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April 28, 2023 | |

Belgium Weighs Iran’s Hostage Swap Request, Convicted Diplomat for Aid Worker

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on April 27 that his government is examining a request by Tehran to release convicted terrorist mastermind and jailed Iranian diplomat...

March 22, 2023 | |

Nations Pledge $1 Billion of Post-Quake Assistance for Syria Despite History of Aid Theft

Latest Developments At a conference on Monday in Brussels, donor states pledged an additional $1 billion of humanitarian aid to help Syrians recover from a February 6 earthquake that took thousands of lives....

March 1, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey After Erdogan

February 3, 2023 | Andrea Stricker, Anthony Ruggiero

Ending Global Reliance on Russia’s Nuclear Energy Sector

January 28, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Only America Can Resolve the Cyprus Question

Without a viable solution to the Cyprus dispute, Western security will remain in a perpetual state of fragility.

January 26, 2023 | |

EU and UK Impose Human Rights Sanction on Iran, but Not on Its President and Supreme Leader

Latest Developments  The European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States rolled out coordinated sanctions against elements of the Islamic Republic’s security apparatus on Monday, citing the...

December 19, 2022 | Jonathan Schanzer, Hussain Abdul-Hussain

It’s not just the EU that needs to scrutinize Qatar’s influence campaigns

There’s nothing wrong with deploying capital for economic growth — but Doha seeks to gain sway too.

October 7, 2022 | Peter Doran |

Ukraine’s NATO Bid is a Test of the “Open Door”

Ukraine has formally applied for full membership in NATO. This historic move will be a major test to the alliance’s official “open door” to new members. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made...

October 6, 2022 | Shany Mor |

Israel-EU annual meeting after decade hiatus

Israel and the European Union held an Association Council meeting for the first time in a decade. How did Israel change in that time, and how did it affect the EU-Israel relationship?

August 30, 2022 | Ivana Stradner |

Russia Continues Meddling in the Balkans

On August 26, Serbia and Kosovo signed an agreement settling a dispute over the movement of citizens across their borders after more than a month of high tensions. Josep Borrell, European Union (EU) foreign...

August 26, 2022 | Jacob Nagel |

Israel may need a paradigm shift on Iran

Israel could benefit from a new Iran strategy if a nuclear deal is restored, along the lines of the Reagan Doctrine in the 1980s.

August 3, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August

July 13, 2022 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

Europe’s Tiny Steps Won’t Solve Its Energy Emergency

The bad policies that created the crisis are still in place.

June 24, 2022 | Sinan Ciddi |

Erdogan Announces Presidential Candidacy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week formally announced his candidacy for re-election to a third consecutive term. The announcement aims to compel the Nation Alliance, an electoral coalition...

June 2, 2022 | David Adesnik, John Hardie

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: June

April 26, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

Why Xi Is Trapped in Ukraine

Now, it is Russia, not China, sitting in the geopolitical driver’s seat.

April 8, 2022 | Ivana Stradner, Dalibor Rohac

The Threat to the West Is Inside the House

The United States and Europe need to toughen up on the spoilers in their own ranks.

April 7, 2022 | Dalibor Rohac, Ivana Stradner

Putin’s winning streak in European politics

n the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said triumphantly that ‘if Putin was seeking to divide the EU, to weaken Nato, and to break the international...

March 30, 2022 | Craig Singleton |

How to Prevent China from Coming to Russia’s Rescue

With war raging in Europe, the already fraught U.S.-China relationship has reached a critical juncture. So far, the White House has refrained from issuing any ultimatums to Beijing even as it tacitly backs...

March 30, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Cold War II and the new “new world order”

Unless we mobilize, expect no good outcome