German citizens have good reason to wonder if their leaders are working effectively to protect the Federal Republic from Qatari influence operations. Officials acknowledge numerous media reports about Qatari support for Islamist institutions in their
Sensationalist headlines, clickbait videos and wild accusations of support for terrorism stormed the virtual world in 2017 when the region’s biggest political crisis in decades erupted between Gulf Cooperation Council member states.
JERUSALEM The first-ever presidential runoff election in Turkey will be decided Sunday, and two competing visions for the important NATO-member country will affect relations between Ankara and Washington. The current strongman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, known for his brand of populist political Islam, squares off against his social democratic Republic People's Party challenger,
Election polls suggest Erdogan might continue his reign as Turkey’s longest-serving leader, and that could lead to friction with NATO and the fight against ISIS in Syria.