Regional crises and tensions: the view from Ankara

From its growing defensive support for Saudi Arabia to its escalating tensions with Israel and Azerbaijan, Türkiye has much to navigate

Omer Onhon

Iran after Ahmadinejad

[caption id="attachment_55241505" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (C) registers his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election at the interior…

Ataollah Mohajerani

Defense Diplomacy, Alive and Well

[caption id="attachment_55241339" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A Royal Saudi Air Force's F15C lands during an international training exercise in France in October 2009. (JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty…

Caryle Murphy

Trapped in Limbo

[caption id="attachment_55241379" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Yemenis wearing orange jumpsuits, similar to those worn by prisoners at the US detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, hold a protest…

Abubakr Al-Shamahi

Loud and Unclear

[caption id="attachment_55241343" align="alignnone" width="620"] Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. JOSEPH EID/AFP/GettyImages[/caption]The contending Lebanese factions have taken their…

Hussain Abdul-Hussain

Ahmadinejad's Last Battle?

[caption id="attachment_55241302" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei (L) wave during their press conference after Mashaei…

Alex Edwards

Mursi’s Tragicomedy

[caption id="attachment_55241284" align="alignnone" width="620"] Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi fluffed his lines during a speech at the Koerber foundation in Berlin. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images[…

Elizabeth Monier

Déjà Vu in Tehran

[caption id="attachment_55241233" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian university professor Soraya Malekzadeh registers her candidacy for the upcoming presidential election at the interior…

David Patrikarakos

Yemen's Military Makeover

[caption id="attachment_55241186" align="aligncenter" width="620"]A Yemeni soldier stands on the top of a military vehicle at a checkpoint on March 16, 2013, in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. (AFP PHOTO…

James Spencer

Iran's Election Does Not Matter

[caption id="attachment_55241178" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Standing in front of pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini (L) and Ayatollah Khamenei, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad greets the…

Arash Aramesh

In the Eye of the Storm

[caption id="attachment_55241150" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Syrian refugees wait to register near their personal belongings upon their arrival at the newly-opened Mrigeb al-Fuhud refugee camp,…

Suha Ma'ayeh