The Connection Between AUKUS, the Franco-Greek Pact, and…
In the wake of the AUKUS agreement, EU member states must come to terms with the loss of primacy and the shift…
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Turkey’s Faltering Democracy and Western Interests
In mid-November, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden. Although…
Turkey Uses Medieval Score-Settling to Justify Its Hagia…
Europe is now home to one of the world’s strangest paradoxes. The continent’s most prominent mosque, the Great…
The American Plan for Syria
It’s been nearly a decade since the war in Syria began due to public discontent towards the regime’s handling of…
Kastellorizo is the Key to Turkish & Greek…
“Greece can live inside the dream world of its past… Now it is time to sit at the table for the solution of chronic…
It’s Time for the EU to Lead in Libya
Since the overthrow and killing of Muammar el-Qaddafi in 2011, Libya has been roiled by chaos and civil war. Nine…
Russia’s Renewed Energy Dominance in Europe
Although the hype surrounding the recent launch of the TurkStream pipeline and the in-progress Nord Stream 2 would…
Turkish Oil Drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ Threatens to…
Illegal oil drilling, Russian influence, and an entente of unlikely powers in the Eastern Mediterranean leave the…
Haftar Ante Portas Tripoli
After a relatively easy advance through the southern and central parts of Libya, the country's renegade general now…
Brexit and the Politics of Islamophobia
Since the first Brexit deadline passed, effectively without "exit," we have witnessed especially convoluted…
Turkey’s Local Elections and the Future of…
Turkey held its first elections since the country formally transitioned to a presidential system on March 31st,…
Russia Faces Rising Costs 5 Years After Crimea’s…
For the Kremlin, Crimea is a suitcase without a handle.
The Crimean Peninsula may have strategic significance for…
