Sochi

September 8, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Why did Turkey’s foreign minister go to Iran?

Hakan Fidan, Turkey’s foreign minister, paid a visit to Iran on Sunday. The invitation, extended to him by his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was publicized as...

November 22, 2022 | Joe Truzman, Caleb Weiss

Jihadis issue vague threats against World Cup

In online statements, both al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al Qaeda’s general command issued vague threats against the FIFA World Cup and its host Qatar. Islamic State supporters have additionally...

November 17, 2022 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

World Cup 2022: What’s In It For Qatar?

To host soccer’s top international competition, held once every four years, Qatar had to spend $300 billion — the equivalent of 170 percent of its GDP — buying not only a brand new infrastructure...

February 23, 2022 | Clifford D. May |

Putin’s winter war

A strategy to contain him should have been implemented years ago

February 21, 2022 | James Brooke |

Russia-Georgia 2008: a Blueprint for Russia-Ukraine 2022?

The Olympics were about to start in Beijing. Thousands of miles to the west, Russia was wrapping up a big military exercise in a border region. Across the border, women and children were evacuated from...

November 12, 2021 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain, John Hardie

Sudanese Military Looks to Play Russia Against the U.S.

Speaking to Sputnik News last week in his first interview since his October 25 military putsch, Sudan’s top general, Abdul-Fattah al-Burhan, offered a qualified commitment to a previously suspended agreement...

February 7, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, Brenna Knippen

Turkish Casualties in Idlib Test Putin-Erdogan Alliance

Sunday’s assault by Russian-backed Syrian pro-regime forces against the opposition-held province of Idlib, leaving eight Turkish servicemen dead, has severely tested Ankara’s alliance with Moscow. As...

January 17, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, Brenna Knippen

Turkish and Syrian Intelligence Chiefs Meet in Moscow

The head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization, Hakan Fidan, met with his Syrian counterpart, Ali Mamlouk, in Moscow on Monday, marking the first official contact in years between the two officials....

October 23, 2019 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Trump gave Erdogan everything he wanted

President Trump announced in a surprise statement on Wednesday that the United States would be lifting all sanctions imposed on Turkey for its recent ­offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeastern...

April 14, 2014 | Bill Roggio

Assessing Terrorism in the Caucasus and the Threat to the Homeland

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March 26, 2014 | Boris Zilberman FDD Policy Brief |

The Ukrainian Crisis and the Northern Distribution Network

The U.S. Treasury Department levied more sanctions last week against key Russian officials...

March 25, 2014 | Bill Roggio |

Turkish Charity İMKANDER Praises Slain Islamic Caucasus Emirate Emir in Rally

A charity known as İMKANDER has praised Doku Umarov, the former emir of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate ...

January 27, 2014 | Daveed Gartenstein-Ross |

Russia’s ‘Ring of Steel’ Around Sochi Can’t Stop Terror Attacks Outside

Next month’s Olympic Games in Sochi have generated a great deal of anxiety about the possibility of terrorist attacks. Sochi is the most dangerous Olympics we have seen in terms of...

December 30, 2013 | FDD Policy Brief |

Bombings Hit Russia Ahead of Olympics

Two bombings have rocked the southern Russian city of Volgograd in as many days, just weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Sunday’s attack on the...

September 12, 2008 | Tony Badran |

From Russia with, Well … Not Much

Following Syrian President Bashar Assad's recent visit to Russia, and on the heels of the Russian military assault in Georgia, there was a flurry of commentary by regime-sanc...