Ankara’s New Syrian Headache
When Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled late last year, it looked like a golden opportunity for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. For more than a decade, the war next ...
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With the Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal, It’s a New Era in the Caucasus
The Aug. 8 meeting in Washington between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev marked a watershed in the decades-long struggle between the South Caucasus neighbors. The ...
Trump is trying to fire a Fed governor. Here’s what happened when other countries’ presidents did the same thing.
President Donald Trump wants to fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook.SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is trying to oust Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook — ...
From Berlin to Baghdad on the Ruins of a WWI Railway
MOSUL, Iraq—South of Mosul, Saleh stood in front of a ruined station with his son. Along the tracks, train cars lie wrecked, pocked with bullet holes. A pair of skinny ...
World Leaders Debrief Trump’s Meetings With Zelensky and Putin
The initial meetings are over. Now the meetings about the meetings have begun. Nearly three dozen leaders met virtually on Tuesday, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a delegation ...
Qatar Bans Popular ‘Roblox’ Gaming Platform Due to Child Safety Concerns
The government of Qatar has blocked access to the popular gaming platform Roblox after a storm of complaints on social media about the safety of children playing the games. As ...
Can Turkey Deliver on Its Armament Ambitions?
Turkey’s defense industry just enjoyed a banner week on the international stage. Representatives from more than a 100 countries descended upon Istanbul at the end of July to partake in ...
The Dreamers and Cynics of the New Turkey
Over the past three decades—22 years of it under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan—Turkey has transformed from a secular society searching for its spiritual identity to an increasingly self-confident, ...
Turkish Airlines passenger dies during flight to California — and now no one can explain where the body is
A Turkish Airlines passenger died during their international flight to California — and officials can’t explain where the body is located. The passenger was onboard a flight out of Istanbul ...
Trump Has Leverage With Syria’s Neighbors—Here’s How He Should Use It
Eight months after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria is still a source of instability in the heart of the Levant. The horrifying violence that took place in the ...
