Eric S. Edelman

Eric S. Edelman is the vice chair of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy. He served as U.S. ambassador to Turkey from 2003 to 2005 and undersecretary of defense for policy in the George W. Bush administration from 2005 to 2009.

Articles by Eric S. Edelman
A deactivated Titan II nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile stands in a silo at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona, on May 12, 2015.
A deactivated Titan II nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile stands in a silo at the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona, on May 12, 2015.

America’s Latest Problem: A Three-Way Nuclear Race

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Eric S. Edelman
A photo illustration shows a missile in place of a direction indicator on the face of a compass.
A photo illustration shows a missile in place of a direction indicator on the face of a compass.

A Course Correction on National Security

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Jane Harman, Eric S. Edelman
Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia on Sept. 4, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, Russia on Sept. 4, 2023.

The United States Needs to Play Hardball With Turkey

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Eric S. Edelman, Sinan Ciddi
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko watches training launches of ballistic missiles as part of the Grom-2022 Strategic Deterrence Force exercise at the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow on Feb. 19, 2022.
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko watches training launches of ballistic missiles as part of the Grom-2022 Strategic Deterrence Force exercise at the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow on Feb. 19, 2022.

Ukraine and Belarus Are Fighting the Same War

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Eric S. Edelman, Vlad Kobets, David J. Kramer
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gestures at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Yildiz Palace in Istanbul on Jan. 23, 2016.
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gestures at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Yildiz Palace in Istanbul on Jan. 23, 2016.

In Meeting With Erdogan, Biden Holds the Power

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Merve Tahiroglu, Eric S. Edelman
A Turkish military vehicle in the Syrian village of al-Hashisha near the border with Turkey on Sept. 24
A Turkish military vehicle in the Syrian village of al-Hashisha near the border with Turkey on Sept. 24

Trump’s Capitulation to Erdogan Destroys U.S. Credibility

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Eric S. Edelman, Aykan Erdemir
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Time for Kerry to Face Facts

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Robert Joseph, Eric S. Edelman
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