What is Turkey up to in Iraq? Turkey is stepping up its confrontational rhetoric against Iraq. It is time to recognise its threat to regional geopolitics, writes Salah Nasrawi The heated diplomatic bickering between Iraq and Turkey over the liberation of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) terror group prompts […]
What does Turkey want in Iraq? Turkey’s latest military gambit in Iraq could be a strategic game-changer, writes Salah Nasrawi As Iraq continues to suffer, Turkey’s incursions into its war-torn neighbour have become ever more brazen. On 4 December, a column of Turkish troops and equipment crossed the border in the far south of the […]
Regional impact of the Turkish elections The regional implications of the forthcoming Turkish elections could be enormous, writes Salah Nasrawi When Turks go to the polls on 1 November to choose a new parliament, the elections will be watched by regional players as never before. The outcome of the vote will impact on Turkey’s relationship with […]
The not-so-zero problem Turkey’s new bellicose posture may not work as well as it hopes, writes Salah Nasrawi From the perspective of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AKP government, the decision to send fighter jets against the Islamic State (IS) terror group’s positions in Syria and the Kurdish PKK’s bases in Iraq probably goes something […]