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Turkey’s Dangerous Defense Pivot

Is the new Turkish-Saudi-Pakistani defense pact an attempt at an Islamic NATO or a strategic self-sabotage?

Why 2026 Could Prove as Important as 1989

The year the Berlin Wall came down marked the end of one epoch and the start of another. This year could do the same.

UNRWA’s Pivot To Ankara Cements a Future for Hamas in Turkey

A conduit for terrorism has found a new home. On January 8, the Commissioner-General for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini met with...

Russia uses new Oreshnik missile for second time in Ukraine

Russia appears to have used its new “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) in Ukraine last night. It is Moscow’s second Oreshnik strike in the country, which the Russians likely intended...

Russia Recruits Young Migrant Women from Latin America to Build Iranian Drones

Turkey’s Strategic Support for the Maduro Regime Deserves Attention

Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro long had a friend in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In addition to diplomatic cover, under the Turkish leader, the regime in Caracas received an economic lifeline...

Why Trump bared his teeth and nabbed Venezuela’s Maduro — and it’s not just drugs

The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Saturday was a US victory on two fronts: the war on drugs and the great-power competition with China and Russia. For...

Erdogan’s Courtship of Pakistan Stirs Fears of a Nuclear-Armed Turkey

Given the two nations’ uniquely poor records on counterterrorism and regional aggression, the Ankara-Islamabad ties warrant concern.

Updated Hamas ‘Narrative’ Signals Confidence About Keeping Power

Hamas has released an updated version of its apologia for its October 7, 2023, murder of 1,200 people in Israel in a renewed effort to rally Palestinians and Israel’s opponents abroad. The glossy manifesto...

Russia’s Maximalist Demands Remain Chief Obstacle to Peace

Russia intends to “toughen” its stance in negotiations to end its war in Ukraine, the Kremlin declared on December 30 after claiming — without evidence — that Kyiv had attacked one of...

Turkey Decries Cyprus–Greece–Israel Security Talks

A new “axis of evil” has arisen in the eastern Mediterranean Sea — at least according to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s slavish media. The sharp reaction was brought about by a trilateral...

All about Trump’s revised National Security Strategy

The good, the bad, and the conspicuously absent

Israel, Cyprus, Greece Sign Cooperation Agreement at Trilateral Summit in Jerusalem

Latest Developments Boost Trilateral Relations: The leaders of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel agreed to boost trilateral cooperation in the Mediterranean during a summit in Jerusalem on December 22. Against...

Beyond the U.S.-Israel MOU: The Case for a Strategic Partnership Agreement

In one’s personal life and in the life of a nation, it is good to have friends. It is even better to have capable and motivated friends, especially when one confronts increasingly formidable enemies...

How Turkey Props up Venezuela

The government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has provided an unexpected sanctions evasion lifeline for Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela.

The gas corridor sanctions forgot: Tehran’s quiet expansion into Turkey

While everyone focuses on tankers transferring the Iranian oil, a massive financial valve remains open to Tehran on NATO’s eastern border. On paper, Iran is entering its most...

Hybrid Warfare in Europe Against U.S. Interests

Moscow and Beijing’s Playbook

Lebanon Must Pick the Abraham Accords over the Muslim Brotherhood

It would be a grave mistake for Lebanon to swap the Islamist resistance axis of Iran for the Muslim Brotherhood of Turkey and Qatar. ...

On Europe, the Trump administration is out of step with Congress, Americans

Most recognize Russia as an antagonist that must be opposed—with force, if necessary.

Zelenskyy to Send Trump Peace Proposal

‘Peace Has No Alternative’: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he is finalizing his own peace deal, formulated in consultation with European partners, and...