On Tuesday, the White House celebrated the creation of diplomatic relations between Bahrain, the UAE, and Israel. It is another foreign policy success. Within a few weeks, both the UAE and Bahrain agreed to establish relations with Israel. However, without...
The Kremlin reaffirmed its vow to support Syria after President Bashar al-Assad requested economic help last week. Assad’s regime has faced a number of challenges over the past decade, including a civil war, ISIS, and allegations of crimes against humanity....
After Shinzo Abe’s surprising resignation, Japan has found his successor. The country’s governing party, LDP, recently voted in favor of Yoshihide Suga as the party’s new chair. The party commands a majority in the relevant lower house of parliament, thus...
If Turkish President Recep Tayypip Erdogan is conservative and authoritarian, Canan Kaftancioglu is his polar opposite. A recent Foreign Policy report profiled the Istanbul district head for the Republican People’s Party (CHP). Her staunchly liberal views include a pro-LGBTQ stance...
The EU Med Group, widely known as MED7, met in Ajaccio, Corsica on Saturday, September 10. The alliance consists of seven Mediterranean countries which are member states of the European Union, namely Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, and Spain....
The controversial reorganization of the migration system in Europe is imminent. Due to its Council Presidency, Germany may even possess more weight than usual. However, a consensus among the member states remains inconceivable. The Common European Asylum System The EU...
New revelations show how President Trump is altering the truth to score politically, with dramatic consequences for the American people. Trump in February on COVID: ‘This is Deadly Stuff’ “This is deadly stuff. You just breathe the air, and that’s ...
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has made rapid progress on normalization of relations between certain countries that have been hostile to one another for decades. Firstly, US President Donald Trump signed a deal that normalized relations between Israel and...
The Eastern Mediterranean crisis between Turkey and Greece is putting a strain on relations between the entire EU and Turkey. Saber Rattling Intensifies Saber rattling is intensifying on both sides. Warships have already been deployed and Turkey has openly threatened...
The dangerous waters of the eastern Mediterranean have once again brought Turkey under the spotlight. The succession of events in the quadrant stretching from the Aegean to the seas around Cyprus is still looking murky. The Current Situation in the...