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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan attends an inauguration ceremony of a natural gas pipeline from Turkey to Greece, at Ipsala border crossing between Greece and Turkey, November 18, 2007. The pipeline will carry natural gas from Azerbaijan to the European Union. REUTERS/Grigoris Siamidis (GREECE) - RTX322O

Turkey

How much can one strongman change a country?

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (2nd L), U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (3rd R), along with members of the national security team, watch as U.S. Special Operations forces close in on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 26, 2019. Picture taken October 26, 2019. Shealah Craighead/The White House/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1CACE38AD0

Order from Chaos

Al-Baghdadi’s death … and that presidential speech

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels walk as they hold their weapons in the town of Tadef in Aleppo Governorate, Syria January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RC1F885BB650

Order from Chaos

Trump is making the mess in Syria even messier

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Turkish and American soldiers stand near a former YPG military point during a joint U.S.-Turkey patrol, near Tel Abyad, Syria September 8, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Order from Chaos

Al Tanf garrison: America’s strategic baggage in the Middle East

Daniel L. Magruder Jr.

Friday, November 20, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (C) walks alongside Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (R) and other unidentified officials during the opening ceremony of the new Turkish embassy in Abdiazizi district of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - S1AETHUSPPAA

Turkey

Turkey and the new scramble for Africa: Ottoman designs or unfounded fears?

Sunday, May 19, 2019

A man drives a motorcycle near damaged Omari Mosque in the southern old city of Deraa, Syria March 13, 2017. The Omari mosque is where the first protests started in Syria. Picture taken March 13, 2017. To match Analysis MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-WAR REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir - RTX311ZT

Markaz

5 ways Trump can navigate Syria’s geopolitical battlefield

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, March 17, 2017

DATE IMPORTED: April 01, 2019 People walk past by AK Party billboards with pictures of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim in Istanbul, Turkey, April 1, 2019. The billboards read: " Thank you Istanbul ". REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

Order from Chaos

Turkey’s democracy wakes up

Ömer Taşpınar

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

A photograph circulated by the U.S. State Departments Twitter account to announce a $1 million USD reward for al Qaeda key leader Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama bin Laden, is seen March 1, 2019. State Department/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC19395BB9E0

Order from Chaos

The death of Hamza bin Laden and the weakness of al-Qaida

Daniel L. Byman

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Iranian women fans arrive to attend Irans FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier match against Cambodia, as for the first time women are allowed to watch the national soccer team play in over 40 years, at the Azadi stadium in Tehran, Iran October 10, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC115E470720

Future Development

Promoting women’s economic empowerment: Mission impossible?

Monday, October 28, 2019

A member of al Qaeda's Nusra Front carries his weapon as he stands in an olive tree field, near villages which the Nusra Front said they have seized control of from Syrian rebel factions, in the southern countryside of Idlib, December 2, 2014. Picture taken December 2, 2014.

Markaz

An al-Qaida setback in Syria?

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, December 8, 2017

Supporters of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden shout anti-American slogans, after the news of his death, during a rally in Quetta May 2, 2011. Bin Laden was killed in a U.S. helicopter raid on a mansion near the Pakistani capital Islamabad early on Monday, officials said, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. officials said bin Laden was found in the million-dollar compound in the military garrison town of Abbottabad, 60 km (35 miles) north of Islamabad. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E75300AX01

Order from Chaos

Al-Qaida today, 18 years after 9/11

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

REFILE - ADDING RESTRICTIONS Syrian refugee men work at a textile workshop as day laborer in Istanbul, Turkey, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Cansu Alkaya - RC1DF5979500

Order from Chaos

Syrian refugees in Turkey need better access to formal jobs

Kemal Kirişci and Gökçe Uysal

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with U.S President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S. May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Turkey

Priorities and challenges in the U.S.-Turkey relationship

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

DATE IMPORTED:June 21, 2017Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sits during an allegiance pledging ceremony in Mecca, Saudi Arabia June 21, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Saudi Arabia

Al-Qaida strikes back

Thursday, July 27, 2017

FILE PHOTO: Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi listens during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Order from Chaos

Six months into his premiership, what has Mustafa al-Kadhimi done for Iraq?

Marsin Alshamary

Friday, November 13, 2020