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Turkey’s government claims its latest military offensive into north-east Syria will establish a ‘safe zone’ of stability where displaced refugees can resettle. But as Bilal Sukkar argues, this incursion will only fuel tension and lead to future cycles of violence.
11 October 2019
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4 April 2016
The Syrian conflict and humanitarian crisis, entering its fifth year, has driven a large influx of refugees into Turkey.
24 March 2016
Turkey's growing aid budget, which made it the world's third largest humanitarian donor in 2013, has increasingly been focused on conflict-affected states.
20 March 2015
Turkey has become a more visible global actor over the past decade.
20 March 2015
From 3-5 December 2014, over 50 participants took part in a joint Saferworld-Wilton Park conference on peace, stability and development.
15 February 2015
A recent Saferworld conference in Istanbul provided a rare opportunity for stakeholders from conflict-affected states, emerging global powers, and traditional development actors to debate key issues of peace and development. The conference discussions highlighted that while there are differences between their approaches, there is much they can learn from each other’s experiences to help address these immensely complex and deep-rooted issues.
18 December 2014
President Xi Jinping's September 2013 tour of Central Asia highlighted the growing strategic importance of this region.
7 November 2013
Saferworld has begun work on a new two year project on rising powers and the post-2015 development agenda.
4 July 2013
Turkey is playing an increasing role in conflict-affected and fragile states. In this blog Thomas Wheeler shares his thoughts from a recent Saferworld trip to find out more about Turkish foreign policy.
12 April 2013