The Ukrainian military announced the beginning of a much-anticipated counteroffensive on Monday, aiming to retake territory in the country’s south. Western weapons, which have helped Ukraine strike...
That it’s considering buying additional missile systems from Russia highlights continued challenges for the United States and its NATO allies.
Russia launched an Iranian surveillance satellite into orbit on Tehran’s behalf on August 9. This action could potentially strengthen Iran’s ability to gather intelligence on sites in Israel and the wider Middle East. Meanwhile, a U.S. official told CNN that Russian personnel have started to train inside Iran on the use of drones. Tehran aims to sell hundreds of drones—including weapons-capable models—to Moscow for deployment in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
As Russia has prosecuted its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military has found itself wanting in several areas, notably including unmanned aerial vehicles. But according to the White House, Russian President...
Overlooking the severity of Erdogan’s acts of governance in order to find a way to work with Turkey fundamentally undermines the objectives the West is seeking to achieve and uphold.
Turkey threatens to blackball Sweden and Finland
Why Erdoğan suddenly has a problem with Finland and Sweden joining NATO.
Israel’s in a difficult position when it comes to the war in Ukraine
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, cautioned his Russian counterpart last week that “any possible Russian decision to use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine”...
Turkish weaponry is helping Ukrainian troops fight off Russia’s invasion of their homeland. TB-2 drones are confirmed to have struck Russian targets. Yet Turkey’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim...
Ethem Sancak helps Erdogan straddle the NATO and Russia positions in the Ukraine war.
Turkey’s Defense Industry Under Erdogan
Turkey’s strongman leader has expressed support for the besieged country. He has also joined Putin’s assault on the Western media.
Turkey-Russia Relations Under Erdogan and Putin
A fight is brewing within the Democratic party over whether to permit the sale of defensive air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia. The Biden administration’s State Department approved the sale of 280 AIM-120C...
Five weeks after slamming President Joe Biden for snubbing him at the UN General Assembly and threatening to take relations with Russia “much further,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally...