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Why Is The U.S. So Keen To Get Turkey Back Into The F-35 Program?

Ankara has and is taking visible steps to decouple itself from upholding the values and security priorities of the NATO alliance.

Turkey’s Threat to Block NATO Cooperation with Israel

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,...

Turkey is committed to undermining NATO

Ankara is blowing past established norms and boundaries

U.S. Sanctions Impede Russia’s Arctic LNG Ambitions

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...

Maybe nobody lost Turkey, NATO should stop pretending nothing is wrong

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 Considers Restoring UNRWA Funding, Pending Reform

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 retakes territory as the U.S. sanctions one of its money laundering networks

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...

Going Nuclear on Rosatom

Ending Global Dependence on Putin's Nuclear Energy Sector

When Iran Goes Nuclear

The Islamic Republic will even more aggressive toward Israel and improve its standing with Russia and China.

Israel Arrests Eight UNRWA Employees Over Ties to Hamas

Israel arrested eight employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) over their ties to Hamas, the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv reported on February 22. Citing Israeli...

Tyrants and expendable migrants: Dictators play with people’s lives to gain leverage

Illegal immigration through the U.S.-Mexican border is at an all-time high, straining public resources and fueling political tension in the United States. Much of what moves migrants to undertake the...

U.S. Approves F-16 Sales to Turkey

The Biden administration approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey on January 26 after Ankara ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The State Department notified Congress that...

U.S. Funding to UNRWA Still Flowing

The United States will continue to fund the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) despite announcing a temporary pause in funding, according to a January 27 report. In light...

Viktor Orbán Is No Friend of America

Since his arrival in power in 2010, he has been openly laying the groundwork for the end of the American-led unipolar world.

Hezbollah increases attacks, IDF degrades Hamas battalions

Hezbollah carried out attacks on northern Israel on November 20. The first occurred in the morning toward a number of border areas stretching from the small Bedouin town of Arab al-Aramshe to Biranit and...

Finland Takes Step to Combat Antisemitism, But More Can Be Done

Finland’s scandal-ridden new government recently published a policy to combat racism and bigotry, including antisemitism and Holocaust denial. The government has dealt with numerous crises stemming...

The price of American leadership

It’s high, but the value is higher

Chasing The Mirage of Turkey’s Western Orientation

Turkey’s president might seem like he is shifting the country’s foreign policy back to the West. But Erdogan is simply an opportunist.

Pacific Overtures

Building Partner Capabilities for Cyber Operations