The End of the Friction? Washington’s Syria Pivot and Billion‑Dollar Energy Deals Transforming Ties with Türkiye n recent weeks, Washington and Ankara have begun to sound—at least briefly—like two capitals rediscovering the advantages of cooperation. The shift is not being driven by a single summit or one dramatic announcement, but by two parallel tracks that […]
Türkiye’s Twin Deals With Exxon and Chevron: Energy Diplomacy as a New Bridge to Washington Washington When Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced that Ankara expects to sign an upstream exploration agreement with Chevron next month, it sounded at first like a standard line item in an industry bulletin: another exploration deal in a crowded
Washington’s New Gaza Experiment Puts Türkiye and Qatar in the Room — and Ignites a Fight Over Who Should Hold the Levers n the Trump administration’s emerging architecture for postwar Gaza, the most combustible question is not only how to rebuild shattered streets or restore basic services. It is who gets to help run the
World Leaders Consider Trump’s “Board of Peace,” as Western Allies Hold Back — and Türkiye Signs On The newest diplomatic club in President Trump’s Washington is not built around treaties, parliaments, or the United Nations. It is built around a document, a fee schedule, and a seat at a table chaired — by design —
As Syria’s Kurdish Force Recedes, a Long-Running U.S.-Turkiye Dispute Begins to Fade — and a New One Takes Shape For nearly a decade, one issue has routinely jammed the gears of the U.S.-Turkey alliance: America’s partnership in Syria with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF — a group Ankara views as inseparable from the
Turkey’s TPAO Courts Chevron, Signaling an Energy Pivot With Political Ripples in Washington When Turkey’s state energy company quietly began talks with Chevron about joint oil and gas exploration, it was easy to read the headlines as just another hydrocarbons story. For policymakers in Washington — and for Turkish Americans watching U.S.–Turkey ties whiplash between
Trump Calls Erdoğan Conversation “Very Good,” Offering Few Details — but Sending a Familiar Signal President Trump said he had a “very good call” with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, offering little public detail about the substance of the conversation even as the timing underscored how central Turkey remains to several of Washington’s most delicate
U.S. Officials Brace for a Wider Syria-Kurd Clash — With Turkey’s Shadow Over the Battlefield In the brittle, post–civil war landscape of Syria, a familiar triangle is tightening again: Washington, Ankara, and the Kurdish-led forces that have been America’s most effective local partner against ISIS. U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that Syrian military pressure on
Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace” Pulls Turkey Into a New U.S. Diplomatic Experiment Invitations to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Argentina’s Javier Milei signal a bid to build a new, leader-driven coalition for Gaza. The proposal raises questions about legitimacy, funding—and what a higher Turkish profile could mean in Washington. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s
Fraud, Ethnicity and a Political Fight in Los Angeles CMS chief Mehmet Oz says Los Angeles is a hub of Medicare fraud. Governor Gavin Newsom calls his claims “baseless and racist,” as Armenian and Turkish‑American groups clash over what is really at stake. When Dr. Mehmet Oz, the physician‑turned‑television personality who now runs the federal
