EU needs to engage with Erdogan and embrace Turkey
The unthinkable happened in Turkey two years ago this month. Late in the evening of July 15th, 2016, a group of renegade soldiers launched a…
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Iran’s Syria predicament
As Syria’s civil war draws to a close, Iran’s activity in the country is coming under increasing scrutiny. The US, Israel, and the Gulf states…
Should you go gold shopping in Dubai this weekend?
Gold buyers and investors are on the lookout. Gold prices edged up early Friday after slipping to a more than six-month low in the previous…
Turkey’s president just won reelection — and a dangerous set of new powers
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey was reelected on Sunday — a move which granted the leader more sweeping powers than ever before. “It seems the nation…
Russian Airstrikes Hit Southwest Syria, Breaking a Cease-Fire Deal
The Syrian regime’s main military ally, Russia, carried out airstrikes Sunday in the country’s southwest, defying a cease-fire pact with the U.S. and Jordan, as…
Saudi Crown Prince heads to Russia for World Cup
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman headed to Moscow on Thursday to attend the opening of Russia’s World Cup 2018. This came in response to…
Is Erdogan losing his grip on Turkey?
In Turkey, politics means everything. But football is life. So it’s hard not to take seriously the internal elections of one the most important teams in…
Russia and Egypt are Growing Closer
As Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi begins his second term, a new chapter in Egyptian-Russian relations is being written. Disappointed by U.S. policy, Cairo has…
Why the West Needs Azerbaijan
There are only three ways for energy and trade to flow overland between Asia and Europe: through Iran, through Russia, and through Azerbaijan. With relations…
Is Israel driving a wedge between Russia and Iran?
Earlier this month the long-running battle between Israel and Iran in Syria reached a dramatic crescendo. What is believed to have been Iranian rocket-fire against…