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Jun 8, 2018

Stein Quoted in the Daily Beast on Turkey’s Upcoming Election

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

MENASource

Jun 6, 2018

Turkey’s election: Anything is possible

By Aaron Stein

After sixteen years in power, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) is facing a serious challenge from an allied opposition in the run-up to the June 24 national election. In a first, Turkish voters will head to the polls that Sunday to vote on candidates for parliament and the presidency. The election is the first […]

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In the News

May 21, 2018

Stein in War on the Rocks: What’s the Matter in Manbij? How an Obscure Syrian Town Could Determine the Future of the US-Turkish Alliance and What To Do About It

By Aaron Stein

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In the News

May 8, 2018

Stein Quoted in The Middle East Eye on Turkey’s Anti-PKK Operation in Iraqi Kurdistan

By Aaron Stein

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Iraq Turkey

In the News

May 6, 2018

Stein Quoted in The Atlantic on Turkey’s Hold of an American Hostage

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

Event Recap

May 4, 2018

Changing international order and shifting geopolitics: focus on Turkey

By Grady Wilson

On April 19, the Atlantic Council IN TURKEY, in partnership with the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), hosted a panel titled “Changing international order and shifting geopolitics: focus on Turkey” in Istanbul. Moderated by Atlantic Council Turkey Representative Defne Sadıklar – Arslan, the panel, featuring Council of State of Spain member, former Minister of […]

Europe & Eurasia International Organizations

In the News

Apr 20, 2018

Stein Quoted in Reuters on Erdogan’s Shock Election

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

Issue Brief

Apr 18, 2018

The new Turkey: Making sense of Turkish decision-making

By Aaron Stein

This new issue brief by Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Dr. Aaron Stein explores the challenges facing the United States and Europe as Turkish politicians use foreign policy as a tool for populist political gain. To better understand the relationship between Turkish policy-making and public opinion, the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center worked with Metropoll, a […]

NATO Politics & Diplomacy

Issue Brief

Apr 18, 2018

The new Turkey: Making sense of Turkish decision-making

By Aaron Stein

This new issue brief by Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Dr. Aaron Stein explores the challenges facing the United States and Europe as Turkish politicians use foreign policy as a tool for populist political gain.

NATO Politics & Diplomacy

MENASource

Apr 13, 2018

Turkey’s transactional engagement with Russia

By Aaron Stein

In August 2013, then Turkish Prime Minister Recep, Tayyip Erdogan, told reporters that a coalition of states should force Syria’s Bashar al-Assad from power, following the regime’s use of chemical weapons in Eastern Ghouta. At a reception in Istanbul, Erdogan was clear, saying reprisal strikes “can’t be a 24 hours hit-and-run …What matters is stopping […]

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