Turkey’s Plans For Drone and Weapons Sales May Not Be Realistic
Turkey’s defense industry just enjoyed a banner week on the international stage. Representatives from more than a 100…
To Understand Erdogan’s Turkey, Watch the Films of Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Over the past three decades—22 years of it under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan—Turkey has transformed from…
Europe Has a France Problem – Foreign Policy
For the French political elite, this is a moment of scarcely concealed glee. The Trump administration’s deep hostility…
SPD’s Russia Problem Threatens Germany’s Governing Coalition
The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) suffered a disastrous result in Germany’s February election. Chancellor Olaf Scholz was…
Russia’s Spies in Norway’s Waters Endanger Fishing Agreement
Fishing is an inherently international business, and so fishers inevitably brush up against the lines of geopolitics. In…
Drones, Missiles Pummel Kyiv as Public Endures
It was just after midnight on June 10, and Kyiv’s curfew had just begun when news of incoming…
Putin’s Response Depends on Trump
On June 1, Ukraine launched a major drone attack on four Russian air bases—including one in Siberia, roughly…
Why This Is the Best Time to Sanction Russia – Foreign Policy
For a brief moment, it seemed as though U.S. President Donald Trump were finally willing to get tough…
Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal Will Be Null and Void
The White House suggests that it is in the final stages of pushing for a Ukraine-Russia peace deal. And there are…
Putin’s 25 Years in Power: How He Transformed Russia
When Russian President Vladimir Putin was sworn in for his first term on May 7, 2000, few analysts…
In Romania’s Presidential Election ‘Elites’ Are Protecting Liberal Democracy
As it prepares to hold a rerun of its presidential election on May 4, Romania is improbably at…
If Erdogan Deploys Military, He Risks Overplaying His Hand
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision last month to jail Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his most formidable political…