Turkey
Prospects for Turkey in the fourth quarter
The election is hard to predict and will largely depend on how the Kurdish issue evolves in the months beforehand
TurkeyRepression could rebound on Turkey's AKP at polls
An increasingly intolerant discourse, coupled with recent corruption allegations, is alienating some core AKP voters
TurkeyRenewed war with PKK may risk Turkey's energy security
Ankara will gamble its energy security on winning elections
TurkeyErdogan games with Turkish constitution could backfire
Erdogan could have miscalculated in resuming war with PKK
TurkeyUS-Turkey collaboration in Syria will be strained
Suspicions of Turkish betrayal of US-trained rebels highlight the allies' different priorities in Syria
SyriaTurkey's central bank may tighten harder later
Turkish asset prices will decline sharply, as central bank keeps rates steady despite lira's fall
TurkeyTurkey's Kurdish guerrilla war will not end soon
Violent flare-up between Turkish state and PKK guerrillas is set to continue indefinitely
TurkeyPatriot batteries will not disrupt US-Turkish ties
Although the United States and Turkey are aligned on Syria -- mostly -- sharp differences loom
Syria
