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Will Sweden Actually Be Admitted Into NATO?

If President Erdogan wanted to ratify Sweden’s accession, he could convene the Turkish parliament within a matter of days for a special session.

Biden Should Demand More From Turkey Before Selling F-16s

Turkey’s elections are over, and the scramble now begins to get Turkey to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership at the alliance’s Vilnius summit. U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony...

Nations Pledge $1 Billion of Post-Quake Assistance for Syria Despite History of Aid Theft

Latest Developments At a conference on Monday in Brussels, donor states pledged an additional $1 billion of humanitarian aid to help Syrians recover from a February 6 earthquake that took thousands of lives....

Turkey Approves Finland’s NATO Membership

Latest Developments Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that he now supports Finland’s application for NATO membership. By contrast, Ankara, which has stalled the transatlantic alliance’s...

Turkey After Erdogan

Erdogan Seizes on Quran Burning as New Pretext to Block Sweden’s NATO Accession

A far-right activist, Rasmus Paludan, burned a Quran in front of the Turkish Embassy in Sweden last weekend after authorities granted him permission. The event, which Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu condemned as a “hate crime,” threatens to derail Sweden’s NATO membership bid.

‘Enough Is Enough’: What Blinken Should Tell Turkey’s Cavusoglu

If Washington is going to listen to Turkey’s demands, it is incumbent upon Ankara to once and for all act like an ally.

Finland and Sweden in NATO are strategic assets, not liabilities

In the two weeks since ambassadors from all NATO member states signed the accession protocols for Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, approximately half of the member countries have now ratified the...

Erdogan Announces Presidential Candidacy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week formally announced his candidacy for re-election to a third consecutive term. The announcement aims to compel the Nation Alliance, an electoral coalition...

What Erdoğan Has Wrought?

Seeking concessions to support Finland and Sweden joining NATO has done damage to Turkey’s standing in Europe and its long-term security interests.

The Strongman Cometh

Why Erdoğan suddenly has a problem with Finland and Sweden joining NATO.

EU Actions Show Iran Will Pay No Price for Terror

The European Union has made its position on Iran abundantly clear. The attendance of senior EU official Enrique Mora at the inauguration of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi demonstrated that Brussels will...

Russian Criminals Cross Biden’s Cyber Red Line

Over the weekend, Russian cybercriminals launched a supply chain-based ransomware attack of unprecedented scale that began with the breach of an American information technology (IT) firm. Coming three weeks...

Good time for a timeout in the Iran nuclear talks

The EU and US must take heed of European intelligence that shows Iran’s intention to develop nuclear weapons.

European intelligence agencies reveal Iran sought nuclear weapons technology in Europe

Four agencies publish reports into Iranian attempts

Iran sought nuclear weapons, technology for WMDs last year, reports find

Findings likely to animate broader discussion about whether US should return to Iran nuclear deal

Iran Is More Than Persia

Ethnic Politics in the Islamic Republic

OPCW Member States Must Counter Russian Obstruction

After a decade of despair, Syria needs our help

Protests spread across Syria 10 years ago Monday, on March 15, 2011. The regime of Bashar Assad responded to this peaceful uprising with gunfire, arbitrary detentions, and torture. Military units defected....

Turkey’s Ziraat Bank Under Scrutiny

Irregularities Point to Erdoğan’s Manipulation of Financial System to Consolidate Power