Russian Semi-Withdrawal, US and Allies Prepare New Anti-Assad Offensive
Next Cold War Roundup 3/16/16 Geneva talks are on. Russia does a surprise semi-withdrawal from Syria, leaving a well equipped Syrian coalition but increasing pressure on Assad to compromise. The US...
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Erdogan Calls Out Europe ‘Dancing on a Minefield,’‘Nursing a Viper’
Next Cold War 3/18/16 The EU is wrangling with Turkey over an agreement to take back migrants and change their laws in exchange for political and financial rewards and calls out EU for their support of...
View ArticleTurkey Asks Again For US To Extradite Fethullah Gulen
On July 15, a rogue faction of the Turkish armed forces launched an ultimately unsuccessful attempted coup d’état on the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The attempted coup rocked the...
View ArticleTurkey Invades Syria, Kurds Pull Back, Biden Goes to Turkey
Next Cold War Roundup 8/26/16 Operation Euphrates Shield, a battle to take the town of Jarablus from ISIS included Turkish and American military, Turkish-backed Syrian opposition rebels, and the...
View ArticleSyrian Forces Surround Eastern Aleppo; CIA-Backed Rebel Shot British Journo
Next Cold War Roundup 9/6/16 At the G20, Pres. Obama met with Turkish Pres. Erdogan, where he promised to help bring coup plotters to justice, and with Russian Pres. Putin, where they failed to agree...
View ArticleCarter Botches Iraq-Turkey Mediation on Mosul, Russia Halts Aleppo Airstikes...
Next Cold War Roundup 10/25/16 Iraqi coalition advancement on Mosul continues. Sec. Defense Carter intervened between Turkey and Iraq and made matters worse. ISIS militants flee Mosul to Syria. The...
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