Latest Developments Macron Calls for Review of EU-Israel Cooperation: French President Emmanuel Macron called on the European Union to review its cooperation agreements with Israel, citing the restrictions...
Turkey and Israel held talks last Wednesday aimed at avoiding a confrontation in Syria as Ankara continues to pursue greater influence in a post-Assad Syria, including through...
The last thing Trump should do is adopt them
Putin Calls for Complete Cessation of Military Aid to Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded the “complete cessation” of all foreign military aid and intelligence...
Turkey has once again positioned itself at the center of diplomatic efforts regarding the Ukraine conflict. Following high-profile visits to Ankara by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and...
Turkey Between East and West
Russia and China have no qualms about going low to gain an advantage over the United States — and now they’re going even lower, targeting subsea cables that carry the vast majority of our...
Just don’t expect peace and concord
Weaponizing Innovation in the Age of Genomics
Israeli military technology has showcased its effectiveness during more than a year of conflict, and other countries have taken notice. On November 14, Greek officials revealed that Athens was seeking...
Under the president’s watch, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to describe any foreign policy portfolio that has furthered the country’s national interest.
Recent discussions between Turkey and the United States indicate that the Biden administration is actively pursuing Ankara’s reinstatement in the F-35 program. It is difficult to justify why Washington would want to arm Turkey with these highly advanced fighter jets, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan takes fervent measures to undermine the core security interests of the United States, NATO, and our transatlantic allies.
The Greek daily Kathimerini on September 22 disclosed high-level negotiations between Washington and Ankara to sell U.S. F-35 joint strike fighters to Turkey. Equipping Turkey with a fifth-generation stealth...
Ankara has and is taking visible steps to decouple itself from upholding the values and security priorities of the NATO alliance.
On July 12, at the NATO summit in Washington, Turkey threatened to take steps to exclude Israel from all cooperation with NATO. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that “until comprehensive,...
Ankara is blowing past established norms and boundaries
U.S. Sanctions Impede Russia’s Arctic LNG Ambitions By Max Meizlish In a setback to Russia’s Arctic ambitions, the Chinese vessel Wei Xiao Tian Shi reversed course on Monday, opting not to deliver...
Understanding Turkey’s relationship with its Western allies is challenging, at times, non-sensical. Scholars debate between whether the West actually ‘lost’ Turkey, or whether Ankara actually chose...
The Netherlands is the latest country to consider reinstating funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after the release of a report on April 22 into the agency’s...
Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, is steadily undoing progress made by Somali security services in its nearly two year old counter-offensive against the group. Over the last few days, the group...