Russia s invasion of Ukraine has revived an old, outdated, near-defunct concept: a Western habit of overrating Turkey s "geo-political importance." Totally blind to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan s anti-Western policy calculus, the Biden
Turkey has threatened a new invasion of Syria similar to the ones in October 2019 and January 2018 that resulted in the widespread ethnic cleansing of Kurds, Yazidis and other minorities. In comments this week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that
The oppressive regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has nominated a person with a poor human rights record for membership on the UN Human Rights Committee. According to UN documents obtained by Nordic Monitor, Hacı Ali Açıkgül, head of the
Israel uses three languages on its street signs; Hebrew, English and Arabic. That may be something most people take for granted when walking or driving around the country. For Abdullah Demirbas, a former mayor of the important Sur district in the city
US President Joe Biden is expected to visit Israel this year and he may visit other areas in the region. In March of 2016, Biden visited Israel when he was vice president. Much has changed in the intervening years. It is worth looking at how Biden is