
Russia Risks Following in the Footsteps of Syria’s Dictatorship
OPINION — Is Vladimir Putin repeating the errors made by the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad? Many believe the answer may be yes. In November 2024, Assad’s […] More
OPINION — Is Vladimir Putin repeating the errors made by the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad? Many believe the answer may be yes. In November 2024, Assad’s […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEWS – Turkey is being rocked by the largest-scale protests it has seen in more than a decade. Hundreds of thousands of people have […] More
EXPERT Q&A – This week President Donald Trump spoke with his counterpart in Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and there are reportedly plans in place for […] More
OPINION — Israel’s new Middle East security reality is coming into sharper focus in a volatile Syria, where sectarian clashes are taking place and aggressive Israeli […] More
EXPERT INTERVIEWS — The stunning uprising in Syria will have ripple effects that reach far from Damascus and the other cities that the rebels captured […] More
OPINION — During the second week of May, U.S. President Joseph Biden was expected to host his Turkish counterpart, President Tayyip Recep Erdogan for an […] More
OPINION — On May 9, U.S. President Joseph Biden was expected to host his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for an official visit in […] More
EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION – When the Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs committee approved Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan’s proposal to approve Sweden’s bid to join […] More
EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+ INTERVIEW — In the wake of a Kremlin decision to halt a U.N.-brokered Black Sea agreement, which allowed Ukraine to export tens of millions […] More
Exclusive Subscriber+Member Interview — In a flurry of negotiations on the eve of the NATO summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed himself as the […] More
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — Members of the world’s largest and most powerful security alliance descended on Vilnius, Lithuania over the weekend in what is considered […] More
EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIBER+MEMBER INTERVIEW — After cruising to a second-round presidential victory over the weekend, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey for 20 years, is now set […] More
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING – With world attention focusing in on Turkey’s presidential run-off election, where incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan is locked in what is perhaps the most […] More
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The discovery of large gas deposits has refueled decades-old territorial disputes in the Mediterranean. In late July, Turkey announced it was dispatching a survey ship […] More
Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, US Army (Ret) was the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2008-2009. Prior to that, he was the Deputy […] More
The Cipher Brief’s Academic Incubator program partners with colleges and Universities across the country on highlighting the next generation of national security leaders. If your […] More
Bottom Line Up Front Following intensified fighting in Syria between Turkey and the Assad regime, thousands of refugees are fleeing the country in an […] More
Bottom Line Up Front Dozens of Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike on Thursday in a development that threatens to drastically escalate the […] More
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