Monthly Archives: April 2013

Musings on Turkey’s Impending Nuclear Decision

Posted on April 29, 2013 by aaronstein1

Reuters is reporting that Turkey will make a decision about its second nuclear power plant by this weekend. The Japanese/French consortium is rumored to be the front runner and Turkish media is reporting that Prime Minister Erdogan and Prime Minister … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Erdogan’s Visit to Gaza: A Perspective from Jerusalem

Posted on April 25, 2013 by aaronstein1

As part of a larger effort to expand the views on Turkey Wonk, I am handing the creative reigns over to Gabriel Mitchell – an Israel Research Fellow at Shalem College in Jerusalem – for his thoughts on Turkish Prime … Continue reading →

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Musings on AKP Decision-Making and Israel’s Apology

Posted on April 24, 2013 by aaronstein1

Apologies for my prolonged absence. I have been in Washington and Los Angeles these past two weeks and have been busy with other projects, including a serious re-dedication to sampling different wines from different regions in California. (A luxury I … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Extended Deterrence: Why the Status of Turkish F-16s Doesn’t Matter

Posted on April 3, 2013 by aaronstein1

In response to North Korea’s bellicose threats, the United States has been parading a bevy of nuclear dual capable aircraft near the Korean peninsula. Both the B-52 and the B-2 have a nuclear role and would, in the event of … Continue reading →

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Evaluating Turkey’s Missile Defense Plans

Posted on April 1, 2013 by aaronstein1

In January 2013, Lale Sariibrahimoglu and Nicholas de Larrinaga reported: Turkey has decided to abandon its plans to buy an off-the-shelf system for its T-Loramids surface-to-air missile (SAM) programme and is now seeking to co-develop a SAM system instead. Local … Continue reading →

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