanticist

Aug 11, 2015

Is Turkey’s War on PKK Hurting US Alliance Against ISIS?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Francis J. Ricciardone says Turkey is making a distinction between Kurdish groups in Iraq and Syria The US-Turkish alliance against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) complicates but need not impede, and might even ease,  the United States’ military partnership with a Syria-based Kurdish group that has been instrumental in the […]

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Aug 11, 2015

Ricciardone on Turkey’s Role in the Fight against ISIS

By Francis Ricciardone

Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis Ricciardone joins CNN to discuss Turkey’s role in the fight against ISIS and its recent attacks on Kurdish positions in Iraq:

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Aug 11, 2015

Stein on al-Nusra Withdrawal

By Aaron Stein

Agence France-Presse quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the decision of al-Qaeda’s Syria affiliate al-Nusra to withdraw from the fight against ISIS, in light of the US-Turkish efforts to create an ISIS-free zone on the Syrian border:

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Aug 9, 2015

Stein on Turkey’s Two Front War

By Aaron Stein

The Washington Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on why Turkey’s two front war, against both ISIS and the Kurds, is not strategically smart:

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Aug 6, 2015

Stein on Turkish Fight with ISIS and PKK

By Aaron Stein

Agence-France Presse quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on Turkey’s fight against both ISIS and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK):

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Aug 6, 2015

Stein on Turkey Boosting Energy Infrastructure Security

By Aaron Stein

Reuters quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on Turkey’s plan to boost security for its energy infrastructure as Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) attacks rise:

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Aug 5, 2015

Stein on Whether Turkey is Targeting ISIS or Kurds

By Aaron Stein

Ahram Online quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on whether Kurdish separatists or ISIS is Turkey’s actual target in recent Syrian assaults:

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Aug 3, 2015

Hof on US Efforts to Aid Syrian Rebels

By Fred Hof

The Washington Post quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Senior Fellow Frederic C. Hof on the United States launching armed flights over Syria as part of its anti-ISIS efforts:

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