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Turkey-Israel deconfliction talks: Deconfliction mechanisms are "far from being friendly mechanisms," Alper Coşkun told AL-Monitor. "That being said, when mutual interaction leads to results... dialogue has the potential to create a positive atmosphere.” al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Türkiye’s President Erdoğan bet on President Trump. He’s now reaping the rewards: the Trump administration’s dealmaking agenda and “reticence” on inconvenient issues for the Erdoğan government have given it a powerful ally. Alper Coşkun explains for our series on the first 100 days

Join us Friday as we discuss how Trump's presidency is affecting domestic politics and foreign policy in Israel and Turkey--and democracy globally. 🇮🇱🇹🇷 With a great line-up of speakers Evren Balta 🫐, Alper Coşkun, Oded Haklai, hosted by Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies ces.fas.harvard.edu/events/2025/04…

Presidents Trump and Erdoğan share a personal affinity, some policy goals, and a transactional mindset. Where will their mutual penchant for deal-making take them – and their two countries? I wrote on this for Carnegie Endowment: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/…

Could PKK disarmament push Türkiye towards democratic reform? Or will it give President Erdoğan and his regime the tools to entrench authoritarianism? Alper Coşkun and Garo Paylan - Կարօ Փայլան weighed in: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/…

As the South Caucasus undergoes a strategic realignment, the EU & Turkey have an opportunity to recalibrate their engagement. Converging interests in connectivity might foster cooperation if long-standing assumptions are set aside, writes Zaur Shiriyev. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strateg…

Excellent and very timely piece by my Carnegie Endowment colleague Zaur Shiriyev, containing sound policy suggestions. Carnegie Russia Eurasia Carnegie Europe

The EU cannot afford to circumvent Turkey in the South Caucasus: It is a key transit hub for Caspian energy to Europe. Overlooking Ankara would create friction & diminish the impact of EU engagement, warns Zaur Shiriyev. carnegieendowment.org/europe/strateg…

How Azerbaijan’s rise and the current inflection point in the South Caucasus offers an opportunity to alter the dynamics in the region; opportunities and pitfalls from a leading expert on the matter. Congrats Zaur Shiriyev

My take on where 🇹🇷🇪🇺 relations stand, what went wrong, and what can be expected...It all started well, but that euphoria was very short-lived. Now we are in a stalemate. The responsibility for that goes in several directions...

After 3-year-pause, Turkey and EU to hold defense talks al-monitor.com/originals/2025… with insights from Alper Coşkun

Plutôt significatif. Après une pause de trois ans, la #Turquie et l'#UE vont relancer le dialogue en matière de défense. Pour une analyse détaillée de cette vaste question, je conseille le récent papier de Alper Coşkun. ( cats-network.eu/publication/tu…) al-monitor.com/originals/2025…

Relations between Israel and Türkiye, historically strong, are now at what Alper Coşkun labels “an all-time low.” What went wrong, and what’s next? What happens in Syria may provide some answers, writes Alper for Emissary: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/…

A terrific piece by my Carnegie Endowment colleague Alper Coşkun on Israeli-Turkish relations. Relations have had their ups/downs since Turkey was first Muslim state to recognize Israel in 1949. carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/…

A sobering analysis, corroborating a long-held concern in #Ankara: that emboldening the #SDF would eventually backfire. And this comes as the #PKK lays down its arms, potentially ending a four decade long armed struggle against #Turkey.

After Pashinyan and Aliyev’s five-hour meeting yesterday in Abu Dhabi, the peace deal is again on the table. Trump has a historic chance to broker peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. All it needs is his push. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Ahead of tomorrow’s meeting in Washington between Azerbaijani President Aliyev, Armenian PM Pashinyan and US President Trump, Phil Gamaghelyan & I explain why there is cautious optimism but also why the peace process must stay in the hands of both sides. carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/…