This policy brief offers possible explanations for the current peace talks between the Turkish government and PKK.

This policy brief explains how Turkey's international credibility has suffered from the situations in Syria and Iran.

This policy brief examines the role that energy plays in Turkey's foreign policy.

This policy brief examines the possible future for Israel and Turkey's relationship.

This policy brief speculates on the motives and outcomes of possible negotiations between the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers' Party.

This policy brief examines the reasons why the Turkish government is negotiating with the PKK.

This policy brief looks at the legal status of LGBT citizens in Turkey.

This policy brief looks at the domestic and international pressures on Turkey regarding EU accession talks.

This policy brief examines tensions that Turkey has faced, and continues to face, in its foreign policy.

This policy brief discusses views on what changed in Turkey's economy and what did not.

This policy brief offers suggestions for how Europe can regain it's pre-Great Recession status as a world leader.

This policy brief examines the possibilities of re-energized accession talks between Turkey and the EU.

This policy brief outlines the conflicting foreign policy perspectives of Turkey and Iran.

This policy brief explores the changing relationship between Turkey and Iraq.

This policy brief encourages Turkey to learn from Europe and the United States as it starts international development programs.

This policy brief examines Turkey's new role in international development and foreign assistance.

This policy brief looks at the way Turkey's ruling party is invoking history.

This policy brief explores the possible motives of those who may be behind the killing of three female PKK activists in Paris.

This policy brief examines possible ways for Washington and Ankara to work together.

This policy brief examines relations between the governments of Prime Ministers Erdogan and Malaki.

This policy brief assesses the current state of democracy in Turkey.

This policy brief argues that Turkey behaves differently from the other "global swing states" of Brazil, India, and Indonesia.

This policy brief explains the policy differences between the United States and Turkey.

This policy brief outlines two relatively positive scenarios for Turkey-EU relations.

This policy brief describes efforts to force the Syrian regime from power.

This policy brief argues that argues that Turkey's democracy is at risk.

This policy brief examines Turkey's role in the Balkans region.

This policy brief argues that Turkey's relationship with Russia will survive disagreement over Syria.

This policy brief looks at how Turkey is responding to domestic and international pressures.

This policy brief examines future directions for Turkey's ruling AK Party.

This policy brief outlines the recent history of Turkey's role in the Middle East.

This policy brief outlines possible outcomes for the current situation in Syria and eastern Mediterranean.

This policy brief encourages more Turkish and EU cooperation in the Mediterranean region.

This policy brief examines the Kurdish response to Turkey's support for Syrian rebels.

This policy brief explains the different approaches of Turkey and Russia to the Arab Spring.

This policy brief looks at pressures within Turkey regarding the Syrian uprising.

This policy brief examines tensions in Turkey between social conservatives and liberals.

This brief examines the issue of constitution writing and its political effects in Turkey and discusses the chances of change in political culture.

This policy brief examines the relationship between Turkey and the ethnic Azeri community.

This policy brief argues for more Western support for Turkey's position on Syria.

This policy brief details the changing relationship of Turkey and Syria over the last decade.

This policy brief looks at Turkey's position vis-à-vis the West.

This policy brief examines Turkey's current geopolitical placement.

This policy brief argues for trilateral cooperation between the EU, the U.S., and Turkey.

This policy brief argues that based on its increasingly important role on the world stage, Turkey should become a member of the EU.

This policy brief examines current and possible future relations between Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

This policy brief looks at the future of Turkish involvement in Afghanistan.

This policy brief examines the debate over the place of religion in Turkish public schools.

This policy brief examines the recent decision of the French Constitutional Court to invalidate legislation that would have criminalized denying that the Armenians experienced genocide in 1915.

This policy brief asks if Turkey will be able to avoid the sectarianism taking place in  neighboring Middle Eastern countries.

This policy brief compares Russian and Turkish views of "Eurasia."

This policy brief examines how the ruling AKP is using religion, or not, in matters of state.

This policy brief explores Turkey's options in dealing with the uprising in Syria.

This brief looks at the recent evolution of Turkey's foreign policy.

This brief explores the history of relations between Turkey and Russia, and prospects for the future.

This brief examines the relationship between Iraqi and Turkish politics.

This policy brief looks at the tumultuous relations between Turkey and Uzbekistan.

This policy brief examines friction between Turkey and France regarding events in 1915.

This policy brief discusses the current limitations of cooperation between Turkey and the EU.

This policy brief encourages a strengthening of U.S.-Turkish relations....

This brief responds to a recent On Turkey brief by Ian O. Lesser, which had argued that Turkey’s “third wave” will be characterized by the search for strategic reassurance, mainly through Ankara’s greater reliance on Turkey’s traditional Western allies. Kardas rebuts that the quest for strategic autonomy of the past years still instructs Turkish leaders’ thinking on international affairs, and says this is unlikely to disappear....

This policy brief examines Turkey's connections to and attempts to exert influence on the countries of Central Asia.

The five authors in this policy paper explain that rather than a black-and-white model of a pro-Western Muslim secular democracy, Turkey may offer a number of different models and ideas to inspire change in its southern neighborhood....

This policy brief examines Turkey's apparently disjointed reaction to the Arab Spring....

This policy brief examines Turkey's changing foreign policy strategy....

This policy brief examines Turkey's role as a Middle Eastern regional power....

This policy brief encourages Turkish NGOs to become more involved in the greater Black Sea region....

This policy brief offers possible reasons why the Turkish public is increasingly sympathetic to its Arab neighbors....

This policy brief analyzes the Turkish results from the 2011 Transatlantic Trendssurvey....

This policy brief argues that Turkish-Israeli relations are deteriorating to a level from which it may be difficult to improve them in the foreseeable future....

This policy brief encourages Turkish NGOs to be more active in the Mediterranean neighborhood....

This policy brief looks at how Turkish politicians have turned distant international issues into domestic issues that voters care about....

This policy brief outlines some of the ingredients that should be included in a new constitution.

The fourth meeting of the Trilateral Strategy Group was held in Istanbul, May 25-27, 2011, on the theme of Perspectives on Power and Prosperity...

This policy brief argues that Turkey now must prove it is able to transcend its long tradition of "democracy without democrats" both internally and externally.

This policy brief explains that the Turkish constitution-making process will provide an opportunity to see if the government party will lead an effort to establish a system characterized by extensive civil liberties for the citizens and a system of government characterized by checks and balances....

This policy brief examines shifts in Turkey's military leadership....

This policy brief draws parallels between the current Turkish football match-fixing scandal and Turkish politics....

This policy brief examines the fallout of the Wikileaks release on U.S.-Turkey relations.