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Jul 21, 2015

Stein on Turkish Stance on Syria

By Aaron Stein

Reuters quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on why an ISIS suicide bombing that killed thirty-two people in a Turkish border town is unlikely to change the Turkish stance on Syria:

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Jul 20, 2015

Stein on Bombing in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

Reuters quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on the implications of the recent bombing in Turkey near the Syrian border:

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Jul 20, 2015

Stein on Turkish Bombing

By Aaron Stein

Bloomberg Business quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on blame falling on ISIS after a bomb killed thirty-one people near Turkey’s Syrian border:

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Jul 9, 2015

The impact of Turkish Stream on European energy security and the Southern Gas Corridor

By John Roberts

Russia has proposed building a major new pipeline intended to carry gas to customers in both Turkey and the European Union. The project, dubbed Turkish Stream, is controversial and is of profound significance for European energy security.

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Jul 3, 2015

Ricciardone on the Implications of the Turkish Election

By Francis Ricciardone

Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone joins Voice of America to discuss the domestic and international implications of the recent Turkish elections:

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MENASource

Jul 2, 2015

A Unilateral Turkish Intervention in Syria?

By Aaron Stein and Faysal Itani

In recent weeks, Syrian Kurdish fighters made substantial territorial gains in northern Syria, along the Turkish border.

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Jul 2, 2015

Washington-Ankara: Same Page for Syria and ISIL?

By Frederic C. Hof

The inability of two NATO allies to get on the same page strategically with respect to Syria has grave consequences for the battle against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL). It also aggravates bilateral relations between two countries whose cooperation in a troubled region is essential.

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Jul 2, 2015

Ankara Moves to Counter the PYD

By Aaron Stein

On June 25, a number of Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) fighters penetrated deep into the Kurdish-controlled city of Kobani to detonate two vehicle-born improvised explosive devices.

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Jul 1, 2015

Arab-Kurdish Gains in Syria Provide an Opportunity to Defeat ISIS

By Wladimir Van Wilgenburg

An operation launched by a joint coalition of Kurdish and Arab rebels in May 2015 culminated in the capture of roughly 4,000 square kilometers from Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) militants, including the important Tal Abyad crossing on June 15, depriving ISIS of one of the logistics and supply routes from Raqqa from Turkey.

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Jul 1, 2015

Ricciardone on Turkey’s ISIS Hesitations

By Francis Ricciardone

McClatchy quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone on why the United States is not tougher on Turkey’s hesitance to fight ISIS:

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