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

Drawing a Red Line in the Fog of War

[caption id="attachment_55240037" align="aligncenter" width="620"]Syrian troops photographed during a gas mask training exercise in Saudi Arabia during the run up to the first Gulf War in March 1990…

Andrew Bowen

Striking a Balance

[caption id="attachment_55240093" align="alignnone" width="620"] Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh. GETTY IMAGES [/caption]Egypt’s political scene today seems deeply polarized between supporters and…

Sophie Anmuth

War of Words

[caption id="attachment_55240076" align="alignnone" width="620"] Kurdish women wave flags of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party during celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year festival, on March 21,…

Hannah Lucinda Smith

Ahmadinejad’s Twin Challenges

[caption id="attachment_55239799" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles as he meets his Pakistani counterpart during a meeting on February 27, 2013 in Tehran. …

Alex Vatanka

Conflicting Interests

[caption id="attachment_55239843" align="alignnone" width="620"] A billboard on a main street in Ankara thanks Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reading: "We are grateful to you," on March…

Barçin Yinanç

Inspiring Extremism

[caption id="attachment_55239785" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Al-Qaeda has released the tenth edition of its online magazine, which aims to recruit young Western Muslims and seek Western targets…

Alia Brahimi