Senior Fellow @Carnegie Endowment DC Adjunct Prof. @Georgetown University Former diplomat @MFA Türkiye https://bsky.app/profile/iacoskun.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iacoskun.bsky.social/post/3m2mbhqajrk2bAs the race to the bottom in Turkish-Israeli relations continues, I examined potential scenarios in what has become an institutionalized form of rivalry between these two, former regional partners. (1/2) https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/turkiye-israel-ties/07 Oct 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:k3qfnn26epexwidpriuvcl53/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mbhqajrk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/iacoskun.bsky.social/post/3ltn5rlgcbc2x#Turkey & #Israel are locked in a rivalry that belies a very different legacy in relations & serves neither side's interests. #Syria will be a key test & where the #US can help reverse the negative trajectory, as I argue in @carnegieendowment.org https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/07/turkey-israel-syria-escalating-rivalry?lang=en10 Jul 2025 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:k3qfnn26epexwidpriuvcl53/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltn5rlgcbc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/iacoskun.bsky.social/post/3lqam7uqwh22eGeopolitical disruptions have sparked renewed recognition of Turkey's geostrategic importance, its role as a capable NATO ally & the importance of its burgeoning defense industry. In this report, I examined Turkey's role in consolidating European security: https://www.cats-network.eu/publication/turkeys-role-in-consolidating-european-security-challenges-and-opportunities28 May 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:k3qfnn26epexwidpriuvcl53/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqam7uqwh22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iacoskun.bsky.social/post/3lnxnkto5h22uPresidents Trump and Erdoğan share a personal affinity, some policy goals, and a transactional mindset. Where will their penchant for deal-making take them? I wrote on this for @carnegieendowment.org: https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/04/erdogan-trump-turkey-us-nato-security-tariffs?lang=en29 Apr 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:k3qfnn26epexwidpriuvcl53/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxnkto5h22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/iacoskun.bsky.social/post/3ldqonzmw5k2vAssad's sudden fall in Syria changed the power constellation in Turkey's favor & brought it closer to realizing its wish list. Still, there are many pitfalls, some within Ankara's control, others not, as I argue in my latest Carnegie Endowment piece: https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2024/12/turkey-syria-goals-pkk-refugees-rivals-tread-lightly?lang=en20 Dec 2024 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:k3qfnn26epexwidpriuvcl53/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqonzmw5k2v