2021-05-25T11:24:35Z Copyright (c) 2021, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/topics/turkey.html Stephen J. Flanagan; F. Stephen Larrabee; Anika Binnendijk; Katherine Costello; Shira Efron; James Hoobler; Magdalena Kirchner; Jeffrey Martini; Alireza Nader; Peter A. Wilson https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2589.html 2020-01-14T06:15:00Z 2020-01-14T06:15:00Z

The longstanding U.S. strategic partnership with Turkey, a powerful NATO ally, has become strained in recent years. RAND researchers assess challenges confronting the partnership and advance recommendations for sustaining it over the coming decade.

Louay Constant; Shanthi Nataraj; Fadia Afashe https://www.rand.org/blog/2019/02/as-refugees-syrian-women-find-liberation-in-working.html 2019-02-19T10:45:00Z 2019-02-19T10:45:00Z

Syrian refugee women in Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan want opportunities to work. But there are multiple barriers and challenges that limit them. Improving the chances of safe and dignified work opportunities for Syrian women in these countries could yield broad positive social benefits for both the refugee and host communities.

Stijn Hoorens; Lucy Hocking; Clement Fays https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA607-1.html 2020-07-06T06:00:00Z 2020-07-06T06:00:00Z

SPARK, an NGO supporting young people's access to education and employment, commissioned RAND Europe to conduct a survey to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Middle East and Turkey.

Namita Datta; Louay Constant; Natanee Thawesaengskulthai; Hannah Acheson-Field https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP68214.html 2020-06-30T07:30:00Z 2020-06-30T07:30:00Z

This Note builds on research covering the three countries with the highest concentration of Syrian refugees displaced since 2011: Turkey, Jordan, and Lebanon.

Daniel Egel; Andrew Parasiliti; Charles P. Ries; Dori Walker https://www.rand.org/pubs/infographics/IG146.html 2020-02-24T06:00:00Z 2020-02-24T06:00:00Z

This infographic helps users assess values of economic integration in the Levant in a variety of ways.

Stephen J. Flanagan; F. Stephen Larrabee; Anika Binnendijk; Katherine Costello; Shira Efron; James Hoobler; Magdalena Kirchner; Jeffrey Martini; Alireza Nader; Peter A. Wilson https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2589.html 2020-01-14T06:00:00Z 2020-01-14T06:00:00Z

America's longstanding partnership with Turkey, a powerful NATO ally, has become strained in recent years. The two countries' interests are not as aligned as they once were, and tensions between Turkey and Europe have exacerbated these strains. What can be done to sustain the U.S.-Turkish relationship?

Daniel Egel; Lee Floyd; Chara Williams; Brian Phillips; Alyson Youngblood; James Gazis https://www.rand.org/pubs/tools/TL302.html 2019-09-16T07:30:00Z 2019-09-16T07:30:00Z

This online tool allows policymakers and the public to examine how a comprehensive free trade agreement among the countries of the Levant could create significant new economic opportunities, substantially reducing regional unemployment.

Daniel Egel; Andrew Parasiliti; Charles P. Ries; Dori Walker https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2375.html 2019-09-16T05:00:00Z 2019-09-16T05:00:00Z

A comprehensive free trade agreement among six of the core Levant nations—Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey—could increase their average gross domestic product by 3 to 7 percent. It could also reduce regional unemployment rates by 8 to 18 percent.

Krishna B. Kumar; Shelly Culbertson; Louay Constant; Shanthi Nataraj; Fatih Unlu; Kathryn E. Bouskill; Joy S. Moini; Katherine Costello; Gursel Rafig oglu Aliyev; Fadia Afashe https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10042.html 2018-12-13T06:00:00Z 2018-12-13T06:00:00Z

Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan have generously received the majority of Syrian refugees. Many are working, but their sheer numbers have strained local labor markets, public services, and social harmony. Which policies might help create new economic opportunities for both the refugees and host-nation workers?

Krishna B. Kumar; Shelly Culbertson; Louay Constant; Shanthi Nataraj; Fatih Unlu; Kathryn E. Bouskill; Joy S. Moini; Katherine Costello; Gursel Rafig oglu Aliyev; Fadia Afashe https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2653.html 2018-12-13T06:00:00Z 2018-12-13T06:00:00Z

Over 5 million Syrian refugees entered Turkey, Lebanon, and Jordan due to the civil war. This has placed a severe strain on the host countries' labor markets, public services, and social cohesion. The future prosperity and stability of the region rests on creating mutually beneficial economic opportunities for Syrian refugees and host-country workers.

