Tag Archives: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)

Syria Facing Huge Challenges

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Ali Tuygan

March 13, 2025 A brief look at the past: In 2009, the communique issued at the end of the Damascus meeting of the “Turkish-Syrian High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council” referred to a “strategic partnership”, then a fashionable label for Türkiye’s external … Continue reading →

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Türkiye at an Inflection Point

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

December 19, 2024 The history of Türkiye-West relations over the last fifteen years has been characterized by a lack of meaningful dialogue, unfriendly rhetoric, and confrontation despite a promising beginning. In April 2009 President Obama came to Ankara on his … Continue reading →

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The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Blitzkrieg

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

December 9, 2024 After thirteen years of internal fighting, loss of life, and devastation, the five-decade-long Assad regime was swept away in barely two weeks. President Hafez al-Assad, the father, was the President of Syria from 1971 until his death … Continue reading →

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Türkiye’s Thirteen Years of Trouble in Syria

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

December 4, 2024 The recent “rebel” offensive in northern Syria has brought multiple security challenges once again along our 911-kilometer border with our southern neighbor. The confusion it has caused is understandable because there are not only countries but many … Continue reading →

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The Race Toward January 20th

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Ali Tuygan

December 2, 2024 The year 2024 was largely dominated by the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Lebanon, and in mid-summer attention started to shift toward the US presidential election. President Biden was determined to run for a second term. A … Continue reading →

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