Weekly Tracker: September 8-14

TURKEY - Report 08 Sep 2013 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

Executive Summary Obama is not guaranteed to receive the go-ahead for Syria from the House.An airstrike on Assad’s assets will degrade his capacity to execute the war and give the rebels the upper hand. Yet, the threat of Shia Axis taking revenge on Turkey can’t be dismissed. Ankara is on the verge of redesigning its Kurdish policy. An attack on Syria may encourage it to ditch the Peace Process and take its chances with Kurdish anger. Gezi may be back, but we need a few more weeks to make sure the recent demonstrations are not the last gasp of the movement. It turned out, unsurprisingly for...

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