Qatari Prime Minister to Visit Iran ‘In the Coming Days’
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani is expected to visit Iran for talks “in the coming days,” Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported on August 22. According...
North Carolina
How To Pose as a Reasonable Critic of Israel (With a Little Help From the Media)
Mark Perlmutter is an orthopedic surgeon from North Carolina. He is Jewish but believes that Zionism is “sadism” and “the moral equivalent of Nazism.” Feroze...
Op-eds
Citing Hamas Links, Draft Defense Bill Pushes for Review of U.S.-Qatar Relations
U.S. concern over Qatar’s relationship with Hamas is reflected in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s draft of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released...
Flash Briefs
Rumors Swirl Over Hamas Move From Qatar to Iraq
Hamas may relocate its political headquarters from Qatar to Iraq, unnamed sources told The National on June 24. The Iran-backed group already opened a political office in Baghdad...
Flash Briefs
Reports Claim U.S. Delaying Munitions to Send Message to Israel
The Biden administration is pausing shipments of offensive weapons to Israel due to its objections to military operations in Rafah, senior U.S. officials told journalists on May...
Flash Briefs
Will CEOs Finally Learn Their Lesson on Boycotting Israel?
Ben & Jerry’s’ Israel boycott melted away last month when its parent company, Unilever, settled a federal lawsuit brought by the company’s Israeli licensee, Avi Zinger. Unilever...
Op-eds
Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey is a chance for my home country to heal
President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey, a longtime NATO ally that has increasingly strained relations with the United States and other members...
Op-eds
U.S. Targets Turkey-Based Money Laundering Schemes With Links to Senior Turkish Officials
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday that it will seek to extradite Sezgin Baran Korkmaz, a Turkish businessman Austrian authorities arrested on June 19 for his alleged role in money laundering...
Policy Briefs
Turkey Needs to Change its Policy and Rhetoric Toward Religious Minorities
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan stunned his country’s Christians and Jews by publicly using the slur “gavur” (infidel), a pejorative designation for non-Muslims, to criticize...
Op-eds
Russia-Turkey Pincer Movement Threatens Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Survival
It is time the West offered robust support to the Istanbul-based Patriarchate – now being squeezed by Ankara and Moscow, both of which see it as a threat to their illiberal projects.
Op-eds
Biden Should Heed Senate’s Call for Tougher Action Against Erdogan
Fifty-four U.S. senators signed a bipartisan letter Tuesday urging President Joe Biden to press the Turkish government to improve its troubling human rights record. The letter calls on the Biden administration...
Policy Briefs
Washington Can Help Free Turkey’s Highest-Profile Prisoner of Conscience
Among advocates for Turkey’s minorities, Osman Kavala is a secular saint. As a philanthropist, he has been the benefactor of initiatives to document and restore heritage sites, support arts and...
Op-eds
State Department Calls Out Erdogan’s Hosting of Hamas Terrorists
The State Department registered its strong objection yesterday to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hosting of two Hamas leaders in Istanbul on August 22. This is the first time the State Department...
Policy Briefs
Trump Should Not Fall For Erdogan’s S-400 Gambit
Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent two military planeloads of medical aid to the United States, alongside a letter praising “the spirit of solidarity” he has displayed during...
Op-eds
Trump’s first mistake in Syria was ever trusting Erdogan at all
President Trump’s deficient understanding of Muslims, many of whom are at the forefront of the fight against radical Islamism, leads him to see threats where none exist. It also prevents him from recognizing...
Op-eds
Turkey’s perfect storm
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, came to power on the heels of the 2001 financi...
Op-eds
Treasury Sanctions Top Turkish Officials
In an unprecedented move against a NATO ally, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions yesterday against two Turkish cabinet ministers...
Policy Briefs
Turkish Court Takes a U-Turn, Releases American Pastor to House Arrest
In response to an appeal by U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson’s attorney, a Turkish court...
Policy Briefs
Turkey’s Refusal to Release American Pastor Elicits Strong Bipartisan Reaction
A Turkish court refused yesterday to release U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson, detained for 21 months on...
Policy Briefs
Turkey’s Case Against U.S. Pastor Gets Even More Bizarre
U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson had his second hearing before a Turkish court on Monday after sitting in a Turkish prison for the last 18 months...