Erdogan’s Charm Offensive Will Not Satisfy Egypt, Syria, or Israel
Wherever you look, Erdogan wants a “reset” and “rapprochement.” But in every single case, there will be a price to pay.
Wherever you look, Erdogan wants a “reset” and “rapprochement.” But in every single case, there will be a price to pay.
Hundreds of Iranian schoolgirls are falling ill from poisonings, suspected to be the work of extremist religious groups trying to instill fear and prevent participation in protests.
American software and equipment—from companies like Microsoft and Oracle—is deeply embedded throughout China’s police state.
It makes no sense for Antony Blinken to create a linkage between advancing regional normalization and the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
And there are steps the U.S. can take to ward them off.
Ankara has to answer why it wasn’t prepared for the earthquake that has devastated Turkey, and what will its response be over the coming weeks.
Assuming the math works (which it doesn’t), why would China sacrifice significant strategic advantage for academic bragging rights?
Without a viable solution to the Cyprus dispute, Western security will remain in a perpetual state of fragility.
If the opposition is interested in seeing Turkey restore democracy and the rule of law, it would do well to nominate Imamoglu as its candidate.
If companies and their jobs leave for China, it will be hard for Germans to ignore the economic and social implications of significant job flight.
The regime kills much more easily in darkness.
“Made in Democracy” is a better label than “Made in America” if the goal is to strengthen our collective Western economies as well as our political alliances.
So long as Turkey continues to enable adversaries like Iran to evade American sanctions, it will be an ally in name only.
If your dictatorship is facing U.S. or EU sanctions, you can count on Alena Douhan to announce that Western governments are the real human rights violators.
The question of who is responsible for the terrorist attack in Istanbul’s Taksim Square is becoming murkier by the day.
The time has come to maximize pressure on the regime as well as support for the Iranian people.
Iran’s airlift does not rely on a massive fleet. The Biden administration’s sanctions arsenal can make a difference.
It remains to be seen whether the Iraqi honeymoon continues.
The growing strategic ties between Moscow and Tehran mean that the Islamic Republic’s access to billions of dollars may lead to more and bolder intervention in Ukraine.
Does the media have a responsibility to do an autopsy on its own coverage?