Türkiye Presses for Diplomacy as Washington and Tehran Edge Toward New Rules When Turkish officials speak about the Strait of Hormuz, they are not making an abstract point about maritime law. They are talking about a choke point that can jolt energy prices, disrupt shipping, and widen a conflict’s blast radius in days — including […]
Türkiye Pushes a “Reset” With Trump — and Prepares for a Smaller U.S. Role Ankara’s NATO Summit Moment: Türkiye Pushes a “Reset” With Trump — and Prepares for a Smaller U.S. Role In remarks that landed like a diplomatic flare across Europe, Türkiye’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, urged NATO allies to use the alliance’s next
TCUSAPAC Advocacy Brief: “Squeezed Between Israel and Türkiye” — What the Latest U.S. Coverage Signals, Why It Matters, and What Our Community Can Do A recent report by Fox News frames the Israel–Türkiye escalation as a growing foreign policy test for President Trump—caught between two partners as rhetoric sharpens and regional flashpoints (Gaza, Syria, Iran)
Is Türkiye Becoming Israel’s Next Target in the Battle for Washington’s Attention? The Situation: Ankara Warns of a Strategic Shift in Israel’s Rhetoric This month, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan sounded a strategic alarm: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to designate Türkiye as a “new enemy” to fill a political vacuum after Iran. While political
Is “Türkiye the New Iran?” A Warning, a Rhetorical Attack, or a Policy Argument? What Turkish Americans Should Understand Now A recent Foundation for Defense of Democracies analysis, republished by The Jerusalem Post, asks a deliberately provocative question: “Turkey the new Iran?” The phrasing is meant to alarm, and it succeeds. But the more important
Türkiye’s New Iran Export Controls Put Focus on Enforcement and Credibility Türkiye has introduced new export control measures targeting sensitive goods linked to Iran, a move that comes at a critical moment as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to rise. The new regulations expand oversight on military-related materials, weapons, and dual-use technologies—items that can
NATO Pulls Back. War Moves Closer. Türkiye Makes Its Move As the war between the United States and Iran continues to expand across the Middle East, a quieter but highly significant development is unfolding:* NATO is pulling its forces out of Iraq. * And Türkiye is adjusting its position in response.This is not a routine
Türkiye Moves to Stop a War No One Can Control: A Defining Test of Power As the United States and Iran edge closer to a wider and potentially uncontrollable war, Türkiye is stepping into one of the most consequential diplomatic roles in the world today: * Not as a bystander. * Not as a secondary
Türkiye Steps In as War Looms: Why This Moment Could Redefine Its Global Power—and Why Turkish Americans Must Pay Attention As tensions between the United States and Iran push dangerously close to a wider regional war, Türkiye is quietly—but decisively—stepping into one of the most critical roles in global diplomacy today: mediator, stabilizer, and strategic
Why Washington’s Populist Turn Matters to Türkiye: The Risks, the Openings, and the Stakes for Turkish Americans A new Foreign Policy essay argues that President Donald Trump’s approach to the world is best understood not as a uniquely American doctrine, but as part of a broader populist style of foreign policy also associated with leaders
