Special Reports

The influence mechanisms shaping Turkish foreign and national security policy.
Special Reports
The Architecture of Turkey’s Anti-Americanism - Matrix
Inside the Think-Tank Network Fueling Ankara’s Rift with Washington — Interactive Matrix
June 29, 2026
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Gregg Roman
The provided reports detail how Turkey has engineered a structural anti-American doctrine through state-aligned think tanks, even as it relies on American aerospace technology to build its own autonomous defense industry. In response, the assessments argue that Washington must stop unconditionally "selling the rope" to Ankara and instead tie all future defense procurement to measurable behavioral changes.
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The Anatomy of Turkish Anti-Americanism
Ending the Subsidy: Why the United States Must Stop Extending Credit to an Institutionally Anti-American NATO Ally
June 29, 2026
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Gregg Roman
Special Reports
Ending the American Subsidy to Turkish Grand Strategy
Washington Must End Support for Think Tanks that Pursue Turkey’s Strategic Autonomy as a Zero-Sum Game Against the US
June 29, 2026
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Gregg Roman
Special Reports
The Intellectual Architecture of Turkey’s Foreign Policy
Mapping the 21 Think Tanks and Foundations that Supply the Anti-American Narratives Driving Ankara’s Shift Away from the West.
June 29, 2026
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Gregg Roman
The Hamas-inspired wave of anti-Israel protests that erupted across American campuses and cities represented a deeply troubling manifestation of antisemitism and support for terrorism.
Middle East Forum Online
After October 7 Riots: Recovering $1.5 Billion in Economic Damages
How Civil RICO and Claims Assignment Offer a Practical Path for Jewish Organizations Seeking Economic Redress
April 6, 2025
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Gregg Roman
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Israel initiated war against an enemy that is both sophisticated, well-armed, and manyfold larger than itself. Doing so without an in-depth political intelligence analysis of the likely changes at Iran’s top leadership, as well as the degree of commitment to the war on the part of Israel’s ally, was a strategic defeat waiting to happen.
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The Assassination of Ali Khamenei Led to a Revolution That Only Strengthened Iran—And Israel Is in a Pickle
After the Assassination of the Supreme Leader and Other Senior Officials, the New Regime in Iran Is More Reckless, More Radical and Arrogant
June 30, 2026
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Amatzia Baram
Unless the U.S. demonstrates that alignment with Washington does not expose Gulf states to Iranian retaliation without American protection, the American security framework in the Gulf that four decades of forward presence, basing agreements, and defense cooperation have sustained will not survive the next crisis, because its principal beneficiaries will have concluded that it does not work.
Middle East Forum Online
The Unmaking of America’s Persian Gulf Order
The Lesson of the MOU, as Gulf Governments Currently Read It, Is That the American Security Relationship Is an Input Into Iranian Strategic Calculations Rather than a Constraint Upon Them
June 30, 2026
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Hussein Aboubakr Mansour
The signing of the framework is nevertheless important because it provides diplomatic and strategic breathing space for Israel to continue to act in Lebanon where necessary against the Iranian proxy Hezbollah organization, which intends to continue its war against the Jewish state. Image: Israeli air defense interception systems successfully engage and destroy incoming projectiles and rockets launched from Lebanon toward Israeli territory. The Israeli-Lebanese border; April 1, 2026.
Middle East Forum Online
How Beirut Signed a Deal Legitimizing Israeli Military Presence on Lebanese Soil
The Agreement Preserves Jerusalem’s Freedom of Action for as Long as the Sovereignty of Its Northern Neighbor Remains Fictitious and Iran’s Proxy Remains the Strongest Force There
June 30, 2026
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Jonathan Spyer