Katherine Costello https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE278.html 2018-08-28T06:30:00Z 2018-08-28T06:30:00Z

Russian media have employed propaganda strategies to undermine Turkey's political and security cooperation with the United States and Europe. Russian media have also contributed to anti-American discourse in Turkey and have reinforced the Turkish government's propaganda pursuits.

Shira Efron https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2445.html 2018-06-27T07:00:00Z 2018-06-27T07:00:00Z

Israel and Turkey have mutual economic interests, such as trade, tourism, and energy. The two countries have usually been able to separate these interests from their political differences, but current relations remain contentious. Israel and Turkey differ on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the future of Syria.

Christopher S. Chivvis; Benjamin Fishman https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE223.html 2017-01-25T22:00:00Z 2017-01-25T22:00:00Z

This publication is part of a series of four RAND Perspectives (PE) each focusing on different challenges in the Mediterranean region. The focus of this PE is on regional foreign policy dynamics and their implications for stability and security.

Andrew Parasiliti; Kathleen Reedy; Becca Wasser https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE219.html 2017-01-09T07:00:00Z 2017-01-09T07:00:00Z

Syria will likely be a weak state in a volatile region when its civil war ends. How can U.S. policy create conditions for a transition that helps fight terrorism and preserve state institutions?

Alireza Nader; Larry Hanauer; Brenna Allen; Ali G. Scotten https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1452.html 2016-11-14T07:00:00Z 2016-11-14T07:00:00Z

The Kurds make up the fourth-largest ethnic group in the Middle East, but they have never formed a permanent nation state. If the Kurdish region of northern Iraq were to declare its independence, the move would create political and economic problems for Turkey, Iran, and the Iraqi central government.

RAND Corporation https://www.rand.org/news/press/2016/11/14/index1.html 2016-11-14T06:00:00Z 2016-11-14T06:00:00Z

If the Kurdish region of northern Iraq were to become an independent nation the move would create important political and economic problems for the neighboring nations of Turkey and Iran, as well as for the Iraqi central government.

Shelly Culbertson https://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB548.html 2016-04-18T21:01:00Z 2016-04-18T21:01:00Z

This book is a narrative of the author‘s journey through six countries of the Middle East, describing countries, historical perspective, and interviews with revolution and government figures.

Iris Iglesia; Isabelle Guelinckx; Pilar Pilar De Miguel-Etayo; Esther M. González-Gil; Jordi Salas-Salvadó; Stavros A. Kavouras; Joan Gandy; Homero Martinez; Saptawati Bardosono; Morteza Abdollahi; Esmat Nasseri; Agnieszka Jarosz; Guansheng Ma; Esteban Carmuega; Isabelle Thiébaut; Luis A. Moreno https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51877.html 2015-07-10T08:45:00Z 2015-07-10T08:45:00Z

A high proportion of children and adolescents are at risk of an inadequate fluid intake. This risk is especially high in males and adolescents when compared with females or children categories.

C. Ferreira-Pêgo; Isabelle Guelinckx; Luis A. Moreno; Stavros A. Kavouras; Joan Gandy; Homero Martinez; Saptawati Bardosono; Morteza Abdollahi; Esmat Nasseri; Agnieszka Jarosz; N. Babio; Jordi Salas-Salvadó https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51879.html 2015-07-10T08:45:00Z 2015-07-10T08:45:00Z

There were considerable differences in total fluid intake between countries but not between genders.

Isabelle Guelinckx; C. Ferreira-Pêgo; Luis A. Moreno; Stavros A. Kavouras; Joan Gandy; Homero Martinez; Saptawati Bardosono; Morteza Abdollahi; Esmat Nasseri; Agnieszka Jarosz; Guansheng Ma; Esteban Carmuega; N. Babio; Jordi Salas-Salvadó https://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP51878.html 2015-07-10T08:30:00Z 2015-07-10T08:30:00Z

Describes the intake of water and all other fluids and to evaluate the proportion of adults exceeding the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations on energy intake from free sugar, solely from fluids.