Sinan Ülgen

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Sinan Ülgen, a former Turkish diplomat, is Executive Chairman of the Istanbul-based EDAM think tank and a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe.

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The US Is Still Needed in Syria
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The US Is Still Needed in Syria

Jul 2, 2019 Charles A. Kupchan & Sinan Ülgen explain why the Trump administration's effort to extricate itself from the conflict is dangerously premature.

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Erdoğan the Magnificent
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Erdoğan the Magnificent

Jun 26, 2018 Sinan Ülgen sees two practical constraints on the newly reelected Turkish president's vastly expanded powers.

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Turkey’s Emboldened Opposition
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Turkey’s Emboldened Opposition

Jul 14, 2017 Sinan Ülgen says the recent Ankara-Istanbul protest march indicates growing resistance to strongman rule.

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Whither Turkey?
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Whither Turkey?

Sep 23, 2016 Sinan Ülgen engages the views of Carl Bildt, Dani Rodrik, Marietje Schaake, and others on the future of one of the world’s most strategically important countries in the aftermath of July’s failed coup.

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The Strategic Consequences of Turkey’s Failed Coup
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The Strategic Consequences of Turkey’s Failed Coup

Jul 18, 2016 Sinan Ülgen foresees profound effects on the country's relations with the US and the EU in the coming months.

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Europe on a Geopolitical Fault Line

Ana Palacio

China has begun to build a parallel international order, centered on itself. If the European Union aids in its construction – even just by positioning itself on the fault line between China and the United States – it risks toppling key pillars of its own edifice and, eventually, collapsing altogether.

Is Economic Winter Coming?

Raghuram G. Rajan

Now that the old rules governing macroeconomic cycles no longer seem to apply, it remains to be seen what might cause the next recession in the United States. But if recent history is our guide, the biggest threat stems not from the US Federal Reserve or any one sector of the economy, but rather from the White House.

Will China Confront a Revolution of Rising Expectations?

Barry Eichengreen

Amid much discussion of the challenges facing the Chinese economy, the line-up of usual suspects typically excludes the most worrying scenario of all: popular unrest. While skeptics would contend that widespread protest against the regime and its policies is unlikely, events elsewhere suggest that China is not immune.